IndyCars are let loose for Indy 500 practice again today. US legend Mario Andretti was just happy to survive the 'widow-maker' world of sprint cars, but it was his early life on dirt that made him the great 500 and F1 champion he became
Back in the days of the Long Beach Grand Prix it was our invariable practice, the night before the race, to go out to Ascot Park for a fix of USAC sprint car racing. DSJ, for one, was a complete devotee.
Ascot, sadly long since torn down to make way for just another shopping mall, was one of the theatres of battle for a form of racing whose fundamentals have never really changed at all.
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