INTERNATIONAL 360 SPRINT CAR FORUM SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 6
by: Thomas J Schmeh

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 10, 2006) - The fifth annual International 360 Sprint Car Forum will be held at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville on Sunday afternoon, August 6. The forum, which is open to track promoters and sanctioning officials involved in 360-cubic-inch sprint car racing, will feature a general discussion of the major challenges facing the sport today.

According to forum coordinator Tom Schmeh, “It was at the meeting four years ago that American Sprint Car Series president Emmett Hahn woke many promoters and sanctioning officials up to the presence of traction control in sprint car racing. Three years ago, Mike Seiver of Empire Super Sprints and John Zimmerman of the then United Racing Club put forward discussions on one-way in-car radios and minimum age requirements for sprint car drivers. It really is important for the leadership of the sport to get together annually to discuss these administrative and technical issues in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and there seems to be no better time nor place than during early August at the ‘Sprint Car Capital of the World’. And I can’t help but think that ‘410’ sprint car racing might be in a better place today if we’d have worked harder over the past couple of years to keep everyone on the same page.”

Those wishing to attend this year’s International 360 Sprint Car Forum on Sunday, August 6, from 12 Noon until 3 p.m., at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum in Knoxville are urged to e-mail Tom Schmeh at tschmeh@sprintcarhof.com.