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pentastarrail · 02-12-2010, 11:20 AM

Wayne,
So you guys are bumping the purses to $15 per car for this year in Super?
That's great.

Last year it was $10 per car, my wife won with 56 cars in SP and recieved $560.
Either that or some one owes her some $$$ :-)

As was stated, in this economy the purses need to be higher for racers to make the drive so they can feel they can get a return on their investment.
We're fortunate that we're close to LVD however some guys have a 4-5 hour ride. If you add up all of their expenses (fuel to get ot the track = biggest, race fuel, insurance, maintenance, heck tires for the year is almost $2000) it costs the average guy with one of these types of cars a little over $200 per run (that's without breaking anything).

As far as the 11.49 ET thing goes, I think what is being said is that a 400 HP car has a HUGE advantage over a 2500 HP car UNLESS the track is prepped perfectly. If the track is prepped good it's anybody's race.

I THINK those are the points Bill is making.

If the track has TEETH and the payout is good the racers will come.

Bill,
I noticed ATCO is having several PM, TS, TD races this year, will you be attending any?

02-12-2010, 11:20 AM	#23
pentastarrail Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 Likes: 1 Liked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Re: New Events for 2010 at Lebanon Valley Dragway Wayne, So you guys are bumping the purses to $15 per car for this year in Super? That's great. Last year it was $10 per car, my wife won with 56 cars in SP and recieved $560. Either that or some one owes her some $$$ :-) As was stated, in this economy the purses need to be higher for racers to make the drive so they can feel they can get a return on their investment. We're fortunate that we're close to LVD however some guys have a 4-5 hour ride. If you add up all of their expenses (fuel to get ot the track = biggest, race fuel, insurance, maintenance, heck tires for the year is almost $2000) it costs the average guy with one of these types of cars a little over $200 per run (that's without breaking anything). As far as the 11.49 ET thing goes, I think what is being said is that a 400 HP car has a HUGE advantage over a 2500 HP car UNLESS the track is prepped perfectly. If the track is prepped good it's anybody's race. I THINK those are the points Bill is making. If the track has TEETH and the payout is good the racers will come. Bill, I noticed ATCO is having several PM, TS, TD races this year, will you be attending any?