Hagerstown S-S/S Combo or Pro E T ? ? ?

[Mike Carr]

~Nostalgia/SS is part of the Tri-State S/SS Association (the sanctioning group for these races) this year. They have been welcome to race with us all season, though only a minor few have. It would be unfair to tell them they can't run this race.

~Elmer and the track post money intro the race purse to guarantee the $2,000 to win each year (2010-11-12). Because of the lack of support a few of those years, it has cost me and him about $1,600-$1,700. I can't expect us to lose money because others do not come, and this was a way to help add a (very) few cars to the event (more cars = more money to win).

~We have had almost zero participation as it is this year from N/SS. We (Tri-State S/SS) did a double-header weekend at Pittsburgh last month. N/SS had their own, stand-alone class for just them. Because, in their words, "100 bucks is too much to pay to race". At the six races we have had this year, the car counts for N/SS were four, four, one, one, two and zero. So, if you are expecting a dozen or more N/SS cars to be here to run with us, you are sadly mistaken. Personally, if we get more than five, I will be surprised.

~N/SS do have rules, in the various organizations that allow them that we use. Exceptions are, with us, they can dial to the nearest one-hunderedth and change their dial-ins between rounds. Cars must retain stock bodies, engines based on period correct and OEM parts (no Dart/B-1 heads, Merlin blocks, etc). They do not use delay boxes, transbrakes, or air shifters (two-steps allowed). You can use replacement OEM-based parts that are period correct. So, basically, the same rules as modern S/SS racing in 2013, if not stricter.

~The flyer for this race has been up on here since October 4 (twenty-four days ago), and stuff about ALL of our races has been up on this website down below since January. Why someone would choose to complain now, four days before the race is a little peculiar.

~If you had a problem, you could have just called and/or e-mailed me.

~Someone will win $2,000 this coming Sunday.