HELL NO LYN I DOUBT ANY OF US WILL MISS THE PROS ?? ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE PROS & IT'S ABOUT TIME WE GET TO BE THE STARS OF THE SHOW ANYONE FEEL THE SAME IF YOUR BRAVE ENOUGH TO POST & ADMIT IT???

nope

NOT ONE BIT

Allen Lambert

As a young wanna be super stock racer i can really see the Pro show missing out the most. Think of a youngster going to a National event and wondering how he is going to get to that level. Guess what? SPORTSMAN that's how. I think the Pro's are going to be sorry.

David

I agree with Mr.Briggs.

Maybe Hillary, Ashley and Erica..........

Chad Rhodes
STK 2113
www.rhodesmotorsports.net

Many wont miss the Pros but have you thought what the plan might be to generate cash for prizes? What will happen to attract paying spectators? Sponsors? Racers?

Dick Butler 3529

I wouldn't worry too much about a lack of sponsor money. Look at the Sport Compact Series. They draw less people than a divisional race in the middle of nowhere and you still see cars with Mopar, Red Line, etc... on the sides of the vehicles. If anything I would think that the Pro cars' absence from national events would add to one's chances of getting a sponsor. A number of companies don't want to sponsor a sportsman racer because they don't need the extra exposure at a national event. Take Summit for example. What good is it for them to sponsor 3-4 sportsman racers when they get all the exposure they need from GA and Line?

I'm not trying to say that there's guaranteed money that will be injected into the sportsman ranks, just that the pros absence isn't the end of the world as far as sponsorship goes. If there's a market for manufacturer product at "sportsman" races, then there will be sponsors. The high $$$ may not be there, but I for one think that a little less sponsorship money would be more than compensated for by not having to deal with 4-5 hour pro sessions and a gaggle of people to drive through on the way to the staging lanes.

As always, just my $.02

Jared Jordan
7551 SS/BA

Message for the Dick Butler: I think you need to rethink your statement about Super Class racing. Walk through the pits at a National or Div. race and look at the money that we are spending with engine builders, chassis builders, tow vechicles ect. Super Class racers are very professional looking and some do have Major Sponsors. We need more announcers like Leo that understands S/Classes and can make it interesting for the spectators. Their are a lot of spectators that walk through our pit areas looking at the different types of cars that are in these classes. We are a very important part of the puzzle. You need to get your nose out of the air and look at the overall big picture. I am the first to the fence or stands to watch stock, super stock and comp. I have raced both stock and super stock in the past and have nothing but respect for them. I love sportsman racing and their is room for all of us. Steve Dillman

Steve Dillman

I hope all the sportsman racers stick together and work together to build our sport up.As a manufacturer and racer DRE is excited about change we will be glad to support sportsman only races.The sportsman racers have supported our diaper business not the pros. Thanks for the support and remember we are all in this together,so lets all get along

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