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They have been being plaques and your pic taken in the winners circle for purchase

Re: Spotsman Spectacular @ MIR coming soon
 

Guys don't get me wrong, I really hope this race is successful. I won't be there because I had hand surgery 1 1/2 weeks ago. I am planning on going to the race in Virginia in October. My concern is that the gimmicks are going to hurt car count enough to make it not so successful and the the company line is we tried and no one supported us. There are a lot of Stock and Super Stock racers within a 5 or 6 hour drive from Maryland. In an e-mail I told Scooter that i thought he could have 70-80 stockers and 60-70 super stockers without the buybacks. Are the buy backs and random pairings going to keep people away? I think they will, but we won't know until race weekend.

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One of the main reasons I switched to Stock was to get away from the Buy backs and electronics. I live no where close to this race but I would not support any class race that had buy backs. With the purse they have and the entry fee what it is all they need is 46 cars to make the payout. You would sure think that for $5000 to win you could get more than 46 cars to show up.

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IHRA S/SS is Bracket racing. You just have to tow further and pay more to win less than your backyard bracket race. They hire a couple of guys to weigh you and check your fuel so it seems like its more than a footbrake race, but its not. This race is the exception to the rule as far as payout goes, but it isn't going to change the way IHRA views us. Its a 2 class bracket race to them, footbrake and handbrake. So, if you have a good footbrake or handbrake car, this looks like a good race if your in the area.

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I dont think anyone who isnt coming to MIR for this race for one reason or the other will be missed. Its your choice and still a free country....I think.

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Novadude,
You and your post could be the poster child of why drag racing died.
Only need 46 cars to pay the purse.
Don't you guys realize there are more expense involved than just paying the purse. You sounded just like a typical saturday night bracket racer with that comment.
Chip Johnson

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That's funny. I think Cal originally made this post to do a roll call for the race, not to open up a forum for people to moan and whine about the things they don't like about the race. Sounds to me like a lot of people need to read Bambi again (If you have nothing nice to say......).

That being said Lisa, Mike and Myself will all be there. I am hoping for a great turnout. Wouldn't it be great if this race could become something we all looked forward to every year? How often do we all get a chance to run at a top notch facility for a healthy purse, with National event contingency?
As Beard said, if you don't like buybacks, DON'T buyback. But not coming to this race BECAUSE of the buybacks is just a copout.

I say we all show up and make it a party! After all, we can't forget the real reason we all race --- FUN. I invite anyone to come by my trailer and have a cold one with me to celebrate the awesome opportunity that IHRA and MIR are giving us.

Eddie Bolton

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Sounds like a fun race with an outstanding payout.But could someone tell me the reason for buybacks in the Stock/SS classes?Two reasons are fattening the pot,which a)helps to guarantee the full payout b)potential profit for IHRA/Track owner.Not really a bad thing but buybacks have been the signature of big buck bracket races.Just some thoughts.

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I am fully aware that it takes more than the purse to put on a race. If you get enough cars to cover the purse you are still going to make money off of the crew passes and spectators. I hope it is a great success. But I am sure the rules will keep some purist from showing up.

In my mind drag racing is two cars go down and one comes back.

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I'm with ya on that Eddie, See you all there