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BKSG1198 · 10-24-2011, 10:42 AM

Cal,

I like your idea but, your best bet down in that area would prob to do the 9.00 / 10.00 index deal. We tried last year to bring the Super Gas Series down to MIR with little success and a very light turnout (I think 18 or 19 cars). We even had some Super Gas Cars that ran the IHRA National Event there that wouldn't run with us cause they would rather bracket race cause it was guarented money put up by Royce. If you were to do the .90 races you need to guarentee the payout from the start...you may lose out at first but, if you and Royce are willing to show the support to the racers then it should take off. With so many individual associations popping up we are starting to saturate the schedules and take away from the cars that would normally travel. Just on the Northeast area you have MASGA, MASCA, TNT Super Series, North East Super Street Series, Leb Valley and Epping have a SC & SG Series it's just harder to draw from up north when you have NHRA & IHRA races already on top of the association deal (People need weekends off). Down in MIR land people want to see fast cars run wide open....that's why the Pro Mods & Pro Stocks and that Friday Night "Shootout" deal are so popular down at MIR. When IHRA did away with P/S & P/M at the Nationals Royce told me he had some very unhappy customers and some not so nice e-mails sent to him by fans who had been coming to MIR for years to see the P/M & P/S and could care less about Nitro Funny Cars & Top Fuel. Trust me I love MIR and would go every weekend to the track but, a 4 1/2 drive is just a little to far for me and I hate the Bay Bridge..lol. If I were you I'd get a list from Royce of all the drivers who were at the Sportsman race in July and find the ones that are closest to MIR (Craig Porter, Dale Koncen, etc) and see what their thoughts are on this series and if they would support it. Of course you will get the ones who say "Yea I'll be there" and you will never see them at a race. Good Luck Cal, hope it works out in whatever you go with!

Rob K.
1198 S/G

10-24-2011, 10:42 AM	#2
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,631 Likes: 96 Liked 1,286 Times in 393 Posts	Re: Imput for Index Racing For MIR Next year Cal, I like your idea but, your best bet down in that area would prob to do the 9.00 / 10.00 index deal. We tried last year to bring the Super Gas Series down to MIR with little success and a very light turnout (I think 18 or 19 cars). We even had some Super Gas Cars that ran the IHRA National Event there that wouldn't run with us cause they would rather bracket race cause it was guarented money put up by Royce. If you were to do the .90 races you need to guarentee the payout from the start...you may lose out at first but, if you and Royce are willing to show the support to the racers then it should take off. With so many individual associations popping up we are starting to saturate the schedules and take away from the cars that would normally travel. Just on the Northeast area you have MASGA, MASCA, TNT Super Series, North East Super Street Series, Leb Valley and Epping have a SC & SG Series it's just harder to draw from up north when you have NHRA & IHRA races already on top of the association deal (People need weekends off). Down in MIR land people want to see fast cars run wide open....that's why the Pro Mods & Pro Stocks and that Friday Night "Shootout" deal are so popular down at MIR. When IHRA did away with P/S & P/M at the Nationals Royce told me he had some very unhappy customers and some not so nice e-mails sent to him by fans who had been coming to MIR for years to see the P/M & P/S and could care less about Nitro Funny Cars & Top Fuel. Trust me I love MIR and would go every weekend to the track but, a 4 1/2 drive is just a little to far for me and I hate the Bay Bridge..lol. If I were you I'd get a list from Royce of all the drivers who were at the Sportsman race in July and find the ones that are closest to MIR (Craig Porter, Dale Koncen, etc) and see what their thoughts are on this series and if they would support it. Of course you will get the ones who say "Yea I'll be there" and you will never see them at a race. Good Luck Cal, hope it works out in whatever you go with! Rob K. 1198 S/G