Spotsman Spectacular @ MIR coming soon

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by sugar1366

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 I think Cal originally made this post to do a roll call for the race, not to open up a forum for people to moan and whine about the things they don't like about the race.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

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

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by sugar1366

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

Just a warning to anyone anxious to take Eddie up on his offer for a cold one. Just so you know, he's an...




Either that or one of THE nicest guys (and nicest family) anywhere. 'Course you'll have to show up to figure that out for yourself. Oh, and his wife Lisa (former Division 1 Stock Champ herself), looks like Jennifer Aniston, so that alone should override any excuse you may have for not attending.

- MB, totally getting himself in trouble....

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Just a warning to anyone anxious to take Eddie up on his offer for a cold one. Just so you know, he's an...




Either that or one of THE nicest guys (and nicest family) anywhere. 'Course you'll have to show up to figure that out for yourself. Oh, and his wife Lisa (former Division 1 Stock Champ herself), looks like Jennifer Aniston, so that alone should override any excuse you may have for not attending.

- MB, totally getting himself in trouble....

The Bolton clan may have a method to their madness. Watch out if they have the cooler out for everyone before first round or start making personal deliveries based on the ladder....while Lisa distracts you to boot!


As for the "buy backs", they do need to cover their butts or we may not have had this race. But if it turns out to be a success, maybe next time they could advertise no buy backs unless car count is over the minimum to cover the purse, like 50 in this case.
I'm looking forward to it. Then there won't be the "buy back" excuse for not attending.

[Wade Mahaffey]

While "heads-up" runs are way cool, are there folks that will not race unless there is a chance of a "heads-up" run? I don't see many heads-up runs when I view the event coverage on ND or DRC. It seems to me that there is a very slight chance of a heads-up run at any NHRA national event (other than when class is contested), so why would that be a reason not to race MIR. And why would there be such a big deal about when the ladder starts. The delayed start of a ladder due to "buy backs" could still result in a heads-up match, the same slight chance that is present at any national event. Royce feels he needs the "buy back" program to fund the purse and cost. The reason is that he can't trust the racers (not his quote) to show up and support this type of race. If there was a showing of unity and participation (car count) maybe he then could consider tailoring the event to the racers wants and needs. My opinion is that Royce and Scooter are offering a place to start. It is now the racers part to appreciate and initiate a bond that will yeild more places to race and allow the class to thrive!

Wade Mahaffey

[Wade Mahaffey]

Sorry for double post.

Wade Mahaffey

[danny waters sr]

Heads up or not , i will still go and support this race..
I was just making suggestions to try and cater to all involved....
We need to support this race so we can continue to have class racing and hopefully with a nice payout....
As said ,this is a trial and error deal and can be ironed out to almost perfection...
I'm in either way

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

Heads up or not , i will still go and support this race..
I was just making suggestions to try and cater to all involved....
We need to support this race so we can continue to have class racing and hopefully with a nice payout....
As said ,this is a trial and error deal and can be ironed out to almost perfection...
I'm in either way

Are actual Ironmans being given out for class winners? Or the plaques.

Thanks

Eric

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Eric Merryfield

Are actual Ironmans being given out for class winners? Or the plaques.

Thanks

Eric

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

[Greg Hill]

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.