.90 Nationals @ Numidia Dragway

[BKSG1198]

Originally Posted by d1hitter

the comment was not intended to put you (personnally) down or a attack,BUT it starting to sound like a OPEN race. I think it's great what you are trying to do for the .90 racers, but GC's don't pay for fuel or slicks.

D1 I understand where your coming from but, beggers can't be choosers either. I can't call up a company and ask for sponsorship for this race and when they offer Gift Cards I tell them Nah, No Thanks I wanted Cash. Companies remember that and come the next year when I call up and ask again there going to tell me to go pound sand. I have to go with what they are offering me. I would be happy that I'm even searching for sponsors. I could have just said "OK 5K on the table, winner take all, no contingency...good luck".
I mean it's also only February I still have 6 more months to work on stuff like slicks, more stuff towards racing and motorhome gas (yes I've thought about the travel that the racers put into this and I plan on giving back)...Numidia is a 4 1/2 hour drive for me so I'm not just stepping out of my house and at the track! Remember all these sponsors are putting up money for the race...
Ken Moses Race Transmissions
Lucky’s Race Cars
GAS – Goldman Autorace Specialties
Motorsports Innovation
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Numidia Dragway
TRC - Total Race Components
Hudson Performance
S&W Race Cars

The "Enhancements" that they are putting on us is insane and everyone keeps taking and taking it. Trust me I will put money on it that even with 5k on the line some D1 racers will still travel to Charlotte and Bowling Green because it's NHRA and they want a wally. I talked with a fellow S/G racer the other night on the phone and he told me to get to and from Charlotte last year was over $600 in fuel! You add that onto entry fee, crew fee, food, sitting around for 5 days so you can win $1,800 plus contingency's that come 6 months later or because your converter was built in 2005 and is out of date they are not going to pay you....so sorry that I make my stuff last. I know it's a "Poor Man's Sport" and if we did it for the $$$ we must have been drinking too much the night before but, I love the family atmosphere the bonding that I have with my father and the competitiveness that we all share inside to win. I mean it's time for some of us to stand up and have a voice and balls and venture out on our own. I see the writing on the wall for .90 racing and it's very very bleak and as far as I'm concerned I still have a good 20 to 30 years of racing left in me and I want to see the .90 classes survive and the only way it will happen is if someone takes a stand now.

[super comp 112]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

D1 I understand where your coming from but, beggers can't be choosers either. I can't call up a company and ask for sponsorship for this race and when they offer Gift Cards I tell them Nah, No Thanks I wanted Cash. Companies remember that and come the next year when I call up and ask again there going to tell me to go pound sand. I have to go with what they are offering me. I would be happy that I'm even searching for sponsors. I could have just said "OK 5K on the table, winner take all, no contingency...good luck".
I mean it's also only February I still have 6 more months to work on stuff like slicks, more stuff towards racing and motorhome gas (yes I've thought about the travel that the racers put into this and I plan on giving back)...Numidia is a 4 1/2 hour drive for me so I'm not just stepping out of my house and at the track! Remember all these sponsors are putting up money for the race...
Ken Moses Race Transmissions
Lucky’s Race Cars
GAS – Goldman Autorace Specialties
Motorsports Innovation
Select Transmissions
Numidia Dragway
TRC - Total Race Components
Hudson Performance
S&W Race Cars

The "Enhancements" that they are putting on us is insane and everyone keeps taking and taking it. Trust me I will put money on it that even with 5k on the line some D1 racers will still travel to Charlotte and Bowling Green because it's NHRA and they want a wally. I talked with a fellow S/G racer the other night on the phone and he told me to get to and from Charlotte last year was over $600 in fuel! You add that onto entry fee, crew fee, food, sitting around for 5 days so you can win $1,800 plus contingency's that come 6 months later or because your converter was built in 2005 and is out of date they are not going to pay you....so sorry that I make my stuff last. I know it's a "Poor Man's Sport" and if we did it for the $$$ we must have been drinking too much the night before but, I love the family atmosphere the bonding that I have with my father and the competitiveness that we all share inside to win. I mean it's time for some of us to stand up and have a voice and balls and venture out on our own. I see the writing on the wall for .90 racing and it's very very bleak and as far as I'm concerned I still have a good 20 to 30 years of racing left in me and I want to see the .90 classes survive and the only way it will happen is if someone takes a stand now.

well said and i will stand with you rob

[BKSG1198]

It's been a few days since I put up any updates on .90 Nationals and I must say it's been a very productive one.

Well, we finally have our 1st entries into the race as the Super Gas guys come through and are the first to enter. I would like to thank the following drivers who have pre-entered into this race and are making this a reality:

Tom Goldman
Derek Clark
Pete Luciano
Earl Nichols Jr.
Ron Orbin

We also added a few sponsors to the list:

First off my engine builder Bob Kaiser and his company Bob Kaiser Race Engines have come on board for the race.

Even though they cannot make it to this great race Bob Phillips & George Donhauser have added their names to the list of sponsors. I would like to thank George and his company Del Haven Service Center out of Bel Air, Md and Bob and his company ACD Throttle Stops out of Oley, Pa.

Also added to the list of Gift Certificates is JE Pistons who are stepping up to the plate to give the Winner of each class a $ 250.00 GC towards a set of pistons and $ 150.00 GC to the runner-up.

[BKSG1198]

I would like to thank Super Gas Racer Joe Eckel who will be posting the "Rockaway Racing Best Package Award" for the Super Gas Driver with the "Best Overall Package @ the .90 Nationals". The Super Gas driver who has the best package during eliminations will receive $50 dollars from Joe. Thanks Joe for posting up this award!

Rob Keister

[Dave Steltz]

So just saw the flyer for the Atco Open beginning of April...

Fr/Sat entry 135 for 1500 to win...Sunday race 100 to enter, win 1000...

Score :

Rob's Race - 1
D1 - 0

Nuff said !!!!

[BKSG1198]

Dave,

Hope to see you and the gang make it down for this race. I hope to make it a yearly event! All these footbrake, super stock, big money bracket races had to start somewhere so why not start the trend and have a .90 Race Tradition!

Rob

[BKSG1198]

So let me get this straight.....The Gift Certs are an ADDED Bonus....it doesn't take away from the cash that will be given out to the winners and such. So if you win Super Comp you get $5,000 plus the ADDED GC (In which you can take, leave or sell them to your friends) for a $155 entry fee for 1 day of racing plus another chance at another $1,000 or more for the high roller race at night for $100.00 entry and then a bracket race on Sunday that could pay up to $2,500 to win for a $65.00 dollar entry fee......

So for an entry fee of $320.00 you have the chance to win $ 8,500.00 or more for 2 days of racing...hmmm

[BKSG1198]

D1 we've missed you

If you did not see in the fine print for that race states: Less then 175 cars payout will then be $10,000....double entries are allowed. $100 Buybacks for 1st and 2nd round.

You know if I could get 175 Super Gas cars and let everyone double enter and buyback in Super Gas I'd pay $15,000 to $20,000 to the winner also but, we all know that is almost impossible.

[FOR REAL]

Rob please do not respond to them to **** heads any more.There is no way one of the two would win anyway.Just do what you are doing.If it works good for you if not you were the only one that tried.By the time the race rolls around they all will be blowing you to show up.There wifes that is.Everbody one needs to call your local sponsor and see if they will put up 100.00 win 50.00 ru and it add up big time.WE ALL NEED TO DO ARE PART.Yes i had some beers before i did this.But like i say ****em all.

PS matt schurman its time for you to bring somthing to the table FREE generator tune up to the winner.oh sorry thats not cash you two **** heads.But rob we will still take it.if offered.

Guess who

[Dave Steltz]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Dave,

Hope to see you and the gang make it down for this race. I hope to make it a yearly event! All these footbrake, super stock, big money bracket races had to start somewhere so why not start the trend and have a .90 Race Tradition!

Rob

Rob not sure what my plans for this race is yet...right now I have something else scheduled for that weekend that I can't miss...but ya never know August is a long way off...

I commend you on trying to get this going, cause I think that non Division races are the wave of the future...NESSA, MASGA, etc... (gift Cert's or not !!!! ha )

Speaking of gift certs. why would a GC from Sherman be any good, he's expected to fix our generators for free all the time anyway !!!!