MWSC Schedule?

[Rick Bailey]

Oh my............ according to the news, gas will be well over $4.00 a gal. before too long. That make traveling more fun !

[Bill Baer]

Originally Posted by DOS VETTES

Hey Bill,
Whats been the feedback on Earlville (Tri State)?
I know they would like to have some races?
Rick

We are working on potentially scheduling two days on Labor Day weekend (Saturday & Sunday) at Earlville The track has offered it to us,
But we need to get the approval of our Membership (the voting is pending) before we put it on the schedule.
We( the Board) are hesitant to commit to the track that we will be there and only show up with 10-12 cars.
I'll keep you posted.

[Bill Baer]

Rick
Your right when you guess that most of membership geographically lives in the north central area ie; n. ill, s. wisc, But we need to balance the cost of travel versus our need to grow when the travel gets too costly both in terms fuel and time on the road then we start to lose racers.
Also we don’t want to show up at a race track with a poor car count (i.e. >16 cars) because at some point the race track won’t consider us worth bothering with. Plus our winners and runner up monies with a low car count is reduced.

Regarding “But what’s also a concern is the bad taste that racers are getting with NHRA and all that bull” Well that why we started the Midwest Super Comp Series 25 years ago. However it’s been our experience that, the prestige of winning a Wally and an NHRA race overrides people’s common sense.
For example last year approximately eighty super comp racers showed up at Joliet for the div 3 race and paid $180 and spent 3 days there to race one race for $1200. If the MWSCS could draw that many cars we would pay $2700 to the winner and $1350 to the runner up and we would give you two races in two days for $200 in entry fees!
If we could just draw thirty six cars we would pay the winner $1215 plus (and this is big) one half of the racers (everyone who won one round or more) would have gotten paid as well.

We (My son and I) were at Joliet because it was on 15 mi. from home but after three days and winning two rounds we didn’t get paid enough to cover half of the money we dropped at the gate, At which point my adult son looked at me “What are we doing here?” and I didn’t have an adequate answer.

So when you state “Racers would consider other venues if they were available” except for a small minority that not really true. It’s very difficult to get Drag Racers to think logically instead of emotionally. We pay 100% of our entry fees back to the racers yes the track does get their money out of us at the gate but we pay out 100% because we (the Series/Board) are not in this to make a profit were in it because we love to race and want to keep it affordable and have enough money in our pockets on the way home to buy a couple of cheese burgers.

Enough preaching I'm sure there are others who defend the NHRA and their contingency payout monies so I’ll get off this soap box now.

P.S. If you send me you mailing address I’ll send you a compass and you can just follow the needle! LOL

[TS310C]

Originally Posted by Bill Baer

We are working on potentially scheduling two days on Memerorial Day weekend (Saturday & Sunday) at Earlville The track has offered it to us,
But we need to get the approval of our Membership (the voting is pending) before we put it on the schedule.
We( the Board) are hesitant to commit to the track that we will be there and only show up with 10-12 cars.
I'll keep you posted.

That would be AWESOME. I would be up for that.

[Bill Baer]

Sorry guys that would be Labor Day weekend not Memorial Day weekend.

[TS310C]

Originally Posted by Bill Baer

Sorry guys that would be Labor Day weekend not Memorial Day weekend.

Oh, well that would still be cool. That is the weekend before the D5 points race up there. The only issue is that is the same weekend as Indy. Probably won't matter for us, we have not gone in a couple of years. But others may go.

[Bill Baer]

The 2012 MWSCS schedule:

Listed below is a tentative 2012 schedule which will be confirmed by the drivers meeting scheduled for Sunday March 11th at Pops in Roselle, IL or sooner.(Anyone can attend and vote or voice an opinion)


Sat May 5 Rt. 66
May 19 - 20 Byron
Sat June 2 Rt. 66
June 23 - 24 Great Lakes
July 14 - 15 Indy
Sat July 28 Cordova
Sun July 29 Byron *
Sept 1 - 2 Earlville
Sept 22 - 23 Byron

We will have a booth at the "Race & Performance Expo" at Pheasant Run in St Charles, Il February 25th & 26th. Stop by to pick-up your 2012 calendar or T-Shirts. Call Rich Kwas to pre-order T's or Sweatshirts.

We are looking for your imput for 2012 celebrating our 25th year. Call A.S.A.P. with your ideas. Get well wishes go out to Greg Kolinek who is recovering from heart by-pass surgery.
( We welcome input from anyone, member or not! BB)

Board Member Scott Phillips Home: 847-420-4203

Board Member Rich Kwasiborski Home: 708-478-1189
Cell: 708-743-6150

Board Member Mike Kuhn Home: 574-965-4501

Board Member Pat Lamont Home: 847-356-5820
Shop: 847-587-1477

Board Member Bill Baer Home: 815-458-3178

Board Member Greg Kolinek Cell: 630-926-4618

“ The Midwest Super Comp Series, friends you haven’t met yet!”

[TS310C]

Originally Posted by Bill Baer

The 2012 MWSCS schedule:

Listed below is a tentative 2012 schedule which will be confirmed by the drivers meeting scheduled for Sunday March 11th at Pops in Roselle, IL or sooner.(Anyone can attend and vote or voice an opinion)


Sat May 5 Rt. 66
May 19 - 20 Byron
Sat June 2 Rt. 66
June 23 - 24 Great Lakes
July 14 - 15 Indy
Sat July 28 Cordova
Sun July 29 Byron *
Sept 1 - 2 Earlville
Sept 22 - 23 Byron

We will have a booth at the "Race & Performance Expo" at Pheasant Run in St Charles, Il February 25th & 26th. Stop by to pick-up your 2012 calendar or T-Shirts. Call Rich Kwas to pre-order T's or Sweatshirts.

We are looking for your imput for 2012 celebrating our 25th year. Call A.S.A.P. with your ideas. Get well wishes go out to Greg Kolinek who is recovering from heart by-pass surgery.
( We welcome input from anyone, member or not! BB)

Board Member Scott Phillips Home: 847-420-4203

Board Member Rich Kwasiborski Home: 708-478-1189
Cell: 708-743-6150

Board Member Mike Kuhn Home: 574-965-4501

Board Member Pat Lamont Home: 847-356-5820
Shop: 847-587-1477

Board Member Bill Baer Home: 815-458-3178

Board Member Greg Kolinek Cell: 630-926-4618

“ The Midwest Super Comp Series, friends you haven’t met yet!”

Looks great guys. I know it is difficult to get these schedules together and you have done a good job. I just can't believe that Cordova and RT66 wont give you 2 day races!! Are they open the other day? Unfortunately they are the 2 closest races for me. I will try to make a few races this year, I do enjoy running with you all.

[Bill Baer]

Originally Posted by TS310C

Looks great guys. I know it is difficult to get these schedules together and you have done a good job. I just can't believe that Cordova and RT66 wont give you 2 day races!! Are they open the other day? Unfortunately they are the 2 closest races for me. I will try to make a few races this year, I do enjoy running with you all.

That's Great and RT 66 will be open on the Sunday for bracket racing.
Hope to see ya there!!

[don R]

I lobbied Cordova's folks a couple times. I'd like to run more MWSC this year but the dollars available and fuel costs will tell the tale. No motorhome makes for trailer camping for us on two day races.