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[Jim Caughlin]

Great, after all these years I finally managed to save my nickels and dimes and buy a living quarters trailer and now I have been labeled as part of the 'problem'. I didn't realize that my instinct to win had deteriorates because of it, thanks for letting me in on it, I'll try to work on my attitude...

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

[Alan Roehrich]

I seriously do not understand the animosity toward people with a nice motorhome and trailer, or a nice truck and living quarters trailer? What damned difference does it make?

Oh, by the way, I have a 12 year old gasoline engine crew cab Chevy dooley, and I'm looking at trailers now. I may or may not be able to afford living quarters. I might have to sleep on a cheap mattress up in the gooseneck and hope the track has showers. Not sure if I'll be allowed to like or hang out with my friends who have nicer rigs.

[Bill Diehl]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

it's all the people with the motor homes and trailers You haters are pathetic You keyboard racers keep throwing stones Maybe if you raced you would understand why . Car counts fine where I race

Who says I am a Hater? I am just stating the facts. and yes, I am sitting on the sidelines at the moment. The return on investment is just not there to take the time away from my business at this time

[JHeath]

Originally Posted by Bill Diehl

Who says I am a Hater? I am just stating the facts. and yes, I am sitting on the sidelines at the moment. The return on investment is just not there to take the time away from my business at this time

Bill, so you're saying that you found a way to get the toothpaste back into the tube? Can you please share with us how you did it?

[Bill Diehl]

Originally Posted by JHeath

Bill, so you're saying that you found a way to get the toothpaste back into the tube? Can you please share with us how you did it?

You have to be able to catch the cat first...

[Bobby Fazio]

-I don't care who tows with what, the payouts are not in line with the times and they love putting that burden on sponsors or wealthy racers who do not "need the money."

-I don't really watch the pros when I am there but they are the main reason I run national events. They bring in spectators who see my car, ask me questions about it, take pictures of it, etc. so I'm glad they have a plan in place for Pro Stock. Although I think the driving is the best and closest it has ever been, fan interest is down but can that be fixed?

-No mention of manufacturers' midway and the plan to offer a more enticing deal for them. Maybe part of new announcements..

-I could care less about a million dollar payout, I don't even know why that was a question but I could see how it could generate attention and media coverage toward our sport.

-I'm always hoping for more sportsman coverage

-Don't really think factory stock being elevated to the new pro stock yet because it won't fix a money problem. It will be a millionaire's game by it's third year, nothing will stop smart people from being smart or rich people from spending money. I have no solution to this one.

-Get rid of reserved grandstands, my buddy's first time there and I had to go all the way down to 1000' at New England. Looks terrible on TV when those starting line stands are empty. And for the love of Pete, ease up on the $40-$50 ticket prices!

[impstocker]

Here is my 1977 Chevy PU I just dug up out of the weeds of my buddies back yard of his shop. Has not been started in 9 years.Started right up. I used it to tow my 68 Impala back and forth to track in 2002-2005 I will use it again with an open trailer to get me back and forth with my 65 Impala in progress. In the Race car Build section. I cannot afford a nicer truck, an enclosed trailer ect plus I am building my 65 doing most of the work myself. But I WILL be racing, For a guy like me if I want to be real comfortable I'll stay home weekends, sell everything and.. play video games and watch Football.

Will Lamprecht Div 1 65 Impala I/SA 396/325 HP

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Bill Diehl

and that's why the sport continues to decline, you only have the folks with disposable, or excess income out there...everybody else is sitting on the sidelines.


now, it the purse was $125,000-$150,000+......


think about it

I'd hate to think anyone, except maybe those as good at it as Dan Fletcher and was doing it for a living, was racing on anything other than disposable income, it would not be very wise.

The vast majority of sportsman racers have always been doing it on disposable income. Those who are not, and are not doing it on someone else's money (sponsored), most likely will not be doing it for long.


And once again, I do not really understand what the cost of anyone's rig has to do with any of this. It certainly does not have any effect on how many cars you can get to race, or how many fans you can put in the stands, if you really want to promote a race and make money. And continue to do so. I can assure you that guys like Michael Beard do not care in the least what people haul their race cars to his races in, so long as they show up and put on a great racing show.