Stock Eliminator,,,Boon or Bane?

After all we are the real small tire class.
That needs to be promoted.
There needs to be M O R E class runoffs, heads up racing draws crowds period.
Folks in the stands don’t really care or understand handicap racing. Yes I like handicap racing.

Every class has evolved in Hp so the end result is the track gets hammered. It has been pretty hard for track personnel to keep up on bald spots. The last Vegas race was a great example of that. Is it or was it the glue shortage? Tire technology has come a long way also so that also factors in.
There’s a few really good track whisperers that prep really well and stay after track conditions. Maybe they will chime in.
Weston at Boise comes to mind.

[GTX JOHN]

Our N/SA 318 Wagon EXPLODED the tires at
last Vegas race. It was one of the first pairs down
the Track.

It usually hooks well in the water box.

[SS3860]

Originally Posted by GUMP

How about I buy you a box of Kleenex....

No thanks, I'm good

[Jeff Stout]

Unless glue is ordered mixed it use to be 1barrel of glue and 1 barrel of methanol. That makes 110 gallons. On a decent night we would use 25 gallons mixed. On a big event 40 gallons of mixed. The cost is not that bad when it's a big event with decent entries. 2015 glue was 1100.00 and methanol was 125 that's 1225.00 for 110 gallons.On a 3 day event co.e Sunday all we did was drag and maintenance the starting line. Big savings

[B Parker]

That tip thing might not be a bad idea. At the end of the race if you wanted to and felt the starting line crew did a great job keeping the track prepped have a paypal or go fund me account for the crew that worked the event. I don't think you need to tip 20 or more but if a bunch of racers tipped 5 to10 dollars it could add up to some decent money. I know most probably feel that they should do it with our entrance fee money but it's not the case often enough. If you go out to eat the server should wait on you and do a good job for the price we pay for a meal. But almost all of us leave a tip. It's also a good way for the starting line crew to keep track of how the racers felt they did their job. BP

[1347]

Originally Posted by B Parker

That tip thing might not be a bad idea. At the end of the race if you wanted to and felt the starting line crew did a great job keeping the track prepped have a paypal or go fund me account for the crew that worked the event. I don't think you need to tip 20 or more but if a bunch of racers tipped 5 to10 dollars it could add up to some decent money. I know most probably feel that they should do it with our entrance fee money but it's not the case often enough. If you go out to eat the server should wait on you and do a good job for the price we pay for a meal. But almost all of us leave a tip. It's also a good way for the starting line crew to keep track of how the racers felt they did their job. BP

Although I agree with you Barry that a tip would show appreciation. I'm not sure it would be fair to other people in the division that work hard at these races.It would be a slap in the face for people like William Holmes who spend up to 12 hours a day in D1 at his post. I think at the end of the year the racers should pool together and do something for our division crews. I appreciate all the division personel and think all these jobs are worth more than the state minimum wage they get.

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by 1347

Although I agree with you Barry that a tip would show appreciation. I'm not sure it would be fair to other people in the division that work hard at these races.It would be a slap in the face for people like William Holmes who spend up to 12 hours a day in D1 at his post. I think at the end of the year the racers should pool together and do something for our division crews. I appreciate all the division personel and think all these jobs are worth more than the state minimum wage they get.

I can't argue that point with you. I was thinking the same thing while I was writing it. We know without them there would be no race. I put most of them in the same spot we are in. They don't do it for the money but for the love of the sport. The old needle in the arm deal.
Last year at the Atco Divisional in I believe the third round I was right at the starting line along the fence. Bobby Broadbent blew the tires away to the point his car was fishtailing. Naturally he lost. All they did was a mop job not even spray. I was up there to watch the next pair and the last pair of Stock to go down. Heads up Ryan Horensky and Dave Ficacci. Should have been a great race unfortunately Ryan was in the right lane same as Bob before him and blew his tires away. This should not happen!! There are no excesses for it. We all know Ryans car doesn't have traction problems. All the time and effort we put into are cars long before we even travel to a race. The price to get there. Then the price to get into the race. You should not lose because of track prep. In fairness to Atco we know it was one of the best tracks for traction most of the time. Maybe there should be something where you could not only leave tips but also leave your thoughts about the race. BP