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8/19/12, 4:36 PM |
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An outlaw like Silver Crown division? Would the teams follow a new series to fill the pits at historic dirt miles? |
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8/19/12, 4:49 PM |
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Time will certainly tell.
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8/19/12, 5:45 PM |
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I would not hold my breath waiting for some one to start a champ dirt series. The PRA had a golden opurtunity and no one showed up. Cars, fans nobody. I love the cars, but when the average age of your fan is 60 years old it is impossible to grow. I am 49 and I am usually one of the younger fans. It is sad, but true.
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8/19/12, 5:57 PM |
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There is now a dilemma in Champ Dirt Cars. Do you risk running DuQuoin with a car count of approximately 18 cars after the DNF's of yesterday, or do you pull the plug ? My heart says run, but from a financial point of a promoter, this is a tough call.You're given what is at the present time a truly horrible product, and have to TRY to work with it. Unfortunately you don't have much to work with. An organization that seems not to care a bit about the series, low car counts, and mechanical instability in the cars, which also falls back to the organization. This is a tough call.
If the contract is already signed, and USAC doesn't like the idea to pull the plug, then maybe they should pay the purse, that way they have equal responsibility in improving the product. As for Bob Sargeant, remember, he is the ONLY person willing to stake his time and money to keep the dirt miles going. I know many people have asked him in the last few months to run the deal on his own, heck he has 4 of the 5 dirt tracks they run on, and is a business partner with the guy who has the fifth one. For his financial interest alone, it seems it wouldn't be a bad idea.Now that he has a successful organization that appears it wants to run them , this just may be the time to do it. As for those of you who swear USAC is the only way, and I know your out there, remember this.PRA is what saved these cars he first time, when USAC went the NASCRAP route, and the Jasons, McCord and Smith saved them with the PRA. It's starting to appear as if someone named Siner just may now have to do the same thing. |
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8/19/12, 7:12 PM |
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8/19/12, 7:27 PM |
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8/20/12, 2:16 PM |
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From my "studies" back in the day, I am sure I noticed 18 car fields when things were SO great??? How many can anyone watch at one time anyway??? Too many classes of races and things to do these days. Hopefully those that can attend will enjoy! I am goin to put an effort into checking out Springfield when I can!
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8/20/12, 6:01 PM |
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Last PRA race at Lakeland, FL, in December 2006 had Tony Stewart and Travis Pastrana in the field, and the stands were packed. I respectfully disagree with the "no one showed up" portion of your statement.
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The 63 is making all efforts to get its powerplant back online for duqion
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8/20/12, 7:46 PM |
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How many were there for Stewart and Pastrana only? I stand corrected. How many cars showed up, and was it successful enough to have them back? Not being critical, hoping I am wrong.
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