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View Poll Results: Which would you prefer..More $$ up top or More $$ spread out | |||
more $$ up front | 7 | 5.47% | |
More $$ spread out | 91 | 71.09% | |
More $$ to start | 24 | 18.75% | |
More tow $$ | 6 | 4.69% | |
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11/3/15, 12:56 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 38 Race Count Last Year: 68 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,045 |
Which do you prefer...TOP laden purse as:
1. 4000 2. 1500 3. 500 4. 300 5. 200 6. 150 7. 125 8. 115 9. 110 10. 100 and down $50.00 to start Or would you prefer throughout the field: 1. 2000 2. 1000 3. 800 4. 700 5 600 6. 500 7. 450 8. 400 9. 350 10. 300 and down with $200 to start
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11/3/15, 2:32 PM |
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Wayne
With a purse like that who cares. I guess I fall somewhere between "Start" and "Tow". Perhaps if owners and drivers would ever consider the fact that we are performers, providing entertainment for the folks in the grand stands and not simply prima-donna's racing for their own glory and self gratification, the better off all racing will be. Sure we have stand outs but even they should help keep the program interesting. I don't care much for NASCAR sometimes they look a little to scripted but I also don't like watching a long line of cars doing nothing but following the car in front of them. I know a guy that likes 3 wide racing maybe even 4 wide at times so does the crowd. If everyone racing adds to the excitement then they should be rewarded. We need to get away from the back gate Go Kart mentality and start putting on a show for the folks in the grand stands and not just or own Ego's. Get the track size down>>get the cars all competitive and not over priced, put on a show and expect compensation for doing a good job. No I am not a Communist just an old guy that thinks racing should be entertaining and just maybe if the purse evened out, the money payed to the racers, the teams with good backing will have just a little less money for their cars or other activities. At the same time the other guys in the cast just might get enough money to be able to afford to come back the next week and help put on another show. Honest Dad himself |
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11/3/15, 2:32 PM |
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11/3/15, 3:31 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21,078 |
Slight correction. They ain't spreading out the KR purse. They're adding 50k through the purse.
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11/3/15, 4:58 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 38 Race Count Last Year: 68 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,045 |
Final Night of The Super Bowl Of Racing's Gator"DIRT"Nationals was formulated in "SPREADING" out the purse as you can see. But with a strong team and some "LUCK" before/during/after the racing 1 racer could come out of this deal $6,500.00 total with Purses and Bonuses + contingency awards...
CORRECTED E-MAIL: E-mail is wayne@ssmidgets.com NOT wayne@midget.com missing (s) Sat. Nights Payout Feb. 6
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11/3/15, 6:24 PM |
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I think you have to balance the payout against the cost to enter/race. We always totaled up the cost of entry fee/pit passes/tires/fuel and placed that against the payout and looking realistically at where we thought we could finish and see if it was financially viable to enter that race. Most promoters base their payout on how many cars they need to put on a good show. If they have more cars than they need and can afford to lose a few based on the payout, they will put more money up front to get the better cars/stars. If they need the cars then they will move more money to the back to be sure they can attract the cars they need.
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11/3/15, 6:30 PM |
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11/3/15, 7:14 PM | #8 | ||
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Dad
How did you get that smart in that few of years ??? |
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11/3/15, 10:36 PM |
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Bobby
It's plum simple. When I started out touring with the QMA CIRCUIT BACK IN THE 50'S AND 60'S we stayed at and were kicked out of a lot of Holiday Inn's. Most folk would consider me more of a Smart A$$ than smart but at my age I really don't care. I do care dearly about this new form of Midget racing. Like going back to our roots so to speak. If the young guys developing it use just a little common sense they can hopefully come up with a set of guidelines that can make spending tons of money on an engine to be of very little benefit. I see it as just a progression from Mini Sprint Racing. New motorcycle motors are becoming harder to find and increasing in cost every year. There is a lot of competition just to find a low mileage motor. On the other hand there is an abundance of late model 2.5 liter automotive motors in every scrap yard all over the USA. By allowing both Motorcycle power>Automotive power>chain drive and drive shaft cars race together we open up a lot more possibilitys. Heck I am for allowing older Full Midgets to race also and perhaps even the new midgets if some form of easily enforceable restriction could be developed. One suggestion I came up with was bringing back the 10" Right rear tire. You, being a racer from that era what is your opinion on using tires for restriction? Would it even up a 150-200 HP power advantage? Would you allow the lower powered cars to race on 12"? Or as most people seem to think I am just Bloviating (Got that word from Bill O'reilly ) Maybe you could take a vacation down south this February and check these DII Midgets out, looks like the pay is going to be pretty good? Honest Dad himself
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11/3/15, 11:02 PM | #10 | ||
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You know one of my pet peaves is paying the same amount from 15th to 24th. Make every position mean something even if it is $10 more per spot!
To answer your question I would prefer spread through field and also reward the guys in the B that don't make the big show |
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