Originally Posted by spicoli:
I've posted on here several times that the rules should accomodate aluminum blocks.
It's not a matter of running for 600 to win. It's a matter of being able to compete and race every week. It's a matter of being on the track, best seat in the house.
But to lock in the top ten in points to the top ten in the feature? Are you kidding me???? I understand showing some allegiance to those that are there every week...but in the same breath you kick the new guys to the curb. This is RACING, right???
Aluminum blocks...good decision, even though it's a little late in the year.
Lock in top ten...bad descision. (might be god for the top ten in points, but bad for the fans, bad for the new guys starting out)
Weight rule...good decision.
Injector rule...bad decision. How are you gonna police this???
If anything, go to a header rule...everybody can see who's legit, easy to police.
The Injection rule will actually be easy to regulate.You probably don't know it but 5 out of top 10 wont be there or can't make it..And 3 of them are done for the year..
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Originally Posted by Big Willy:
Just my .02 worth but what I've seen with this series (i apologize if i mis-speak here as i'm working off memory) is that tracks have used Sam and the series as a low buck way to promote sprint cars at their venues and tried to stick it to the fans at the front gate. I think Charleston had a $15 or $20 admission earlier in the year that i commented on and now Chandler thinks they can bump to $15 and advertise sprint cars even though they only are $600 to win and may only have 10 cars show up. I think Sam may have had noble intentions when this thing was concieved but it should be obvious from the support (or lack thereof) that the racing community is not behind such a series. Sam should have gone back and taken a position with the MSCS and worked with an already established organization to curb racing costs as oppposed to trying to start from scratch. Hell if I were the MSCS I wouldn't have paid the guy a dime for the rights without a no-compete just because of crap like this. Who knows maybe somebody will purchase SCORA and Sam will start another series in a couple of years...
We have NO control of what promoters charge..(UNFORTUNATELY!!!) We try to give advice to them but they usually inform in so many words that they know more than we do...
