[LEADERS EDGE]

Putnamville is as close as it gets and it took a new promotor to get cars.

You don't get cars because guys think that where the money is, is where the big dogs are.

What does it matter if you race in Florance or Noth Vernon? If you break or crash it still costs the same. The tow costs are basically incidental at that point.

We broke a motor at Phoenix one year and Kokomo the next. Kokomo cost more and I didn't even get a good vacation out of it.

Too many options and not enough guys making rent form what they earn at the track. Although Shuman is about as professional as we have around; I think he usually uses the method of zigging when everyone else zags. He is a good enough racer that he knows when he pulls into a pit area where he is the top dog, he will usually take home the biggest bone.

Don't blame him. He is a great racer and he just uses his talents where he feels he can cash the big check on that night. I just wish that there were fewer options to where $3000 a night was the norm instead of the special. Can't happen when the best are split among 3-4 tracks on Saturdays.