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9/20/09, 6:37 PM   #18
Re: ARCA-Dakoda Armstrong
chadyracing
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Congrats to Dakoda on the strong run. I'm glad he was able to stay away from Tim George Jr. At least Dakoda has talent to go along with the funding. Here's a question. What if the Armstrongs had decided to start their own team instead. What would your feelings be then. We are fortunate to have a family friend that has been involved with Kyle's racing since we started and he put together an ARCA car for Kyle to drive at Springfield and Du quoin on the dirt miles. Although the car is very good, it was done on a very small budget. Small compared to what ESR and Cunningham and the likes have. However, we're still talking significant dollars plus all of the race day expenses. This is 1 car with an engine that now has 3 races on it. It's not freshened after every race. There is no backup car. When you get put into the wall by someone like Tim George Jr. it's another big expense that puts the next race in jeopardy. How much do you think it would cost to put a whole "COMPETITIVE" team together. Financially, to me it's a no brain-er. If I had the money I'd do it for Kyle. People have been bringing funding to rides for decades. It's nothing new and it will go on. I would be lying if I wouldn't admit that I would love for Kyle to have an opportunity at one of those types of rides or that I'm a bit jealous of those that have the finances to do so. I don't, however despise those who can. I made the decisions that have lead to the level of income at which we live. Anyway, these teams need funding and if there's someone out there that can bring the cash to the table, it's just smart business for them.

Dan Chady
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Last edited by chadyracing; 9/20/09 at 7:18 PM.