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#31 10/4/09 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by Tim Clauson:
First and foremost I want to apologize to Dave Rudisell, Lawrenceburg Speedway, MSCS, and ESPECIALLY THE FANS for “MY” decision to load up last night.
I want to make clear that neither,myself, Bryan, or any member of our team felt cheated in anyway by MSCS and their format. We knew when we pulled in the pits what the format was and after drawing as we did and looking at the risk vs reward in running I made a business decision not to run. It was my decision and my decision only.
Sadly as we fight to stay viable to stay in this form of motorsports the business side of the sport will overrule the emotional side of the sport in more and more instances. This is the first time in my 25+ years in the sport where I let a business decision overrule my heart. Believe me it killed me to do what I did last night.

Sincerely,
Tim Clauson

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We did not solicit anyone to buy tires for this or any other race.

Thanks

Tim Clauson

I just want you to explain to me how you can justify spending 30,000.00 to 40,000.00 on an engine, 12,000.00 to 16,000.00 for a chassis in the midget division to run for 2,000.00 to 3,000.00 to win. How wise of a business decision is that ? You had already paid all of your expenses to get your car and crew to the track and you knew the format of the program before you got there so why not put the car on the track tell the driver to pull the belts down tighter and gas that S.O.B. up and go try to make 10,000.00 ?

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