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Originally Posted by racerdog45
Tim the reasons behind this split are large and deep but don't let the "flash" of the new series fool you, when you're spending money that your club isn't earning, ie your own money, then it's easier to make alot of offtrack noise. The UMRA continues to put on races for it's members with the money it earns as a promotional body, not by using some rich persons money to buy "show trucks" and rent tracks and so on. The UMRA will celebrate 50 years this coming season and will be around for a long time. The UMRA has a great season sponser signed for 2010 and several tracks. The UMRA races on pavement and dirt. The UMRA is home to the best racers TQ has to offer and when you compete with and beat them then you have beaten the best. The UMRA is a club for the racers and teams ran by the racers and teams.
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All I can say is WOW. I ran with the UMRA for years and you're right there really are some great people and great racers in the club. As far as what the new club does and how they spend their money isn't that really their business. I have to believe that the France family probably spent some of their own money to get NASCAR going and that seemed to work out pretty well. Plus they sponsored the UMRA for years for what? Not to promote their own company but to better advance TQ midget racing which is exactly what they seem to be doing right now.
Look I don't even run TQ's anymore and I'm not trying to stand up on a soap box here. I have friends in both clubs I just hate to see unnecessary mud thrown anywhere other than at the race track.