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Originally Posted by DonMoore10
C47... I can't run with ARDC for their schedule is way too far for me to travel on a regular basis. I'm not an owner driver like almost all your teams are. Even if I win, the most I would take home would be $400. FACT: Your entry fee/temporary for a non member is way beyond any club in the U.S. A lot of fans would like to see my car run with your group. Making my team start in the back of your 26 car starting field and only 20 laps to get to the front is a problem. The last time my team ran with ARDC we got helplessly caught up in an 12 car wreck trying to get through 20 some cars and it cost me several thousand dollars in repairs. Not happy about that at all. Several of your teams come West and run some of the Midwest shows and the Chili Bowl and are not subjected to that format, but the reverse is not a friendly situation for a non member. I guess I would have to say that if you fans would like to see my car run with ARDC, you need to contact them and suggest they make it a more friendly atmosphere to participate.
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actually, you got caught up in the first red flag the club had all year and it was 100% caused by the TERRIBLE track conditions....but you guys had no problem coming from the back for the win the night before.
the wreck at diamond was like watching a restrictor plate nascar wreck....you knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when and it was NO fault of the club OR drivers AND it was in the top end of the mid pack group where it originally started so unless you started 10th or better, chances were that you would have been in it.
as far as the TP....its in line with most other clubs....and usually the tow money offsets the TP.
the handicapping is based on club members who follow the club schedule. guys that come west and to the chili bowl are racing under a totally different handicapping system. and....why would a club that relies on its members to put on the show have to make any kind of adjustments to favor a non member? wouldnt that tend to break down the club loyalty and unity?
guys like loyette and hessert as well as a few others had no problem with any of these issues when they ran with the club. they new the deal going in and just wanted to race.
with that being said, i am not real certain that, faced with the same senario, that i would choose to tow 1000 miles either...but then, most times, i dont have to make that decision
