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ISF · 7/28/12, 2:10 PM

I have the feeling I should guzzle a glass of stfu sooner rather than later.

I think it's great there are tracks that can successfully run big money races for basically a support division. I too, would like to know why there aren't high dollar purses for wingless sprinters. I, like many of you, was at the Mopar Million several years ago and I gotta' believe Mr. Baltes & Company made money on that deal. To a mere spectator like myself it's a mystery as to why big dollar wingless sprint shows haven't caught on. I'm sure promoters and other insiders can give insight.

That said, for all who love the modified's come on over here to The Land O' Lincoln and crooked politicians. There must be 10,000 of 'em over here racing every week.

We don't whine about 'em (this being the exception) and we definitely don't have our nose in the air, either.

We have 4 dirt tracks within an hour's drive of home and haven't set foot on any one of the 4 in at least 10 years. I have about a dozen or more race fan friends who have drastically cut their race spectating at local tracks, as well. To almost all of us it is simply too much modified's and not enough headliner. You go to a weekly show over here and of the 4+ hours you are in the grandstands about 45 minutes is spent watching the headline division. We make our point with our dollars, or lack thereof.

I'm gonna' take that drink of stfu now.........................

7/28/12, 2:10 PM	#40 Re: Another case of "why??"
ISF Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,103	I have the feeling I should guzzle a glass of stfu sooner rather than later. I think it's great there are tracks that can successfully run big money races for basically a support division. I too, would like to know why there aren't high dollar purses for wingless sprinters. I, like many of you, was at the Mopar Million several years ago and I gotta' believe Mr. Baltes & Company made money on that deal. To a mere spectator like myself it's a mystery as to why big dollar wingless sprint shows haven't caught on. I'm sure promoters and other insiders can give insight. That said, for all who love the modified's come on over here to The Land O' Lincoln and crooked politicians. There must be 10,000 of 'em over here racing every week. We don't whine about 'em (this being the exception) and we definitely don't have our nose in the air, either. We have 4 dirt tracks within an hour's drive of home and haven't set foot on any one of the 4 in at least 10 years. I have about a dozen or more race fan friends who have drastically cut their race spectating at local tracks, as well. To almost all of us it is simply too much modified's and not enough headliner. You go to a weekly show over here and of the 4+ hours you are in the grandstands about 45 minutes is spent watching the headline division. We make our point with our dollars, or lack thereof. I'm gonna' take that drink of stfu now......................... __________________ Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.