Originally Posted by Jrp4554:
Just wondering why the Hoffman's weren't at the Oval Nationals out west. They're my favorite sprint car team. Does anybody know?
Thanks
Check reply #14 from this post......."Whats goin on at Perris??...Who won Practace??"
Originally Posted by Racerrob:
We looked at the costs of making the trip (in excess of $10K) versus the chances of recovering those costs (last year we ran 4th, 3rd and 2nd at the Oval Nationals and made less than $6K) as well as the current points position and the chance of improving upon it and after weighing all the info decided not to make the trip.
My dad made the decision prior to the last 4 races that if we were not within 75 points of 3rd or if we did not win one of the last 3 races we would not go West.
Cars are apart and being preped for Florida right now. Looking forward to the 2010 season.
Rob Hoffman
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Originally Posted by Jrp4554:
Just wondering why the Hoffman's weren't at the Oval Nationals out west. They're my favorite sprint car team. Does anybody know?
Thanks
First and most important, thanks for being a fan. I was at the shop last night fabricating some new parts and we had the webcast on. I realized how disappointing it was to me that we weren't out there mixing it up with those guys! I hope Coondog has some better luck tonight.
We had some great runs this past year but we also had some bad luck. In retrospect, the season opener at Manzy pretty much foreshadowed much of our year. We had a great car at but got crashed running 2nd with less than 5 to go. We stayed in the points hunt until our disastrous Indiana Sprintweek when we crashed on the 1st night at Lawrenceburg (passing for 4th) and struggled with both chassis’s the rest of the week. After a test at Waynesfield, we put our dirt program back on track and had some great runs. The pavement portion is also coming together quite well and I consider our team a serious threat to win at every track.
Overall not a bad season but I am really looking forward to next season. A chance to start with a clean slate and carry forward the momentum and knowledge we gained in the later part of this season.
Thanks again for being a fan and I hope to see you at the races next year.
Always a class act Rob. Very nice that you acknowledge your fans and provide some insite into some of the decisions that your team makes. Best of luck in 2010!!!
I hope Coondog has some better luck tonight.
