Originally Posted by racefan20:
But that is the point Mike, I thought originally the other tracks were dark or ran other classes against the KISS races. As it is only Bloomington and Gas City really adhere to that. The schedule also shows the Haubstadt KISS on June 19th, a Sunday, Kokomo has a regular show that day. Lawrenceburg doesnt run sprints against the Paragon finale so kudos to Dave for that. If we arent going to encourage all the local heros to participate by not running point nights against KISS then why even bother having it.
John,
I understand the point. Fans want promoters to work together and schedule for their convenience. It is not going to happen. They all have to run a business model that makes sense for them. If it happens to work out with everyone else, so much the better. Mike and Jiggs seem to work better together than some of the rest.
I am sure it is extremely difficult to put a schedule together that will satisfy everyone. Since Tri State/MSCS hasn't publicized their schedule yet, we really don't know exactly what it will look like and what dates they will be promoting.
However, back to my point. USAC, POWRI and Tri State MOVED the Hut 100 from Saturday May 8th last year to May 21st this year. Dave kept the corresponding date for his KISS race at Lawrenceburg. Who and why was the Hut 100 moved?
In looking at USAC midget schedule and POWRI schedule, nothing on May 7th; the corresponding date from last year. It would seem then that maybe it was Tri State that wanted the switch? Only a guess since we don't have Tom's schedule yet. Also, why did Tri State move their KISS date to a Sunday? Many fans certainly won't be able to make that show with a work day on Monday. But then again, not one promoter called and asked my opinion either.
Another point to be made is that May 21st date is also the pole day for the Indianapolis 500 qualifying. It sure makes it tough for many of us to make Haubstadt or Lawrenceburg as they will need to leave Indy before the final gun sounds at IMS to make starting time. Tough choices indeed for all of us.
Again, I am not trying to throw anyone under the bus here. As I mentioned before, scheduling is extremely difficult when you try to satisfy everyone. Final verdict: not everyone is going to be happy.:2: Now time for my chill pill and a cold drink.
