hewitt classic ??

Sprintfan1985 · 9/17/12, 2:56 AM

How can people get mad because there was "too much racing" and it lasted too long? I absolutely love racing and could watch it every night. I spend nights at home when there isn't a race going on watching videos online because I want to watch more racing. It just always amazes me that people complain because it lasted too long. We all are big fans or we wouldnt be on here talking about it all the time. Not trying to start any issues. Thanks

double checkered · 9/17/12, 5:53 AM

They can get mad because they didn't get what we promised.
First off I can't thank all the people who came out to support WRP. I was so pumped up when I got to the track and seen the line of haulers. But things quickly unraveled. We started to lose time and couldnt make it up. We looked very unorganized and unprofessional. There were a few things that were beyond the tracks control that added to the long night. But being a representative of the track, I know ultimately it was the tracks fault for all the negativity. Waynesfield isn't Kokomo. I know that. But I also know that we learned sooooo much lastnight. And I know we will continue to make corrections and get better so that we can be compared to Kokomo in a more positive way. Again, thank you all for coming out. It's 5:30 am and after 2 1/2 of sleep I'm on my way to work. But I have great memories of lastnight which ill have forever. I hope it wasn't a total loss. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves atleast a little bit.

Jeremy

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Koonzee · 9/17/12, 9:10 AM

Ill be back because of your response, Jeremy . Class act!

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Sprintfan1985 · 9/17/12, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by double checkered

They can get mad because they didn't get what we promised.
First off I can't thank all the people who came out to support WRP. I was so pumped up when I got to the track and seen the line of haulers. But things quickly unraveled. We started to lose time and couldnt make it up. We looked very unorganized and unprofessional. There were a few things that were beyond the tracks control that added to the long night. But being a representative of the track, I know ultimately it was the tracks fault for all the negativity. Waynesfield isn't Kokomo. I know that. But I also know that we learned sooooo much lastnight. And I know we will continue to make corrections and get better so that we can be compared to Kokomo in a more positive way. Again, thank you all for coming out. It's 5:30 am and after 2 1/2 of sleep I'm on my way to work. But I have great memories of lastnight which ill have forever. I hope it wasn't a total loss. I hope you all enjoyed yourselves atleast a little bit.

Jeremy

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Im not complaining about anything you did wrong at all, just amazed me that fans complain because there was to many cars and it lasted too long. I give you credit for finding your own faults in the night and admitting to them. They are learning experiences and im glad you are taking them as that. Congrats on the great turnout last night and again I was not complaining about you guys at waynesfield

WRP DK · 9/17/12, 12:52 PM

I agree with Double Checkers 100%. We had many mistakes but thankfully they are mistakes that we can build off of and correct in the future. I apologize to the fans for the later than advertised times and to the drivers for our software glitches that were uncovered last night. We will correct all of these before next season and we take full responsibility for last night. On the positive side we would like to thank all the fans, drivers and crews that took time out of their schedules to honor one of the greatest racers that we'll ever see. Jack Hewitt thanks for all of the great memories and thanks for getting into the seat one more time to put on a show for the fans. You are a true hero in racing.

double checkered · 9/17/12, 12:56 PM

They can be angry. They are paying customers who were not entertained because of reason: x,y,z. I am a fan first. I also would be upset. This forum is just a place for people to voice their opinions. Although I know that there is no way to make everyone happy, I value the feedback. I sure wish there were 6 pages of positives. It bothers me that I have to "apologize". With the turn out last night, I saw great potential. I hope a winter is long enough to get the bad taste out. I know next time we will be better prepared. Hopefully we get that chance to prove it. Thanks again for all the positives and negatives. They both help to make us better.

Jeremy

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thebus79h · 9/17/12, 1:44 PM

Life isn't perfect, and never will be.

You must be doing something right with having over 50 sprint cars in the pits. And the last thing for Waynesfield, I'm 100% impressed at the fact that you take ownership for things not being perfect. that's awesome, and very rarely happens in this day and age.

jamesmotorsportz · 9/17/12, 2:42 PM

I think next year it would be good to have sprints midgets and mods at the Hewitt classic but good show can't wait till next year

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OLDMIKE · 9/17/12, 5:10 PM

I also attended the Jack Hewitt Classic last evening. Yes it was not perfectly organized and ran rather late. BUT: 137 cars took hot laps. The quality of drivers was very high and the racing was exceptional. I am thankful that Waynesfield honors a legend like Jack Hewitt and provides a venue for real sprintcars.

Chubs Peterson · 9/17/12, 5:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprintfan1985

How can people get mad because there was "too much racing" and it lasted too long? I absolutely love racing and could watch it every night. I spend nights at home when there isn't a race going on watching videos online because I want to watch more racing. It just always amazes me that people complain because it lasted too long. We all are big fans or we wouldnt be on here talking about it all the time. Not trying to start any issues. Thanks

I can be mad because it was a Sunday night and I have to report to my place of employment on Monday morning and my kids have school. Thought the people running the show there would have enough sense to run the sprints off as quick as possible and get people on the road no later than 9:00 but was badly, badly mistaken. Apologize all you want, but I wont be back.