Originally Posted by Wayne Davis:
I have been watching this post for sometime...Ideas some good some bad....Racing Series or Association or Club is a "BAD" idea in my opinion as dad says you need 1...and he is "GOD ALMIGHTY" the buck stops there..he or she is THE MAN (yes some women has "BALLS")...
Met with Andy Bradley Monday night here in Jacksonville and went over many many things as far as a "NATIONAL" set of rules and being we are still in full swing with our racing season down here I gave him my Proxey to take to this meeting...
Not only do we need NATIONAL rules we need a NATIONAL name....600's...oh that is the Micro sidewinder (few like Florida) call'm Mini Sprints....1000/1200/mini sprint/midget lite/litre midget/lighting sprint/division 2 midget/modified midget....what the hell is it...right there is 7...
Now Dad, myself and others have been over this many times....Cali. calls themselves Lightning Sprints...Quebec has Lightning Sprints and a few others but what is "A LIGHTNING SPRINT?" I can see this if you run wings only but other then a few they run some non wing. So my question what is the commend denominator? 13" wheels (midget) chassis (converted midget) power plant (motorcycle or 2.4 less 4 cly) wings (sprint car)...any newer car you buy form 2009 or later is the same size as a midget...90% of the componets are midget, wheels tires midget, so again what "ARE" we really racing?
Weight...now that is a good one...the only weight I have "EVER" seen come off was from a taxi cab stock car and most likly it was just thrown in there...Don't give me this crap how bolted on weight is unsafe cause it is "BULLSH*T"...as Billy Brickley said add a 3/8ths to 1/2 inch plate to the floor plan...almost 50lbs there...instead of a alum. motor plate make it steel...if you still need weight MANDATE it where it needs to be placed and ubolt (2) min per 20 lbs around frame rail infront of motor plate. It is WAY WAY easier and "CHEAPER" to bolt on weight then start allowing titatium bolts and such...I get it it penilizes the 125 pound kid that is just coming thru our sport to go other places but this 225/250 pound old racer that can't afford other avenues or more up is stuck...so who do you want to take care of ...a kid that might be here 2-3 years tops or and older "FAT" guy that ill show up ever week "IF" he is competive....
I will touch back later....gotta go work on the racer for this weekend.....gonna be 84 on race day....
Oh yea the ONLY BAD IDEA is the one you keep to youself...we as promotors needs your input and this is why I love IOW so much....always a good discussion....rather you signed exactly who you are and what series or organizion you race with...Wayne Davis Division II Midgets
Thanks Wayne Davis aka PaPa Outlaw
We have been down this road before and I suspect like deja vu we will go down it many more times.
These things are the neatest things since sliced bread. At one time Wayne and I were at about the same place as Phil and Mark and I are at now.
We need a national rule. That is great. We need some one to listen to all of us and then step forward and say. I have the money behind me, to sponsor these things and this is the way it is going to be to race with me.
When and if this happens they will meet opposition and some people will resist.
I love "competition" !!!! If you do indeed have your finger on the pulse of the racers, and you can prove to them your series is the best the racers will follow. Other splinter groups will still be there like A mods are to U.M.P. modifieds. That is still OK you are the pace setter and others will follow you. WHEN you fail to satisfy the racers goals there should always be another group willing to take over your place as leader. That is how we improve. Running a race series is just like racing we all want to be the winner but only the ones that put forth the effort and stay on top of things will be the ones to succeed.
Honest Dad himself