What would it take for you to attend a Sportsman Race

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by GTS340

Even though this is a back east thread. We have lost so many tracks out west here. Which in turn we have lost racers and race cars. Larry has the right idea and location. The word fun has to be more than the one person winning the race. I was at Bowling Green over 30yrs ago and it left a great memory. Steve McGrath was driving my Volare. Top Stock and class eliminations are great spectating racing and of course we build class cars to be the best in class. We can E.T. race at home. Class racing and fun. Sign me up.

Paul Haszlauer

Nice post, Paul. It's great to see some love for our home track, especially from people so far away.


I have friends out there, it's a shame that with all that land, you guys have lost a ton of tracks, and have to drive eight hours to race, on a good weekend.





I'm a bit biased, because it's my home track. And this only applies really east of the Mississippi.


But Bowling Green absolutely IS the ideal facility for a Stock and Super Stock race. They literally host a ton of the combo races every year, plus the SportsNational Open, and the Indy tune up LODRS, they love the cars and classes, and they know them. The central location is great, and the track is easy to access. The parking is great, even for 1,000 cars. The track is reasonably fast in decent weather. There are plenty of affordable hotels, motels, and restaurants. There's even a recreation park for kids.



Ideally, you could have a $100 test and tune on Thursday, and even throw in a $100 to enter combo that night. Open Friday for tech, a couple of rounds of qualifying, and either run class, or another $100 to enter combo.


I really would rather see class run starting at 10:00 Saturday morning, just to allow people who want/need to make a two day race of it the opportunity to run for class. This despite my belief that people hard core enough to run for class are going to come in Wednesday night to be ready for the $100 test and tune (yeah, you Larry Hill ). In conjunction with class, there's time for at least 2 qualifying shots for everyone, so if you choose to roll in on Friday night, you still have a qualifying shot in each lane for the big race. And you even have the opportunity to run at least one bonus race, even if you choose to make it a two day race.



Then start eliminations on Saturday evening, 1-2 rounds. Have another $100 to enter bonus combo on Saturday night, especially good for anyone who didn't make it past rounds 1 or 2.You could also run Top Stock style racing Saturday night in conjunction with the $100 to enter combo, to eliminate down time. Or, run a big money $500 to enter combo. And finish the main race eliminations on Sunday.


Seriously, at Bowling Green, you could pack in a ton of racing for a big field of cars, without it being a hassle.


Think about it. A main race, say $250 to enter, that includes class eliminations. Plus 2 to 4 $100 to enter combo races. A $100 test and tune session, and maybe Top Stock style racing ($100 entry fee, 2-3 classes each in Stock and Super Stock). One location, one weekend. With a chance to decide how much to race and how much to spend.





For those east of the Mississippi, and even 300 miles west of it, you can't really beat the location or the facility, and it's capable of hosting a huge field of cars, and a bunch of racing. It would be cool to offer a lot of different races, so everyone has multiple shots at going some rounds and winning some money.




Nah. Never mind. Fletcher is right. It's not perfect enough. And there's no wally.