Class Racer Nationals

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

The late Alex Denysenko, Michael Beard, James ‘Bo’ Butner,Jason Line, Dave Connolly, and now Kenny Miele. Anyone care to tell me what these 6 long time racers have in common?

All tried, low car counts sad….

[442OLDS]

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

The first one is always the best....

[Paradigm Shift]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS
Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

And it was 115°..... in the shade.

[BKSG1198]

I can say that Ken, Tim & staff took this event to a bigger level than could be imagined or I ever did. They killed it with the sponsors and made everyone feel at home and felt like they left with something in the end which is what we all want in the end to feel appreciated. Ken & I spoke a little after I won the Numidia LODRS race about the future of the event and adding the .90 cars as a filler. We were hoping to try to grab a weekend before the Lucas Race at Numidia to make it like a Sportsnats where the CR Nats were Sat & Sun, then that led into the LODRS / Open week but, it's July 4th weekend where everyone could leave their stuff at the track and make it a week of fun. I know the weekend after Numidia is always the Columbus SN which gets 150 cars per class so that would be a tough drawl. Bob loves to go big for the 4th with fireworks, bracket races and sometimes jet cars....he does go all out for the racers on the 4th...its a cool race to go too.

I'm sure we can point fingers and we all have theories as to why it didn't work but, always seems like the 1st events are always a home run with car counts because everyone wants to be the first and maybe only person to say "I won the first CR Nationals" but, as they move along farther and farther it seems like it loses its luster no matter what you throw at it. Lee & Bryan tried it in 2011 and had a great car count, they teamed up with me in 2012 and the counts were cut in 1/2 and then in 2013 when they went PS Racing, I did it on my own and had to combine the two classes just to get a full field.

Either way, thanks Ken, Tim & Staff for all the hard work on this event, hopefully you might reconsider for 2024 but, if not it will go down in the history books like everyone else's efforts to bring a big $$$ stock/ss race that is for the racers.

[PONTIAC'S REVENGE]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

Almost as many SuperStock. I can tell you it was very exciting! Several heads up categories. We ran Class and there was a SuperStock Outlaw race! Brackets were and always necessary but not the main event. A great layer cake of fun. We need all the layers, . Somethings for everyone is the key. Great Race ALEX! RIP! 😎

[rboyle]

Thank you for your efforts. Sorry I missed the last 2 years some for health some for scheduling issues. It looked like you ran a great program.
Unfortunately it looks like most of these races are under attended. Butner's, Bohanon's and now yours all had car count issues.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

All tried, low car counts sad….

Keith, I for one really appreciate your input on the CR forum. Unfortunately, you have submitted an incorrect answer.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Keith, I for one really appreciate your input on the CR forum. Unfortunately, you have submitted an incorrect answer.

Thanks, and sorry it was just a guess, I think what Alex accomplished was down right amazing. Care to answer your quiz now?
I am sorry to see Ken’s efforts not working out. Rob keister does a lot on the .90 side and I have unfortunately seen the same things happen to his big promotions as well, I even wore the events big decal on the car and walked up and down the lanes handing out flyers at all the IHRA races to try to get them to show. Again, my apologies and sorry to here this not happening

[Alan Roehrich]

It truly is sad that these races either get no support, or the support dies off after 1-2 events.


I'd really like to know why they're not supported. It would be interesting to see the reasons from the people who don't go. Maybe we could figure out how to change things. I mean, why can't we have the Stock and Super Stock equivalent of a "spring fling" in 3-4 regions every year? Is a "Wally" really the only thing that matters to that many of you?



We've been parked for an extended period of time. We don't even really live in the same state right now. It's actually the home track races, and races like Ken's that interest us the most, and where we intend to go if we are able to return this year. The distance and the economy are just huge for us, it's kept us from racing. I'll be brutally honest, having a potentially fatal disease and hopefully beating it is the biggest reason that I am pushing for us to return. And, honestly, from a financial standpoint, for two guys approaching retirement, coming back at all is probably as stupid a move as there is, financially. But I'd like to live a little.