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Re: Gumout contingency

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Originally Posted by 203w (Post 420216)

I apologies for trying to bring another sponsor into a deal where so many are leaving they wanted to come in on the marketing side which would have been less money for them to spend and no money for you guys I don't work for gumout and my opinions are my own there aren't that many companies out there standing in line to support the sportsman racer I understand 200 is a little steep but the aren't as large a Company as you might think before long a trophy is all anyone will be racing for without supporting those who try to support you there has a lot of people who came up and shook the gumout folks hands and told them how much they appreciate their support some of those got checks this past weekend

Would Gumout like to add the Auto Meter Northern Class Nationals as a contingency-eligible event? Having another premiere event available may make the buy-in more palatable to some. You can find all of the event information on www.looserocker.com

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Thanks to Gumout. Nice to see someone paying at the racetrack again!

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Originally Posted by pauldilcher (Post 420208)

Why would I want to spend $200 to take a shot at winning $300 . The last event I won was in 1971 . There are better ways to make money . LOL

Haha. No kidding. I'd rather go put $200 on black. Your chances of winning are much greater and the payout is better. Plus it only takes about 15 seconds. :)

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Are the so called "buy ins" an annual requirement?

Ron

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don't get me wrong I have no problem with the product I will still buy it , just not $200.00 of it at a time

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203W,

I dont know you, and have no idea of your time in the sport... Dont get your feelings hurt. You are trying to do something good. Nothing is perfect, and people have opinions... But dont quit trying.
I am glad that Gumout is doing something. I lived thru the "good old days" of contingency, and so did a lot of others here. I remember walking the midway and with a driver arm band you would load up a wagon full of free stuff... good stuff too like wires, plugs, oil, gaskets, shirts, all kinds of cleaners, etc...
With every company that comes back, no matter how, maybe it is getting us a little closer to where we were 20 years ago. We can only hope.
I have not ran a NHRA national in over 10 years... still run some IHRA stuff, and who knows what in the future. So, some might say I dont have a dog in the fight, but I still pay my dues and still race some.
I agree with some of those posted, that $200 worth of cleaner is a lot to store. Maybe you could cut that in half, and get over twice the number of people involved??? Still would have some fuss, ( some people fuss about free icecream ) but who knows? End of the day, it is up to the company involved, and we should just be glad there are some there.

Most accurate statement on all these post yet, is "better to go put $200 on black" for most of us! LOL

Ken

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I think it is a good deal. Put one case in your trailer and sell the other cases to your auto repair shop. Thanks Gumout

ps I would bet that Dan was the first to put up his money.

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard (Post 420225)

I appreciate Gumout coming on board.and they cut a check at the track.
Hey Ken any chance of you getting Mike to stop pushing the class national on every post..I mean isn't this like pushing product? This is a glorified bracket race to make money..Just my opinion ..

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Let me be the first to apologize for trying to do something for the racers that hasn't been done in over twelve years. I will limit references to the event to within the confines of the existing relevant threads.

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Originally Posted by 203w (Post 420216)

Damn, man. Periods are your friends. Don't be afraid to use one or two now and again. Comma's are cool, too.