Another reason Pacific Raceways is a joke

[Brad Plourd]

I went to their Halloween bracket bash yesterday and boy what a cluster! Dad and I both brought cars out at 830 am to hopefully run at 9. The weather was great and so was the turnout, good right? Wrong...Its almost like they weren't expecting to get a big car count at a big race. They had over 300 cars including Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro, Motorcycles and Juniors. Ok now what do we do with all these cars? Any other track would run them smoothly but theres something about that place that is cursed with problems. Mind you it was a cold early morning in Seattle and the track was very slick at 930 when they finally started to run cars. They did have a drivers meeting to tell everyone to be careful and that the track was cold.
I live 5 minutes from the place and I like to go out a couple times a year to run various things. I have been going there all my 26 years and it has always been a cluster. I'd rather drive 3 hours to Mission or Woodburn where you not only treated well but you know the race will finish the same day.
Pacific Raceways doesn't have a working PA system so no one knows when to go to lanes or what lanes that would be. Lanes are poorly marked. Staff is not in the helping mood. Tech is in the lanes so you can imagine the traffic jam. Some people got 3 runs some none. The Tronson brothers are trying to run the place, but it seems they need a racers perspective. I like them but yesterday was run very poorly. It really is a shame because the track is a NW favorite to go but over the years its gotten worse and worse. We are always fighting the curfew. Everyday you are there the talk the whole day is think we'll finish today??
And for the grand finale!!!!!!!
There was no payout yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winners got Halloween baskets and a trophy.
There was well over 150 cars in Pro and they couldn't pay one dollar to the winner?????? Some guy went 8 rounds and gets $0

I would have much rather stayed home than waste my time racing for a basket. I lost 4th round so I wasn't the poor bastard that wasted his time and his car for candy. I just feel bad that someone who won the race after 8 rounds isn't rewarded for his great day.

I could expect no payout if they let us race for free. But we all paid!!

What a joke.

I will never go back to that place unless its the nationals or the divisional.

Have a great day!

[Phillip marvetz]

Lets see 300 cars at $40 each. payout 0.00 = racers getting screwed. I still haven't been payed for my semi at the 2005 national open. great track but they need a serious wake up call.

[Casey Miles]

Pinks All out is supposed to be there, funny if everyone went to the gate and didn't enter! Another venue for the owners of Pacific Raceway to screw the racers. Someone should let the Pinks people know what the track is all about and maybe the Pinks All Out will pull the plug on that track.

Date Track Marketplace
Nov. 15 ('08) Montgomery Motorsports Park (Montgomery, Ala.)
Feb. 28 No Problem Raceway (Belle Rose, La.)
March 21 Texas Motorplex (Ennis, Texas)
April 25 zMax Dragway (Concord, N.C.)
May 9 Memphis Motorsports Park (Millington, Tenn.)
May 30 O'Reilly Raceway Park (Clermont, Ind.)
June 20 Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Md.)
July 11 U.S. 131 Motorsports Park (Martin, Mich.)
Aug. 15 Pacific Raceways (Kent, Wash.)
Sept. 12 Auto Club Famoso Raceway (Bakersfield, Calif.)

Casey Miles
248H E/S because of 4 HP

[bobby]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

Pinks All out is supposed to be there, funny if everyone went to the gate and didn't enter! Another venue for the owners of Pacific Raceway to screw the racers. Someone should let the Pinks people know what the track is all about and maybe the Pinks All Out will pull the plug on that track.

Date Track Marketplace
Nov. 15 ('08) Montgomery Motorsports Park (Montgomery, Ala.)
Feb. 28 No Problem Raceway (Belle Rose, La.)
March 21 Texas Motorplex (Ennis, Texas)
April 25 zMax Dragway (Concord, N.C.)
May 9 Memphis Motorsports Park (Millington, Tenn.)
May 30 O'Reilly Raceway Park (Clermont, Ind.)
June 20 Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Md.)
July 11 U.S. 131 Motorsports Park (Martin, Mich.)
Aug. 15 Pacific Raceways (Kent, Wash.)
Sept. 12 Auto Club Famoso Raceway (Bakersfield, Calif.)

Casey Miles
248H E/S because of 4 HP

I heard from my local track that Pinks charges the track $75,000, that's right 75 thousand dollars to use the track. That's why Pinks is not back at Houston Raceway Park this year.

[herbjr]

Yea but they put 16000 ppl in there. If it rains your screwed as a track operator.

herb jr

[Dave Goob Cook]

There are no victims at a bracket race, only volunteers.

Sounds like y'all need to plunk down 10-15 Million and operate your own dragstrip.

[savoyracer]

Originally Posted by Brad Plourd

I went to their Halloween bracket bash yesterday and boy what a cluster! Dad and I both brought cars out at 830 am to hopefully run at 9. The weather was great and so was the turnout, good right? Wrong...Its almost like they weren't expecting to get a big car count at a big race. They had over 300 cars including Sportsman, Pro, Super Pro, Motorcycles and Juniors. Ok now what do we do with all these cars? Any other track would run them smoothly but theres something about that place that is cursed with problems. Mind you it was a cold early morning in Seattle and the track was very slick at 930 when they finally started to run cars. They did have a drivers meeting to tell everyone to be careful and that the track was cold.
I live 5 minutes from the place and I like to go out a couple times a year to run various things. I have been going there all my 26 years and it has always been a cluster. I'd rather drive 3 hours to Mission or Woodburn where you not only treated well but you know the race will finish the same day.
Pacific Raceways doesn't have a working PA system so no one knows when to go to lanes or what lanes that would be. Lanes are poorly marked. Staff is not in the helping mood. Tech is in the lanes so you can imagine the traffic jam. Some people got 3 runs some none. The Tronson brothers are trying to run the place, but it seems they need a racers perspective. I like them but yesterday was run very poorly. It really is a shame because the track is a NW favorite to go but over the years its gotten worse and worse. We are always fighting the curfew. Everyday you are there the talk the whole day is think we'll finish today??
And for the grand finale!!!!!!!
There was no payout yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winners got Halloween baskets and a trophy.
There was well over 150 cars in Pro and they couldn't pay one dollar to the winner?????? Some guy went 8 rounds and gets $0

I would have much rather stayed home than waste my time racing for a basket. I lost 4th round so I wasn't the poor bastard that wasted his time and his car for candy. I just feel bad that someone who won the race after 8 rounds isn't rewarded for his great day.

I could expect no payout if they let us race for free. But we all paid!!

What a joke.

I will never go back to that place unless its the nationals or the divisional.

Have a great day!

...............TRICK or TREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim Wahl]

Question: Why do you guys keep going back if that's the way they are going to treat you? You get the Trick and the owner get the Treat! Sounds to me as if you need something like the SSSSA up there! Jim

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Question: Why do you guys keep going back if that's the way they are going to treat you? You get the Trick and the owner get the Treat! Sounds to me as if you need something like the SSSSA up there! Jim

Very few tracks in that neighborhood.........:-)

[Jim Wahl]

Ahhhhh......... That's too bad. Jim