Live from Baytown for 1st SCS

[boster]

Bret , I remember asking , but the answer was not clear . So Butner received $750 ? or did everybody get back $150 since there were only 5 cars ? PLEASE JUST A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION . Bret maybe we should make things interesting to bring in some cars after all it's the "Super Car Series" and all these car cost over $100k , think Big !!!!

How about $1000.00 to enter and winner take all , 10 cars enter $10,000 to winner . I bet the car count will go up . Maybe ADRL should try this approach for all classes. The guys comming to these races have money to spend every pro team has at least $500k wrap up in their operation and no place to race heads up. For a big payout racers will work hard on their cars .

What do you think ? I'm in for $1000.00 at Bristol for winner takes all who else is?

Everybody that entered that race had a grand to spend it cost them that much for gas (LOL)

$300 for a NHRA national to win $1500 ( odds 1 in 70) so a $1000 to win $10,000 is better (odds 1 in 10 )

SHOW ME THE MONEY

2006 IHRA TOP STOCK WORLD CHAMPION , prize money that year 10,000 per race and $40k to the champion at years end

[Bret Kepner]

Originally Posted by novassdude

Could you explain to me the difference between a entry fee and a “donation” to the purse?

It may seem like semantics but there really is a difference. A standard drag racing purse is configured to make money for the promoter although the amount of profit is contingent on many things. Late last year, Jeff and I agreed last year to take the ADRL out of the equation. The association makes no money on the class and the racers are not only free to determine their own purse but see all of it in return. It was Jeff who decided on the $150 amount and I know his reasoning was avoid any extra burden on potential competitors. You all know Jeff and his previous Top Stock philosophy; it wouldn't have surprised me if he wanted to set the number at $62,500 per axle and set up a toll booth in the staging lanes.

Originally Posted by novassdude

I was just pointing out some reasons why I thought the car count was low.

I realize that but the funny thing is we didn't really consider it "low". For a class which was only announced seventy-six days before the first event and a first venue which is pretty much close to nobody, we were VERY happy. It was a great show, everybody had a great time and the response was incredible.

Originally Posted by boster

Bret , I remember asking but the answer was not clear. So Butner received $750? Or did everybody get back $150 since there were only 5 cars?

I honestly don't know how they split it at Houston, Bo. I never asked.

Originally Posted by boster

How about $1000.00 to enter and winner take all, 10 cars enter $10,000 to winner. I bet the car count will go up.

Personally, I wouldn't take that bet but you might be right. However, you're free to take it up with Jeff. He has the final say in the purse structure.

[Joseph Teuton]

The purse was winner take all. Each car but one put up $150. So do the math and bo won $600. It was agreed upon the drivers at that race before any runs were made.

Bo kenny you are asking people to put up $1000 each race and we really dont have all the kinks worked out. It would be nice to have n/a v8's race but untill we can get everything worked out you know they are not in the hunt. Im not saying by the middle of the season people would be willing to put up that kind of money but for now it should be discussed at a drivers meeting befor each race between the drivers who show up at that race. Even us with the v10's are behind but we are willing to stay with it to make this as competitive as possible. I say lets get a couple of races under our belts before we start asking for big money from racers. I mean only 5 of us showed up at this event. If you start saying its $1000 to enter, man i personally dont think you will have many cars at all. At only $150 one of the cars didnt put up, for $1000 he wouldnt have shown up.

For the guys who like the class but keep complaining about it, try committing to a couple of races and pumping things up. The more intrest adrl gets from racers who are willing to show up, the more they will be willing to listen to. I mean, if all people are going to do is complain about this and that without committing to a single race it's nonsense. Yall cant imagine how configuring adrl was to us as racers. Man every situation they were asking us what they could do to make it better. These guys were really hands on during the whole event. As they say dont knock it till you try it. You just might be suprised at how much they want us at the race!!!!!!

Hats off to mr. Bret and the whole adrl crew. It was really a very enjoyable weekend. Not one complaint.

Also hats off to bo butner and chris holbrook. Not only do they have bad @@@ cars but they are 2 very respectible people. Everyone was accommodating.

[Joseph Teuton]

Damn did i say something wrong that everyone stop posting? Lol

[FINESPLINE]

Joe , Maybe there just breaking for dinner ! Somebody's gotta cook. Personally, I think you have to let the scenario play out at all the locations and if be, modify it as it goes. Remember ---LOCATION--LOCATION--. I believe Bo might be onto to something too as the racing weight breaks get fine tuned. It will take time ! Regards to your dad and the best I can say is IT IS ALL ABOUT THE THERAPY--WHAT YOU GET IN IS WHAT YOU GET OUT. -------GOOD LUCK--JOHN

[Jason]

You said nothing wrong. Its just that after all the hype about the SCS race, five cars show up. What can anyone say?

[Bret Kepner]

I thought some of you might be interested to see the release which went out to 278 automotive interests from Popular Mechanics to Popular Hot Rodding. Feel free to flame, whine, criticize and complain but remember...everybody involved is having a blast.

http://www.adrl.us/2012/04/ford-wins...wdown-victory/

[Sean Gaffney]

Congrats to Bret and all involved looks like alot of fun! Any room for an ole Chevy II lol?! Good luck with your season boyz and if Brian Olson is announcing you know its going to be quite the show he's the best out there!

[boster]

Well I will ask , should there be any adustments to the weights ? Personally I think the naturaly aspirated V8's could get 100lbs off , leave the mustangs and V10's alone . After all the mustang was 1200 faster then the V10 but the mustang was fully built for the class , the V10 has never even had the valve covers off so let them work on them .

No takers on the $1000 ? for Bristol , let make it interesting . My car went 5.86 @ 3610lbs last time out so I dont have anything special but a least it would be interesting

And really guys who have 100k car with custom hauler's paying 4.50 a gallon for fuel cant afford $1000 for entry ? whats up with that

[Joseph Teuton]

I don't believe giving the v8's will help. Buckner couldn't get to min weight were it is. So if u add 50lbs to them and 50 to all of us that way everyone could get to min. Im just saying we couldn't get to min in one of our cars either. Bo now u know Jeff isn't scared at throwing money at a race I mean he did buy the first 10 v10 cars built. I can't make it to Bristol but we will be ready for the next race.