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YEEEESSS!!!! We have a winner!!!! Mr. Miller you never disappoint to come through!!!
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If you're a class racer do you finish in the money every time you go to a race? If so you must be very good. If you qualify and go out in the first round.....how much do you get? If you win the Stock Eliminator.....how much do you win, a thousand, two? Certainly not $18,000.00 tools and money combined. JimR
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I'd beg to see Ford and/or Mopar step up for support, maybe drawings for CJ or DP running gear or "build your own" packages.
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Travis (Disclaimer: Opinions and uplifting data expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions and ray of hope for the future.) |
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that have turned up on Classracer.Look at all the moaning directed at Alex and the race in general after the Class Nationals.
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Fred you're right, you don't get it. Did you see Travis' post? He showed a perfect example how a field would be selected using a sheet from Indy. Although not everyone was the fastest in class, they qualify using the typical PINKS format. The gamble is if & how much you want to turn up the wick in terms of "tune-up". You may elect a bracket tune, or set the car on kill (class/record setup). The whole idea is to run the car as hard as you can. Sandbagging is closely monitored and any drastic variation on your time card will get you tossed. Because so many clases and combinations overlap in performance there's no guarantee any one class or racer has an advantage. Simple.
Here's how they make it work: 1) No posted time sheets 2) scoreboards are turned off, and 3) Entry list is kept concealed, preventing anyone from "position guessing" their way in. I didn't realize this until after I entered which makes perfect sense. Regarding the sticker money...that was one reason I built my car, only to see most of it vanish. That's based on my observation of the growing number in bare bodied S & SS cars during Full Throttle events the last couple years, unless they can still collect.
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Referencing Travis' post earlier on this thread is a good example...what happens to the other 100 or so cars who were at the race...they get to look through the fence while the one selected get to race for the money. I do not understand the appeal of Pinks and no one seems to be able to explain it other than saying "to possibly be on TV and race in front of....". NOT Last edited by fredjohnston; 03-17-2010 at 07:52 AM. |
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The Tosto's have it nailed, good work guys. Have it in the spring or fall (cars leave better for the camera) at a centrally located track everyone can get to. We'd be there with three cars.
We thought about running the HPT Pinks race this year but it's between the Denver races. Marketed correctly it would be a great show. I think everyone underestimates how amazing these cars are from AA to W. |
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