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Old 05-12-2010, 08:15 AM   #1
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Default Guaranteed Purses

This day in time it's hard for tracks to justify taking a chance on guaranteed purses. This past weekend we ran a combo race at Roxboro that had been on the calendar since January, which gave all the racers ample time to plan ahead to try and make it. Over the winter Allen (the track manager) asked what would it take on his end to get the racers to support his s/ss monthly events...everyone said "guaranteed purse". So he stepped up and advertised a minimum of $1000 to win and $200 r/u and over 21 cars we revert back to the 100% payback system. Well, I have to give a big thanks to Allen as well as the track owners Jerry and Henry as they paid out the guaranteed purse plus $75 to the semi finalist and there were only 12 cars there. If you're not familiar w/ this race try to make it if you can the second Saturday in every month through November.
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Old 05-12-2010, 08:50 AM   #2
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This day in time it's hard for tracks to justify taking a chance on guaranteed purses. This past weekend we ran a combo race at Roxboro that had been on the calendar since January, which gave all the racers ample time to plan ahead to try and make it. Over the winter Allen (the track manager) asked what would it take on his end to get the racers to support his s/ss monthly events...everyone said "guaranteed purse". So he stepped up and advertised a minimum of $1000 to win and $200 r/u and over 21 cars we revert back to the 100% payback system. Well, I have to give a big thanks to Allen as well as the track owners Jerry and Henry as they paid out the guaranteed purse plus $75 to the semi finalist and there were only 12 cars there. If you're not familiar w/ this race try to make it if you can the second Saturday in every month through November.
I congratulate the track manager and it just proves that a lot dont race for the money. Dont take this the wrong way BUT.......Its about "Grade points" at NHRA points races and egos. Go fast at a points race with fuel check, weight, and the go fast guys dont have to just bracket race and they get to thump thier chests more. A lot dont like to mix the stockers and S/S cars together as they (stockers) think the S/S cars have the advantage with the trans brakes, air shifters, larger tires and S/S style chassis not to mention higher speeds and 8 and 9 second ET's. At least this is what I hear from the stocker racers that I know real well. Its sad but there is a place for both types of races. The legal class cars are becoming a dinasour.
P.S. Last weekend was MOTHERS DAY and its hard to butt heads against that.
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Old 05-12-2010, 08:56 AM   #3
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Default Re: Guaranteed Purses

At the Southern Stock/Super Stock Association races the stockers have done much better than the super stock cars. I think we have had only 1 or 2 super stock winners out of all of the races. There are more stockers than super stockers at most of the races. I dont see much advantage with my super stock car over a stocker. They consistently kick my butt.
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Like what Mike said at the Buckeye races we have had more stockers win then Super Stockers and I'm saying like i have said before, i don't care who is promoting a SS/Stock combo race, please help support them as this might be the way of the future for these class type cars to run together and be able to run often.
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Old 05-12-2010, 12:01 PM   #5
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In our series (Tri-State S/SS Association), Stockers have dominated. Stockers have won all four season Championships that we've kept track of points for (Tom Losket C/SA 1997, Jeff Ross I/PSA 1999, Steve Klacik O/SA 2000, Luke Morris N/SA 2008). At Hagerstown MD, I've been doing races there since 1995. In 17 spring and fall races at Hagerstown since 1995, Stockers have taken 22 of the 34 final round spots and 11 of the 17 wins (1997 was totally washed out). Stockers won all three races last year (four, counting the M-D Gamblers) and six of eight finals. I could go back and look up all the events in Tri-State history, and I bet Stockers have about 60% of the wins and probably even a bigger percentage of finals. So, Stockers can more than hold their own in Combo races.
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:37 PM   #6
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We had 2 superstockers and 16 stockers at KDS this past weekend. Terry you have a point ,but look at the stockers that run superstock now at the sanctioned events. The 1st Z-Max race was superstock only and i kow there were close to 1/2 stockers running in it.Final 3 was 1 superstocker and 2 stockers.
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