Why Class racing dies slowly

Charley Downing · 07-20-2015, 09:31 AM

(Who are these races that came back racing because of the new cars in new classes Nitro? That is the biggest line of crap. Car counts were up at Indy because there was no snow/rain for the first time in 20 years.

1 Economy is a little better so people have a few more bucks and can afford to race a little more.
2 Gas is under $3 so people can afford to travel a little more.

These are the big factors of people showing up to race not New cars in new classes.

Just think how many people would go back racing if gas was $1.50 and PTS payed out more then $150- $200 for a Semi final finish(4-5 round wins). Jimmy Ronzello won $350 for a 4 round combo yesterday at the milan SS/Stk combo. $75 to enter, one day. If he would have won 4 rounds at Indy pts he would have got $120 with a $160 entry three days away from home and two hotel nights. The problem with class racing is real clear to me.

Here is a fun fact
In 1994 at a PTS race it payed out $1000 to win and $500 to runner up in STK and $100 to enter and around $1.25 for gas.
In 2015 a PTS race payed out $1000 to win and $500 to runner up in STK $160 to enter and around $2.75 for gas.
Are we seeing the problem yet?

07-20-2015, 09:31 AM	#27
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 633 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Why Class racing dies slowly (Who are these races that came back racing because of the new cars in new classes Nitro? That is the biggest line of crap. Car counts were up at Indy because there was no snow/rain for the first time in 20 years. 1 Economy is a little better so people have a few more bucks and can afford to race a little more. 2 Gas is under $3 so people can afford to travel a little more. These are the big factors of people showing up to race not New cars in new classes. Just think how many people would go back racing if gas was $1.50 and PTS payed out more then $150- $200 for a Semi final finish(4-5 round wins). Jimmy Ronzello won $350 for a 4 round combo yesterday at the milan SS/Stk combo. $75 to enter, one day. If he would have won 4 rounds at Indy pts he would have got $120 with a $160 entry three days away from home and two hotel nights. The problem with class racing is real clear to me. Here is a fun fact In 1994 at a PTS race it payed out $1000 to win and $500 to runner up in STK and $100 to enter and around $1.25 for gas. In 2015 a PTS race payed out $1000 to win and $500 to runner up in STK $160 to enter and around $2.75 for gas. Are we seeing the problem yet? __________________ Charley Downing 3548 STK Last edited by Charley Downing; 07-20-2015 at 10:00 AM.