Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me

RJ Sledge · 04-12-2016, 11:49 PM

Allen

Thanks Bud, I will be sure and look closely at the check, should be here tomorrow and I will let you know what happens. Being in business most of my adult life, I have learned many things, one of the most important to remember is "the customer may not always be right.......but they are always the customer", many business people seem to forget that.

RJ

Dan Fletcher · 04-13-2016, 06:09 AM

This whole deal really angers me. I've heard it announced over the PA at some events I've been at before, and not D4.

"If you have money coming, you must pick it up before you leave, we will not mail it to you". Who the hell are you to say that? I paid my entry fee, I went X number of rounds, I earned that money. Its mine, its not yours. What friggin right to you have to keep it?

Oh, because you said so. I see, that makes it right. That makes it OK. Why don't you say "if you aren't in the tower to collect within 10 minutes after your loss, we're keeping it". Or "if you don't wear a blue shirt to the tower, we're keeping it".

At the end of a long, and most often disappointing weekend, who really wants to ride or walk to the tower and wait in a line to collect a joke of a check for say a semi final finish? I know I just want to get the hell out. Its obviously easier on everyone to just put them in the mail. The person doing it has to spend the time regardless, all you're doing is adding an envelope and a stamp. And now that person has the luxury of doing in peace on Monday morning.

Call me cynical, but why do tracks do it? because they can. If they get to stiff one or two people for $100 bucks they win. Screw you...

RJ Sledge · 04-13-2016, 08:14 AM

Well said Dan.

"Because they can" really sums it up!

RJ

Rickey K · 04-13-2016, 12:10 PM

In today's mail I received a check from Royal Purple Raceway for round 4 R/U.
Thanks to whomever responsible, the letter, phone calls or the post.

F/SA 4248

Hagen Gary · 04-13-2016, 02:02 PM

As usual, Dan is Dead On. But to add to it. The Track didn't mind taking your money by mail when they sent out forms to pre-enter. They already knew where most of us live before we came, and already used a stamp trying to get us to send them money. No excuse for them not to send the check we earned by mail. They are just trying to take more from the racers. Seems to be a running theme now days.

HR9121 · 04-13-2016, 02:35 PM

They just want to make it hard to claim the money, it my case it was late I got 7 hours home and I was posses at myself anyway. I shouldn't have to jump through burning hoops to get my lousy $150 for a semi finish. I turned it over to my wife, most people would probably forget about it or give up, not my wife she will worry the hell out of them. Anybody need some collections help call me I'll put her on it!

RJ Sledge · 04-13-2016, 09:19 PM

Just a heads up.....got my check today and looked the check over for any snafu's, and the date was printed out as "0 Mar 2016". I guess there format for printing checks screws up and that is maybe why J. Allen could not deposit his check at the bank.

I will try and deposit mine in the morning and see what happens.

2x Hagen, float on our early entry fees and then make us jump through hoops trying to collect what they owe us..

RJ

04-12-2016, 11:49 PM	#1
RJ Sledge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 792 Likes: 507 Liked 294 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me Allen Thanks Bud, I will be sure and look closely at the check, should be here tomorrow and I will let you know what happens. Being in business most of my adult life, I have learned many things, one of the most important to remember is "the customer may not always be right.......but they are always the customer", many business people seem to forget that. RJ

04-13-2016, 06:09 AM	#2
Dan Fletcher Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Churchville, NY Posts: 493 Likes: 130 Liked 1,045 Times in 70 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me This whole deal really angers me. I've heard it announced over the PA at some events I've been at before, and not D4. "If you have money coming, you must pick it up before you leave, we will not mail it to you". Who the hell are you to say that? I paid my entry fee, I went X number of rounds, I earned that money. Its mine, its not yours. What friggin right to you have to keep it? Oh, because you said so. I see, that makes it right. That makes it OK. Why don't you say "if you aren't in the tower to collect within 10 minutes after your loss, we're keeping it". Or "if you don't wear a blue shirt to the tower, we're keeping it". At the end of a long, and most often disappointing weekend, who really wants to ride or walk to the tower and wait in a line to collect a joke of a check for say a semi final finish? I know I just want to get the hell out. Its obviously easier on everyone to just put them in the mail. The person doing it has to spend the time regardless, all you're doing is adding an envelope and a stamp. And now that person has the luxury of doing in peace on Monday morning. Call me cynical, but why do tracks do it? because they can. If they get to stiff one or two people for $100 bucks they win. Screw you... __________________ Dan Fletcher 1781 STK, SS, COMP, SG, SC DAN FLETCHER TRAILER SALES

04-13-2016, 08:14 AM	#3
RJ Sledge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 792 Likes: 507 Liked 294 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me Well said Dan. "Because they can" really sums it up! RJ

04-13-2016, 12:10 PM	#4
Rickey K Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Covington, La Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me In today's mail I received a check from Royal Purple Raceway for round 4 R/U. Thanks to whomever responsible, the letter, phone calls or the post. F/SA 4248

04-13-2016, 02:02 PM	#5
Hagen Gary Live Reporter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cajun country Posts: 339 Likes: 51 Liked 34 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me As usual, Dan is Dead On. But to add to it. The Track didn't mind taking your money by mail when they sent out forms to pre-enter. They already knew where most of us live before we came, and already used a stamp trying to get us to send them money. No excuse for them not to send the check we earned by mail. They are just trying to take more from the racers. Seems to be a running theme now days.

04-13-2016, 02:35 PM	#6
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me They just want to make it hard to claim the money, it my case it was late I got 7 hours home and I was posses at myself anyway. I shouldn't have to jump through burning hoops to get my lousy $150 for a semi finish. I turned it over to my wife, most people would probably forget about it or give up, not my wife she will worry the hell out of them. Anybody need some collections help call me I'll put her on it! __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA

04-13-2016, 09:19 PM	#7
RJ Sledge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 792 Likes: 507 Liked 294 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Houston Royal Purple Raceway will not pay me Just a heads up.....got my check today and looked the check over for any snafu's, and the date was printed out as "0 Mar 2016". I guess there format for printing checks screws up and that is maybe why J. Allen could not deposit his check at the bank. I will try and deposit mine in the morning and see what happens. 2x Hagen, float on our early entry fees and then make us jump through hoops trying to collect what they owe us.. RJ