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[wildside]

Word on fb is Sharon dropped crates anyone know if this is true?

[racin fool]

Wouldn't be surprised, everytime I was there it was 6-10 cars (regular show) and they are going to run the crate mods weekly in "15"

Edited by racin fool, 16 October 2014 - 10:55 AM.

[The Legend]

Let me guess the crate mods race for less money ?

[racin fool]

Let me guess the crate mods race for less money ?

I,m sure that they will

[grtracer]

500 for crate mods

[sundance]

if it's on the internet, it must be true.

[parts'n'stuff]

ttt

[dirtstudent2]

I wish Sharon would drop their intermission.

 

Only track I've ever left before seeing a feature.  I've left twice because I couldn't handle any more intermission.  I only go there now if there's no place else to go, because of the long drawn out intermission. 

[fastrakpr]

Strange thing is the year before when it was still FASTRAK, it was the highest weekly car count in crate late models in the entire country. They switch to the other series then don't even return a phone call????? 

[scruffy1a]

Strange thing is the year before when it was still FASTRAK, it was the highest weekly car count in crate late models in the entire country. They switch to the other series then don't even return a phone call????? 

There was no Ebola outbreak when it was FASTRAK, either!  Damn you, RUSH!!  DAMN YOU!!

[LM63]

Yeah it's RUSH's fault.  Lol    

[fastrakpr]

Not blaming anyone for that much but those are the facts. Its WAS the highest crate late model car count in the entire country weekly, but they changed and well as Paul Harvey says, you know the rest of the story LOL. 

[Mudslinger]

It all went down hill when you followed the money trail and switched from Goodyears to the purple tires. Goodyear made tires that were slower on the clock but lasted longer. The purple company, well, they are in business to sell tires so they develop "spec" tires that don't last but are faster on the clock. Then they dangle that "up front" point money to lure the sanctioning bodies into the trap. So who ultimately losses? The racer of course and in this case Sharon cause that track just EATS the current spec selections of either series. It had nothing to do with which crate series was running the show, it had everything to do with racers budgets. But hell, who cares about them, the purple company and the sanctions get their money either way.

[TurnLeft22]

Crate touring races used to pull 40-50 cars every race easily. Then Vikki and her boy toy Mike decided they thought they could do better and ruined it. Look at your races now for either series. Lucky to have a full field but that's expected when you have two touring series for the same class in the same area. Thanks to Vikki and Mike for ruining it!

[Street Stocker]

LOL  How many times does a Rush & FASTRAK touring race conflict?   Hardly ever, so keep looking for the reason.....Mudslinger nailed part of it.  Originally the tires lasted.  Now they don't.    Running up the costs for racers kills car counts.    If  FASTRAK is so stellar, why are there so few tracks in the South where it originated associated with it now?

[Crusty1]

They need to fix this class

1- hard long lasting tire, no tire prep
2- claimer on shocks $ 150.00 or less
3- 98 octane fuel max NO CHP
4 - 602 or 604 stock only

This would be a start

[LM63]

Good point Street Stocker. Not gonna bash Fastrak because hell, I'm not opposed to running any sanctioned crate race but I will say I've never seen Nesmith, SECA or Rush on a message board or FB bashing, talking down, or whatever about any of the other series. Just sayin....

 

As far a fixing the class I don't see where it's broken. Late Models are expensive to run. A shock rule  makes no sense cause you just need to carry around more of them. What is everyone supposed to do with the good shocks we already have? Why no CHP or Renegade etc? You really want to run junk pump gas? Every class I've ever raced we ran race gas.  And as far as stock only motors? You can't rebuild them? It's a tired argument that blueprinting anything but a real clunker is doing much at all if anything with the newer motors. A few HP maybe. 

 

The tire thing I can agree on as long as it's not so hard the car won't handle at all. Then we will have more crashing than we already do.

 

Serious tech down at the weekly level is where I see problems. That and too many people having access to rebuilding the motors without any real consequences if they cheat them. JMO for what that's worth.

[Crusty1]

LM63
The problem is the cost of racing.
CHP is a high priced eye burning throat burning expenses not needed.
The shocks, you run one set period! $150.00 claimer.
Tech the engine or just run them from the crate. I'm still not sure why you by a 602 for $3000.00 and it cost $5,500.00 to rebuild why not buy a new one?
Cut the cost of racing so more people can race.

Edited by Crusty1, 12 November 2014 - 07:15 PM.

[The Legend]

Lm63 is arguing racing doesn't cost enough lol

[scooter14]

I was at Rocket last week, they just finished a crate car. Cost was almost $34,000 rolling, no motor or tranny. I think when this crate deal started it had the right idea, steel cheap shocks, sealed engines onpump gas and hard tires. But like all racing we allow it to get out of control. Why bitch about cost of SLM when you are right there?