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#1 TOPGUNRACER

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 06:47 PM

How many CUBIC DOLLARS does it take to win a Point Championship ?





 

#2 dirtstudent2

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 07:02 PM

Enough to purchase and put together equipment, new or old, capable of winning.

 

Depending on what you race, the cost may be very little or a lot.




#3 starboyshady

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 09:26 PM

The CORRECT answer would be : more than the guy that finished 2nd .... Lol. 😳


#4 starboyshady

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 09:29 PM

@dirtstudent ..... Name a person that is winning consistently with old ,worn out Racecars and parts. Lol ..... I didn't think so , old worn out junk doesn't beat the newest , high tech stuff these days


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Posted 03 April 2015 - 03:59 AM

Most people run similar stuff and some spend far more than others , but when a lot
Of that spending is on tow rigs and extra cars it
Doesn't always mean more speed.


#6 DavyLee2

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 08:13 AM

You cant win a Championship with money .. you need a driver too!

 

Money Cubed X work squared times work to the 10th power plus ... work .. plus help from people who know what they are doing ( iE shut up and listen! ) = Championship.

If you want to talk about underdogs there were many .. Alan kulwiki  Tim Shaffer are two

example : Tim Shaffer took two cars to Fla in February one time .. was leading a preliminary race on Saturday night.. came up on a lapped car .. got tangled up and flipped down the front straight about 6 times ... got his head back together and proceeded to take all the good parts from the wrecked car and put them on the back up car all that night and got about 3 hrs of sleep the next day to race in the Sunday big show where he won that and pocketed 26,000 !   Now can you do that ? Money didn't win that race ! if you can work that hard at it .. you can be a champion too .. most people don't try that hard and have no chance at it because they think its all about money!  As we know .. even some Millionaires on this site with Clu29 cars still ride around in the back .




#7 greencar55

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 11:13 AM

yes !




#8 RocketChassis#1

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 05:20 PM

Depends on where you race, some tracks if you show up every week you might win the points. Points usually go to the most consistant runners, not always the biggest winner.




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Posted 03 April 2015 - 05:48 PM

Spent. 40K. What did that get me. 1 car, Used, 1 motor, 2 wings. Fun, he'll no. Tire cost ridiculous. Knowledge, funny, not enough. Spent more and more, and went farther backwards. The only smart thing we did was put a pretty paint job on it and sold it at the Highlands mall show. Less than 50 cents on the dollar. Woo-hoo. You may think the equipment is decent, you may think you have what it takes. That leads ALL RACERS to spend more money. Would I do it again. He'll ya.


#10 Jason24

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 11:02 PM

Point champs finish in most cases that's it. Most guys chase money shows cause it makes u better running with faster guys and payout is worth it. Winning a championship u get a jacket and a fund to take crew out for brews on local bases. Running weekly close to home helps. Racing is a hobby and most guys that are wealthy have huge advantage. New tires weekly and several high dollar engines and back up cars. Most people barely have 1 of each.


#11 bigracer25k

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 11:20 PM

It's all about how much you want it. And work for it.


#12 starboyshady

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Posted 06 April 2015 - 05:11 PM

A "under dog " is a lot different than being way under funded. There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE... They don't got spare parts , motors , cars !!!!


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Posted 07 April 2015 - 10:31 AM

Depends on where you race, some tracks if you show up every week you might win the points. Points usually go to the most consistant runners, not always the biggest winner.

BINGO.  There are sometimes drivers who place higher in the points than any feature finish all season. 



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Posted 08 April 2015 - 09:44 AM

Emory Rinehart Jr  is still running the same car and equipment that he ran back in 2002 and is still winning races.  he is limited to how much he can run due to schedule conflicts with his personal life, but he still wins when he shows up and is doing so with less money than most guys are pouring into tires alone.




#15 dirtstudent2

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Posted 08 April 2015 - 12:22 PM

Races are won by speed, championships by attendance.




#16 Walt Wimer

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Posted 08 April 2015 - 02:09 PM

That is one of several reasons that I only award points to the top three for my Cavalcade Points.  And there are guys out there who finish higher in the points then they ever do in a race.  Consistency and just being there every week have a lot to do with point races be they weekly tracks or most touring series!!

 

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