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Crate motors are a costly alternative to super motors in a late model chassis .........rush crate motors are saddled to an authorized rush engine builder who charges for repairs that can be done in the shop and then rush charges for replacement seals ...... it's a shell game .....NOT the driver cost savings they lay claim to ..... but young guys who have never worked on a motor are at the mercy of rush's program ........the semi-late motor program at thunder mountain/hummingbird/hidden valley is a more cost effective alternative to super late motors ........IF you know how to fix/repair/tune/choose your parts and have the knowledge to control your own motor program ...... comparison to new is penny for penny equal ........I.m always in hopes of the crate motor racing dying out in favor of good ole 350 home built motors .....crate motors are great boat anchors and mail box bases ....JMO as always

From what I have seen of the 358 lates being run at the tracks you mention and others you're 100% spot on.
Another added cost saver is the 358 lates are not handcuffed by having to run/use all the mandated "official" fuel, tires, and on and on.
Also zero "membership" fees entry, fees, etc.

How is it so difficult to figure out that if you don't like going to a track, don't like how they do things, and it makes you so miserable you have to whine about it for weeks on end that maybe your life would be a whole lot better going/doing something else.
Is it that hard??

Here's a novel idea....
Quit going to tracks that support Rush and handing them your $$$!
Hell I quit going to PPMS since the Hav-Tampa race back in the 90's when PPMS drug it out damn near 12 hours and I have not been back to Lernerville and will not go back until WRG/WoO is shown the gate.
I know my few $$$ means nothing to them, but I refuse to spend my $$$$ at tracks that could give a $hit about the fans and drivers.

They can replace them with 358's .  Better show anyway!

Should actually drop the unlimited steel block lates and the crate lates.
I've seen a lot better shows with the 358 lates and I'll bet they are spending less than the top crate late teams.

Announced on Facebook Tim will be in the Heffner #27.
Should be a very strong pairing!

Are the locals really going to go out and spend the thousands of $$$$'s to upgrade their equipment and safety gear to run a one off race??
You have more than a few of the touring pros in the various divisions talking about buying steer wheels and upgrading all their suspension to stronger components.
Heck the last time the late models and sprints ran there they were ripping the centers out of their wheels and adding head supports because of the high G forces and extra supports and bracing to their body's, decks and roofs.
The cars today are a whole lot faster than they were back then....

You will never see payouts like that for weekly racing in Western PA.
They are too worried about jamming the back gate with 10 divisions a night.
And now you have everyone opening tracks back up to thin the top division fields even more.
Fridays- Lernerville, Thunder Mountain, Bedford, Dog Hollow.
Saturdays, Sharon, Mercer, Hummingbird, Hidden Valley, Marion Center, Latrobe, PPMS,ETC.
Heck someone may as well open Hesston, Thunder Valley, Windber, Ebensburg and Challenger.....

Wow! Check out this from their Facebook page....

Another addition to our working schedule:

The BIG THREE all on one night! Our July 23, 2021 event just got a lot more exciting! In addition to the ULMS $3000 to win Super Late race, we will be having $3000 to win 410 Sprint Cars and $2000 to win BRP Big Blocks!!!

Fridays...
Lernerville, Bedford, Thunder Mountain and Dog Hollow all competing for super lates again.
Are the area promoters seeing a large influx of super lates happening in 2021??

WRG and Charlotte should be very ashamed for that sorry thing they called a track the last four nights.
I've seen 100 lap races in the middle of a 100 degree day in summer that were nowhere near as dusty as those night races in November.
There's absolutely no excuses they can make to justify that mess....

Have been told it's a done deal and under new ownership.
I'm sure the new owner and his team will be out with something when things settle down as I've heard a lot of time and work went into buying the place.

Skull you are correct. Harley lived near me, shit don't remember but he built a wicked ??? It was either a Plymouth road runner or a Buick grand sport. Boy it sucks to get old. Parkinson's starting to eat away at me. So I'm planning to move back north so I can get out and do the things I love. Weekly dirt racing and getting in a stream to do some fly fishing.

My mother has been battling Parkinson's for quite a few years.
Let me tell you CBD Oil has been a God send for her!
She has went from tremors so bad she could hardly hold a coffee cup to mostly very light to even non-existent some days.

Was told it is being purchased by a guy that is local to the track.
With the Potts history of backing out of deals I'll believe it when I see the deed transfer from the Indiana County Court House listed in the area news papers.

just one more reason NOT to support NASCAR in anyway....they haven't provided good racing for years....let the "pc" progressive clowns have it....it isn't going to be around forever .if they're depending on millennials, snowflakes & most people under 35, they're doomed anyway..... as to the stars & bars, if anyone under 40 in this country were actually taught American History they would know it's part of our southern history & was never intended to be racist....thank again to our WORTHLESS public education system......

Hey long time no see! Good to see you posting.
Feel the exact same way you do!

It's confirmed on Facebook that Dan Savino bought Marion Center.