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And not to be mean but if $15 to rent the transponder is going to make or break you for the night you shouldnt be racing.

I wondered how long it would take before someone said that.

I'm not disagreeing that the transponders can be helpful, I just don't think that the racers should be responsible to pay for them. If the track wants to use them, the track should pay for them. Scoring is a tough job that I would not want to do, but I didn't sign up to be a scorer. What if a track can't afford transponders and says anyone who wants to race has to bring their own scorer? That would be crazy. What if the track said, the flagman is late throwing cautions sometime, or doesn't give the one to go fast enough so we will eliminate the flagman and everyone has to buy an onboard system that has lights so we dont need the flagman. That would be crazy. Why should race teams incure more costs to do the tracks job?

I can't speak for everyone, but I can let you know why I don't go to Lima. There is definately favoritism at Lima. I've seen it on the track, in the pits and at inspection. Every track has a little bit but Lima is way overboard. Its well known that if you go to Lima you will get your stuff tore up. You can go to any track in this area, and have a casual conversation with other racers, and it will be brought up that cars get eaten up at Lima. The school funds and puts fast cars on the track, but doesn't seem to express to their drivers that they represent the track as well as the school, and as such tearing up other peoples equipment reflects badly on the track itself. When you try to approach a track official and express an opinion, your ignored or dismissed. The last time I was there I received the famous Lima words, "If you don't like it don't come back". I havn't been there since. They don't need me, and I'm sure alot of others have heard those words, and there are only so many cars in this area. Car counts decline.

It can be done, weekly not luck included. I do

You bought Brents car for what, $5000? So you have under $3000 in your motor?

[quote name='geezooie' date='Jul 17 2012, 07:58 AM' post='342682']
If you don't no how much it cost to compete that you still are not making a good argument on whether it makes sense to add another class. Lets say your vast range is correct but you can run up front for $8,000 then how does it make sense to race a new class?

You will not run up front for $8000. You may get lucky and have alot of cars drop out and you finish near the front, but you wont be there consistantly. You have a 0% chance of winning with a $8000 car. Pick any feature winner from the three local area track, Eldora, Limaland, and Waynesfield, and $8000 won't get you in the same zip code as one of those cars. I don't know, because I haven't looked into it, but I would think an $8000 B-mod would be very competative.