I usually just read posts on here but this time I feel I must say something about the new purse structure.  I think we have to get out the calculator or have the track tell you exactly what the year end pay out will be with contingency monies and so on because if you just add up the new purses, the drivers are comming up way short I believe.  The mod purse for instance, 14 races and if you win all of them, thats an extra 700 bucks from 2007.  last years champ didn't win all the races and I am sure his payout at the banquet was in the range 0f 1800-2000. Thats a little short I think. Sure the total purse increase for the week looks like a big number.  Shadows report shows the first place payout differences and the 28th place differences.  Now I may have been in the beer garden and had a few buds but when did we have more them about 17 cars in any division other then the trucks? Mod and LM had about 13-16 cars most nights.  So the increases from 16th to 28th can be subtracted from that. And don't even get me started on the poor SS guys purse increase. That one is even more pathetic. So hopefully the drivers send Gerry some emails this week because he said he would listen to you guys and that he wouldn't use this new structure maybe if he got some feed back that you didn't like it.  

But I do like the 300 staying as a one day show. I also like the transponders, thats should speed up caution delays.

Let's see how it shakes out when the payouts are posted, it's much easier that way...

The increase weekly payout benefits the guys who dont plan on running every week. The end of year payout... it was said that 50/50 monies and any fines occurred would still be the end of year payout ( wont be too much ).  I cant think of any contingency money other than McColl, Knott, Leaf and APC vouchers. I think if you do the math, the 13 - 16 regulars will actually lose money in the long run. I could be wrong, but thats what it looks like to me.
The transponders are a must if you ask me. I dont know how many times we've been screwed on restarts and even some finishes due to the human error factor. Dont get me wrong, we all make mistakes, but with the technology available at the track why not use it. Two hundred bucks for the year sounds pretty reasonable to ensure accurate scoring. We had to purchase one for our new car. Another great feature of these is the fact that you can go back over your entire night and get an accurate lap time for every lap you ran.

Racer43 Yes transponders are a good thing and are needed but Shadow said in his report they (Delaware ) was in the planning stages and may not happen until next year.He said $200.00 a year or $25.00 an event.Would these be used all year or just specials because if it is all year that is a deal as $25.00 an event equals approx $300.00-$350.00 for the year if you paid each night.

Yes your right. Why anyone would object is beyond me. Sometimes the track just needs to say this is what were doing. If there's a team out there that cant afford two bills for something like this they should reconsider if they can afford to run at all.
Last year it took all year to get the guys to run the one way radios, and I think some of them still hadnt bought one at the end of the year. The need to clamp down on some of this stuff.