I was just informed of this site and from which i can see it looks amazing.
I would like to comment on the 4 fun class at Sunset Speedway , First of all i think its a great way for people to race a car that is actually affordable. Even though most are rookies they do put on a good show , these cars start a field of approx. 30 cars in the feature , a track promoters dream . My hats off to you Glen !!!! Too bad for those who get suspended each and every night when there rubbing fenders !!!!! Rubbing is racing its in the big leagues we watch it on TV , these people are professionals , we are supposed to learn from them .....anyway for most that have never owned or raced a car before THEY should not be a participant at the track where they make decisions THAT EFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT PUT ON THE SHOW without knowing what exactly happened. My point being there would not be a hockey game without a referee . That referee would not be allowed to do his job without some form of training. The starter at Sunset needs some training that will help him get it right the first time. I have never in my life seen so many racers getting black flagged its ridiculous. Maybe he should use the black flag to start the race and then everyone can go home . Seems to me that when anytime you can watch 30 plus cars start a feature the fans are in for a REAL RACING TREAT. Way to go 4 fun drivers you all deserved better , you guys deserve a raise , maybe if your car goes with no scratches you get a 50.oo dollar bonus for being the most boring race car driver of the night .
On a last note of this i was told that rubbing is not racing at Sunset for the 4 fun class probably because its just for fun ....... hmmmm fun !!!!!!! Okay a guy or a lady have worked on there car all week , its now Saturday RACE DAY have to wash car , get car onto the trailer , get fuel for the car , load the truck with any parts and oh yes stop by the bank you need entrance money and oh yes money for food and drinks .... basically Saturday is a write off for doing most chores around the house and now the time has come to head off to the track for some fun !!!!!!!!! This is where the fun begins , you pull up to the pit gate sign your life away and pay your money , i figure 60.00 dollars on average after all you have some pit crew members or a boy/girlfriend , husband/wife I'm sure you get my drift , you go out for some practice have your heats and everything is going awesome , now you are in the 30 car field feature and whats this your being black flagged for rough driving but wait a minute i didn't do anything , the starter responds with too bad i have 3 other officials that saw you do it...... there is no damage to my car not even a scratch , the starter replies too bad PARK IT YOUR DONE FOR THE NIGHT ....... IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL FUN ....... no points , no pay out ....oops yeah pay out of your pocket.
Is there anyone out there that agrees with me on where is the fun in the 4 fun class ????????
you understand theres no contact allowed because the cars dont have full cages right?.....i mean....does this compute? during that entire run-on sentence did you stop and think WHY there would be no contact allowed?
You're putting 30+ rookie drivers on a track, with a rollover post and a seat back bar and you want to let them run into each other? The road runner division is there for a reason, if you want to be allowed to scrub more, drop a standard tranny and a cage in her and away you go. I wouldn't wanna take away from your busy job as an armchair starter by asking you to take a step back and THINK about what you're saying....but perhaps you should give it a try.
AND BTW, jar....err...ted....i like you man, you're a nice guy, but if you're defending who I think you're defending, you know and I know that he and his car were on another level, he was way faster and had way more experience than anyone else out there, I wish him the best of luck in road runner but it became increasingly obvious with each passing week that four fun wasnt the class for him
and....which one of the starters do you think has zero experience racing a stock car?
cause i dont think you can find a person involved at the track with the exceptions of corner three craig, brian watt and mark the photographer that hasnt been behind the wheel of a stock car
Well since Ive been able to race clean and not get black flagged as well as.....but on Sunday they were letting it go and as it was brought up in the other post.....the incident that resulted in getting 2 cars parked for the night....but they were being pretty easy with the flagging on Sunday. 4 drivers black flagged....1 was rough driving the other were completely moronic driver misconducts. Like I'll be honest....I've complained about the flagging in the past, but you gotta live with it.....if not go else where the grass is usually greener isn't it. So no matter what happens or where you go theres gonna be iffy calls...thats the life of racing always has always will.(Unless every local short track gets video replay). Just remember its an enrty level division maybe we can get lucky and stop drivers from comming down thats issue number one...serious racers.
...cause i dont think you can find a person involved at the track with the exceptions of corner three craig, brian watt and mark the photographer that hasnt been behind the wheel of a stock car
Just for the record, I have been behind the wheel of a few different types of race cars - I believe Craig has too, and Brian's been around racing for many years if he hasn't driven one. Rob and Ari for sure - they have both raced competitively. Either way all the track staff understands racing quite well so don't question that one Ted/Kyle.
But as Spencer says this division is supposed to be a starter class so people can get their feet wet for cheap and have some fun. There is no contact allowed (it's right in the rules folks). If you didn't like that part, you shoulda not signed up to that class because it obviously isn't for you.
This should be looked at another way Ted/Kyle (whichever you are) - would it be a lot of fun to you if you have never won a race ever, you are in the lead and looking good, and here comes that car who is 2 seconds faster than anyone else out there and he blows by you like you're standing still? I can name several drivers who had to experience that - now that wouldn't be much fun (other than if you are that 2-second-faster guy, hell it sure is fun for him).
Also you mention all the work involved in loading up and hauling out on Saturday morning. Here's a different perspective. What would you rather do:
- No contact: Park the thing on Saturday night and forget about it for 6 days. Maybe polish it, maybe hug it, fill your boots.
- Full contact: Spend 5 of the 6 nights off up until midnight, beat and bang all the dents out, replace the cut tires from the side-hits, replace the rad and hood from the brake check, replace the windshield and motor from the roll over (a brake check too), etc etc.
Dunno - the first one sounds like way more fun to me.
Mark