Posted by Richard Johnson on September 4, 2013, 8:58 pm
Just a reminder, the highest finishing x mod in the a-mod feature will receive an extra 100.00 and the second highest x-mod will receive an extra 50.00 on top of the position money. Must pay to run both divisions. Once again this is made possible with the help of Danny Romero and Charlie Fagan. This is good for the remaining races at the dirt track. See you all on Saturday.......RJ
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by mychal on September 4, 2013, 10:43 pm, in reply to "Napa X- Mods"
Talked to couple x mod'ers from down south... Thought we might get couple guys showing up to double dip&run both X&A...this Saturday@NAPA.. ...then Tulie posted a $300.00bounty on Billy McDaniel for this weekend...so,everyone's headed that way now... bounty hunting.
Moral of the story...bounties draw cars(fans too).
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by robby haaland on September 7, 2013, 11:48 am, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
bounty philosophy is short term, single event, or spurt growth thinking. perhaps there are alternative fundamental strategies to entice long term growth?
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by robby on September 10, 2013, 9:17 am, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
perhaps there are alternative fundamental strategies to sustain long term growth
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by mychal on September 7, 2013, 3:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
In complete agreement... Problem exists...The promotion&subsequent growth of the X mods is predicated upon....the drivers themselves. It's pretty much up to us at this point.
How to contiually generate interest and promote the growth of the class...? It's interesting that... Las Cruces,El Paso,and now Tulie have all used the bounty in order to generate interest due to domination by one driver. For our big bounty race,we had fans drive in from over 200 miles away.I know this because they came by after the show to bench race. The bounty race was in essence,just a shot of adrenaline Whatever it takes to grow the class...we need to do. Long term, Bigger purse stringent TECH should be essential...IMO.
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by mark harger on September 8, 2013, 11:36 am, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
I agree with both posts. There are warning signs regarding the condition of our locar racing community. The stands & the pits were far from capacity last nite. When you start the night with 19 X Mods & end the feature with 8 running there is something going on that needs to be addressed. No matter the division I doubt anyone is getting rich racing at the grass roots level. There comes a tipping point where cost vs level of enloyment is at hand. If costs are extreme the division loses cars, plain & simple. Is it the track conditions? The carnage on the track? The payout? The lack of respect racers have for one another? Too many classes without enough cars? The economy? The cost for just attending a race? A combination of some or all the above? As a group I think it's time to revisit the FUNdamentals of local racing & get the enthusiasm back.
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by Chris on September 9, 2013, 1:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
In my humble opinion it is in large part due to the carnage, it is ridiculous that 19 cars start and there are only 8 cars running at the end, wake up x-mod drivers, you don’t see that happening EVERY night in ANY other class, and it does, don’t kid yourselves, every race I went to this year, same old crash fest. I am not sure what the cause is (driving over your head, watching you hood pins, or inexperience???) but I have raced two different classes and we never had that problem, either in Legends or Sprints, sure every class has a bad night, but not every night or even every other. I have considered buying an x-mod but I am not sure I want to spend all week repairing the car so I can go out the next race only to have it torn up again. I want to race in a class where I don’t have as much maintenance as my sprint and race in town and support the local track, but not for the time and money it would cost right now. I know an x-mod driver who has had his car completely apart twice this year for repairs, completely of another drivers doing! Come on people
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by mychal on September 9, 2013, 10:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
Last saturday we had 19...x mods. Several regulars,couldn't make it due to various reasons. ...none of which were "carnage" related. As for your friend who's had to rebuild his car twice,if it's who I think it is(pretty sure it is,loaned him some stuff)the first crash,he spun on his own in turn 1,1st lapof the feature guys had no place to go&his car got hurt bad...kinda his fault. 2nd. Incedent guy moved up the track to avoid a spinning car,he was in the wrong place at the wrong time got crashed...bad deal. The guy went over to apoligize,but your friend was still a little hot...I feel bad cuz your buddy's a good guy/solid racer. I don't deny there's been carnage. But,the thing is...there's been an influx of new racers getting into the class. Getting cars set up&dialed in has been a major factor in torn up race cars. Problem with newbies is... You don't know,what you don't know. Cruces&El Paso are having the same type growing pains because of all the newb's. A lot of these guys have started asking for help,and EVERYONE that I know is/has been more than willing to help get cars more driveable....all you gotta do is ask. It's cool...every guy in the X mod class is willing to help everone else...you don't see that very often. Lotta good guys..in this class. One kinda crybaby...but every division has one&he's no longer running with us...so. I hope you do get decide to get an X mod...it's a great class,good guys...and they're a blast on a budget.
Re: Napa X- Mods
Posted by ckd on September 10, 2013, 7:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Napa X- Mods"
Just for the record. My first lap spin was because of a tap from behind. It was simply an accident; although it hurt physically and hurt the pocket all is good now. I was only made aware of the hit after that driver talked to me and apologized. I am no different than any other driver after an accident, we’re all pissed and don’t want to be bothered. I agree with my buddy about drivers possibly overdriving or driving beyond their skill set. I am no means perfect and have made my share of mistakes, but knowing ones limitations will help you become a better driver. For example: If your running 6th and haven’t been able to pass the 5th place guy in eight laps what makes us think driving under him in his blind spot on the last lap will work. Of course the outcome is always the same, two crashed cars and two pissed off racers. What makes us think running up the middle on the first lap into turn one will work? You can’t win the race on the first lap but you can lose it. What makes us think when our car is pushing or loose we can drive it the same as when it’s great. Okay enough with the WHAT MAKES US THINK; I know it’s easier said than done. It’s like stopping your golf swing in the middle because it doesn’t feel right. I tell my wife all the time “it’s a good night if I can drive the car in the trailer.” We are all weekend warriors and spend more money than we’ll make, so let’s think about finishing the race. I love the x-mod class but spending all week getting it ready just to spend the next week fixing it doesn’t make much sense.
on September 4, 2013, 8:58 pm