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X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by gguinn on November 11, 2013, 12:53 pm

Please do not forget about the upcoming X-mod Driver meeting Thursday Nov. 14 at 7:00pm! We will be holding the meeting at Tartan Construction located at 6004 Anaheim NE, that is off of San Pedro between Paso Del Norte and Alameda on the east side of San Pedro. We will be talking about the up coming seasons at both, Napa Speedway as well as at Uranium Capitol Speedway. We will be discussing everything from organizing as a club/association, membership, governing body, rules, points fund, pay-out, class sponsors, pretty much everything. We are aiming at making the X-Mod class better for everyone; but we need your input as drivers and owners to move forward in the best interest of everyone. Please take some time from your busy schedule to give your input! Thanks and see you all there!

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by mark harger on November 11, 2013, 5:00 pm, in reply to "X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Will Fegan or a represeative for NAPA or UCS be on hand to provide input? Without the tracks recognizing this association as the governing body for the class it might be an uphill battle. I wish you luck in this endeavor to make the class better.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by mychal on November 11, 2013, 9:25 pm, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Hypocrisy duly noted...

Not sure why you you've suddenly become devil's advocate on everything Gary posts, but,

It's a preliminary meeting mainly just to discuss the restrictor plate and get a feel for what the actual racers in the class want for the class itself.
Nothing more...
Nothing less...
...with your sudden "genuine" interest in the welfare &prosperity of the X mod class...Guess we'll see you at the meeting Thursday.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by mark harger on November 11, 2013, 10:32 pm, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Lighten up. What was stated in the two posts which are still on here for your review were: 1.) if you make rules have a way to enforce them. IE tech committee. 2.) if NAPA &/or UCS are not on board what then. Sorry for my interest. i was involved in associations in the past holding various offices and I thought both questions need to be addressed in theearly stages. And you are right my interest in this isn't great nor important so at this point I will leave it to those who seem more knowledgable on this subject. I wish the rank & file X mods the best.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by scott on November 11, 2013, 9:42 pm, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Gary mentioned more than a restrictor plate. I got it that Mark was just trying to help, I didn't get any negative thought whatsoever reading Marks post. I know that NMMRA and Charlie have been working together on things and it will benefit the association dramatically.
You need to relax this year, and assume nobody is out to get you or the welfare of any division, association, or track. It might make a big difference in the tension you bring on.
Go Jet!

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by Curtis Berry on November 12, 2013, 2:12 am, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Yeah Mark's post was a valid question.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by mychal on November 11, 2013, 11:23 pm, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

That's some weak sauce...

Although,
It's interesting you mention Charlie working w/the NMMRA and how it will benefit the association...
Fegan's an ex sprint car racer&his affinity for the sprints is more than apparent.

One of the(many)things that makes Las Cruces/El Paso so great is...
everyone's treated the same regardless if you're racing a sprint car or a hornet, you're treated the same...period.
...that doesn't exist here.

As for the rest of your diatribe...
No thanks.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by michael on November 12, 2013, 9:09 am, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

why the need to cause conflict in most of your posts. they are entertaining but not very productive if you are wanting to grow intrest in the class you race in. put down the thesarus, get a keyboard in which the period button does not stick, and get the car ready for the spring. mark asked a legit question, associations are not around for a reason so why not cover all the bases up front?

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by gguinn on November 12, 2013, 8:14 am, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

To answer Mark's first question, yes and no. Charlie was not invited, Richard was, for UCS Rick the "President of the Board" was invited. This is a drivers meeting, we(the drivers) are having a meeting to help ourselves as a division to (a) grow the class, (b) maintain the integrity of the class, (c) self promote. Those are the real issues that will be addressed by this meeting, which also includes organizing by either forming a club or an association.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by mychal on November 11, 2013, 2:36 pm, in reply to "X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Nice job...Gary.
Rick Hall from Ricks Performance in Las Cruces is sending up a restrictor plate that we'll have at the meeting.
This is the only addition to the X mod rules from last season. Everything else remains status quo.
Rick said he's trying to convince Royal to make it mandatory for everyone regardless of what carb they run(Holley/Rochester).
It would make for significantly easier tech.
There would be no guessing on an altered carb.
....something for us to consider, as a group.
Last season there were 41 cars/drivers that earned points @NAPA in the X mod class.
So far this off season we've already picked up 4 new racers into the class.
Hopefully we get a good turnout Thursday.
Everyone's input will help determine how we grow the class.
Which is the ultimate goal.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by Joe S on November 12, 2013, 9:01 am, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

Remember in the 80's when Duke city allowed every Div. to form their own Associations? Preety soon you had one class demanding 30 lap features, another unlimited Re-Starts, wasn't long before those were all Axed.

Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14

Posted by gguinn on November 12, 2013, 10:09 am, in reply to "Re: X-Mod Driver Meeting Thursday 11-14"

That is not at all what we are doing Joe, it is also not what we are even looking at, instead we are going to pick up where the HH modified club left off, except we are doing just for X-mods.

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