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Todd,
Dirt racers do come to karnac but by what I have seen, when they are dq'd, they accept the dq'd and fix it. I will say their tech does not play around and no one gets away with anything. I know some of the guys at Volusia also go to Ocala and Putnam so they do travel.
Years ago, when my ex ran runabouts, they were dissolved because too much cheating was going on. It was the novice class and suppose to be stock but I can't say that was really true. They cheated the cars up so bad that finally they just said enough and in came strictly stocks. When they began, the idea was bring a car to the track, take out the headlights and I think the taillights and go racing. It was suppose to be a car you could drive to the track and then drive home. Just an everyday car but over the years, that has changed some also.
Someone once told me that you should never spend more than $1500 in a super stock motor but some of the runabouts were spending 5,000 or more to win a trophy and $10.00. Yes, they ran on street tires but alot bought new tires every week. Now I understand Strictly Stocks need taillights and if they don't have them, they are dq'd for the night.
I have noticed that the count in Strictly Stocks have gone way down but now that anyone can race one and not just novice drivers, the new drivers get frustrated and leave. There was a time when you could not go back down in class and you could not drive a Strictly Stock if you had moved up in class or was not a novice. A few tried and were told no. Also after awhile and so many wins, they had to move up. But then money got tight and they let that rule slide by the side and anyone could drive one and for as long as they want which does frustrate the new guy.
What is the answer?? Set up the rules and stick by them. Maybe have two classes of Strictly Stocks - one class where the novice can race and not have to compete against the pros and one class for the pros. They did that in Legends when they opened the Charger class and it worked. The new guys did not have enough experience to race the pros and got frustrated and wanted to leave and the Chargers were born. In that class, they felt better and less threatened. A novice class should be just that, novice. It is hard and scary for them to compete with Jim Erb, William Hindman, Neil Kirby, Bruce Gayton, Wild Bill, etc. They get frustrated and leave just like the Legend drivers did until they started the Chargers.
Give the new guys a fairer playing field and one that they can learn in before you throw them into the pros. Make the rules and stick to them. No one wants to race if they know they will never win because they don't have a chance. Honestly, how many new drivers are there in the Strictly Stock class anymore, not many that I see and the same people win week after week. So maybe it would help if you could separate them - the pros and the novice and give the new guys a chance.
Dirt racers do come to karnac but by what I have seen, when they are dq'd, they accept the dq'd and fix it. I will say their tech does not play around and no one gets away with anything. I know some of the guys at Volusia also go to Ocala and Putnam so they do travel.
Years ago, when my ex ran runabouts, they were dissolved because too much cheating was going on. It was the novice class and suppose to be stock but I can't say that was really true. They cheated the cars up so bad that finally they just said enough and in came strictly stocks. When they began, the idea was bring a car to the track, take out the headlights and I think the taillights and go racing. It was suppose to be a car you could drive to the track and then drive home. Just an everyday car but over the years, that has changed some also.
Someone once told me that you should never spend more than $1500 in a super stock motor but some of the runabouts were spending 5,000 or more to win a trophy and $10.00. Yes, they ran on street tires but alot bought new tires every week. Now I understand Strictly Stocks need taillights and if they don't have them, they are dq'd for the night.
I have noticed that the count in Strictly Stocks have gone way down but now that anyone can race one and not just novice drivers, the new drivers get frustrated and leave. There was a time when you could not go back down in class and you could not drive a Strictly Stock if you had moved up in class or was not a novice. A few tried and were told no. Also after awhile and so many wins, they had to move up. But then money got tight and they let that rule slide by the side and anyone could drive one and for as long as they want which does frustrate the new guy.
What is the answer?? Set up the rules and stick by them. Maybe have two classes of Strictly Stocks - one class where the novice can race and not have to compete against the pros and one class for the pros. They did that in Legends when they opened the Charger class and it worked. The new guys did not have enough experience to race the pros and got frustrated and wanted to leave and the Chargers were born. In that class, they felt better and less threatened. A novice class should be just that, novice. It is hard and scary for them to compete with Jim Erb, William Hindman, Neil Kirby, Bruce Gayton, Wild Bill, etc. They get frustrated and leave just like the Legend drivers did until they started the Chargers.
Give the new guys a fairer playing field and one that they can learn in before you throw them into the pros. Make the rules and stick to them. No one wants to race if they know they will never win because they don't have a chance. Honestly, how many new drivers are there in the Strictly Stock class anymore, not many that I see and the same people win week after week. So maybe it would help if you could separate them - the pros and the novice and give the new guys a chance.
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