OSW Big Event Press Release

[UREZ2PASS]

I just had this e-mailed to me and felt the need to share it with all my fellow OSW supporters. Expect to see you all there. LOL !

Don't be late or you might miss out on the $10 VIP parking.

[shorttrackcar1]

65.00 to drift 10.00 VIP parking where ? and 12.00 front gate at osw? LOL oh boy LOL too funny!! .and people use to complain about 20.00 to get in the pits to race and 12.00 at the front gate.

[scott bertram]

so much for 2014 being a great year huh?? facebook post








Scott Bertram If you expect people to support ANY venue at this track it would seem logical to notify the public of the tracks intentions. A practice is scheduled for Friday....... do we have anything to practice for? A schedule would be nice but I think at this rate most of us would be happy just knowing what classes will be ran if any at all. and will it be on a regular basis? It should go without saying that a lot of time and money goes into getting these cars ready, people that have been sitting here waiting for the track to at least say something could now potentially be behind on points at other tracks because of their dedication to this track. Not off to a great start here in 2014 so far.......

31 minutes ago · Like
..










Orlando Speedworld Oval Track Thanks for your comments Scott Bertram . As I have made public here on facebook already. On the schedule there is currently 2 FUPS races, 3 TBARA Wing Sprints, 2 Crash-O-Rama and a handful of drift events. Thats what I have. Right now there is nothing more. I will announce the classes for those races shortly.

23 minutes ago · Like
..










Scott Bertram ok, the way it was worded earlier..... I apparently misinterpreted it as though you were still deciding what was best for the track and would let us know. From all the hype at the end of 2013 about 2014 being a great year at OSW I took it as we could expect more than 5 races. thank you for clearing that up.

10 minutes ago · Like
.

[Matt Albee]

Hey, could be worse. For instance, more than two FUPS ( what a dumb name for a series ) ' races " scheduled.

[scott bertram]

I guess. it is a pretty dumb name. I'm curious to see what kind of turnout they get with these drifting events, the location seems to be ideal, Orlando is full of kids that are into drifting but I find it hard to believe that the results will be any better by replacing oval racing with other venues.
time will tell.

[dd38]

All drifting does is load the surface up with little tiny pieces of steel off the belts that cause flats for the stock cars. They run the tires down past the steel belts till they blow. That happened before. Unless they run the track after these drifting events, watch out FUPS and Sprints.

[katlizy]

Holy crap. Really???? That's all they have??? Geezz.. Would be nice so us PAYING customers can plan ahead...

[Old Tymer]

Picture says it all.

You have to credit OSW for getting out front and showing you the kind of car to build for 2014!. No need to bother with big, heavy, strickly / super / sportsman etc. Look at the time and money they just saved you. Who says OSW doesn't care about the people who race there?
With all the money they just put back in your pocket, paying $65 to blow out your tires should be a breeze. Heck, everyone will be able to buy a new set every week, (which you couldn't afford to do before). Also, now they will offer "VIP" parking. It will help with the overflow of people trying get in or run out of the place. Parking in the "VIP" section means you won't have to be there a minute more than you can stand!.
Face it fellows, regular circle track racing is nothing more to them than an annoyance they have to deal with every now and then.
What's next, drift o rama?

[scott bertram]

the VIP parking has me baffled...... you mean to tell me they actually believe that parking will be an issue? i was considering going to the practice tonight but then it dawned on me...... what has the track done to justify supporting it? even if you had 50 SLM's show up would it really convince them to run us? Last year they had a decent turn out at the end of the year for SLM's "to keep us on the schedule". how did that work out? all this crap about the new GM being here for 2 weeks is shit. was he not brought up to speed? does he not know anything about last year at all? did Ozzy not clue him in that it's a oval track not a parking lot?!

Ozzy really has no desire for the weekend racers to come back, he didn't do anything last year to get it going and he wont this year.

[tccaz]

the VIP parking has me baffled...... you mean to tell me they actually believe that parking will be an issue? i was considering going to the practice tonight but then it dawned on me...... what has the track done to justify supporting it? even if you had 50 SLM's show up would it really convince them to run us? Last year they had a decent turn out at the end of the year for SLM's "to keep us on the schedule". how did that work out? all this crap about the new GM being here for 2 weeks is shit. was he not brought up to speed? does he not know anything about last year at all? did Ozzy not clue him in that it's a oval track not a parking lot?!

Ozzy really has no desire for the weekend racers to come back, he didn't do anything last year to get it going and he wont this year.

That should get Ozzy excited to do things for the racers if I was him and read these posts I would certainly go out of my way to make it work.

[scott bertram]

you are kidding right? I think a lot of people have this idea that the racers need to kiss ass to be able to race. It's quite the contrary, he bought/leased into a track, (a business) he has promised things to his clients (racers and fans) and never even attempted to deliver. When they make any effort people talk and get excited...... look back to when they cleaned the bathrooms and mowed the grass..... people were praising them!! (pretty sad if you ask me). It's really simple : treat the racers and fans the way they deserve to be treated, post a schedule, rules, payout, advertise, keep up on the grounds maintenance and upgrades when needed, just the normal..... ya know..... all the stuff that he does at the drag track. The racers and fans will come. Volusia does good, Bubba does good, New Smyrna is doing better, what do all 3 have in common? Effort, & more communication. The excuse that the economy is shit, the short track scene is gone, more and more excuses. The truth is people are disgusted, fans and racers alike.

[scott bertram]

just for the record, this posting alone in 4 days has had over 700 views. every other OSW related post has many more views. very few posts on karnac related to tracks get these numbers (other than special shows) Think people are watching to see what OSW does? now, how many have interest in OSW that don't know about karnac? I myself was one for 10 years. Then we have the website that has nothing updated on a regular basis and no info at all half the time, same with Facebook. Then the old school way of calling..... still no straight answers if you can even talk to anyone. This track could boom if Ozzy would make a commitment to making it work, and stick with it. He obviously does not want the headaches of it. Drag racing is where its at for him, nothing else. the sooner people realize this the better other tracks that do at least make some effort have a chance to grow.

If he were to get it together, I would be the 1st one giving the "adda boy" and would commit to running at OSW. Now how many feel the same way but not the type to get on here and lay it out like me??

[shorttrackcar1]

I agree with you scott.100% .

[scott bertram]

I agree with you scott.100% .

thank you, thought I was flying solo here for awhile lol.

[shorttrackcar1]

Yea they have there big practice tonight they dont tell you what classes they are going to run this year . No rules posted, no schedule no tires why would anybody go out.