OSW Big Event Press Release

[fred23]

You guys need to just take what is happening at OSW and move on.....Ozzy leased the track or business as you say so he can do whatever he wants with it and run it as he sees fit......I would be willing to bet that he has a much better turn out at the drifting events (not sure if VIP parking is needed) than any weekly race at OSW in the last 3-5 years. and HE DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY ANY PURSE MONEY!!!!! Win Win for Ozzy. THey started this method in drag racing 5 or 6 years ago......they have 1 points race a month and then have the test and tune on Fridays and make a killing on gate and again HE DOESN"T HAVE TO PAY ANY PURSE MONEY!!!!!! How is this not a smart move for him as a BUSINESS man.....HE is going to have 5 or 6 "stock car" events and I would imagine the turnout for those will be as good or better than the typical weekly night. IF they are succesful, I am sure he would add a few more special event stock car races. My bet is that the special events will be more succesful if he adds 2 or 3 other classes and makes them 50 or 100 lappers and pays a good purse because people all over the state LOVE to race at OSW....just not on a weekly basis evidently.....this goes back to the "do we race to much in Florida" question....if you as a driver will only have 1 or 2 chances a year to race at OSW and they are bigger events you are going to go......if he has a sportsman 50, and say a super stock or mini stock 50 along with the TBARA events, I bet he has great car counts......better attendance than usual and finally could make money at a stock car event.......

Weekly racing is done at OSW and I personally think it is a great move.....he cannot cater to 20 or 30 racers that show up most weeks and continue to lose money......he has made a decision to change the business model of his facilities and attempt to create a succesful business. Obvioulsy if Robet Hart was making money at OSW he would not have leased it to Ozzy.....

It may have taken him a bumpy road to get here but thats part of life.....he tried to hire "stock car racing" guys to run it and it stayed status quo because they ran it like every other track they have worked or raced at....he is now bringing a new set of eyes from outside of racing and brings a new perspective.....I think stock car racing in general could benefit from the same thing.

It may not be what you like or convenient for you but I think it will be very succesful going forward......

[scott bertram]

I'm pretty sure we all get what he is doing and why. although I highly doubt drifting is the answer that's his decision. What is the need for stringing people along though? Why not communicate? You can do it, I can do it, shit..... a chimp can do it. So why leave 2013 saying one thing, and string people along all the way until now (and still doing it)? last I looked still no schedule, still no word from the track officially. You still have guys thinking that if they bend over backwards they can get Ozzy to do something and the track promotes this false thinking. But lets get it straight... OSW is done as far as weekly racing because of lack of interest and leadership, NOT because racers wont show up regularly. that was the point that i was making.

Personally I don't care what he does with it, plenty of other tracks to run in Florida.

I do agree that stock car racing in this area as a whole needs a new set of eyes and direction, the problem is they just keep rotating the same "clicks" of people. might be beneficial to take a look at other states that have booming tracks and try to recruit someone from them. Although the same old "this is the way we do it in Florida" mentality kills this idea.

[shorttrackwarrior]

Everybody just needs to accept the fact that stock car racing at OSW is done. I've said it before, I'll say it again, the toilet has been flushed. Ozzie couldn't care less. He's in business to make money. PERIOD. If he could flood the track and race boats, he would. As long as it makes him money. That's the bottom line.

[tccaz]

Everybody just needs to accept the fact that stock car racing at OSW is done. I've said it before, I'll say it again, the toilet has been flushed. Ozzie couldn't care less. He's in business to make money. PERIOD. If he could flood the track and race boats, he would. As long as it makes him money. That's the bottom line.

Always thought that was the reason to be in business nobody has enough money to throw it away.

[Old Tymer]

It's time we see the future

You guys have hit it from all angles about OSW and for the most part, you are right on target. It is HIS business to run how he sees fit, and I agree he should not string people along. At a place like OSW weekly racing is a thing of the past. It's happening at a lot of other tracks. I was recently in North Carolina talking with Lee Faulk, (for those of you who remember him), and he was telling us the same thing. Circle track racing in FL is on life support for most tracks. Too many tracks not working together to have similar rules, too many classes that are almost the same, too much politics and playing favorites in the pits.
I've been to 2 tracks in TN, (dirt), and they had to have extra seating installed to handle to crowd. The classes are limited, they move the program along and have everyone out by 10 o'clock. The economy is the same for TN as it is for FL, so that is not the problem as most think. It's racers coming for fair rules and good payouts, and fans for a good show where the cars don't all look alike.
My mistake was sitting in the 1st turn seats, and I won't do that again. I think I had clay in all my pockets at the end.

[kendo]

As per facebook,Friday 3/7 opening night,,,still no word on classes yet.