Getting raedy for round two of the FASTRUCK NEXT GENERATION May 9th!!!!!

[Groundpounder]

I like the fude at Quaker Steak on Lub...

This is scary if you claim to be an edjumacator...God help us.

[SPATS]

Fyi

There has and continues to be much conversation regarding the Southern Pro Am Truck Series and the old FASTRUCK/Joey Coulter Truck Series, or now called FASTRUCK Next Generation (as listed in their online posts).

Recent statements have been made by members and followers of the old pro truck series/now FASTRUCK Next Generation (for short FTNG). Statements that include: the Southern Pro Am Truck Series has cancelled scheduled race events, or the two pro truck series are joining, or that certain individuals of the old pro truck series/JCTS/FTNG now own the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, or that FASTRUCK has a $300,000 sponsor…

A handful of drivers and followers of the old pro truck Series/FTNG have decided to hold a meeting today to discuss the start-up and future direction of pro trucks. Three individuals of the old pro truck series/FTNG had called to invite the CEO and participating members of Driver Seat Racing and the Southern Pro Am Truck Series to their meeting. The phone calls did not have an invite tone, rather it was a call to communicate their own agenda and to persuade the Southern Pro Am Truck Series to merge with old pro truck series/FTNG. The Southern Pro Am Truck Series has declined the invitation to attend this meeting due to old pro truck series/FTNG’s misrepresentation, slander, and libel posts directed at the Southern Pro Am Truck Series.

One of the main reasons why the Southern Pro Am Truck Series was formed was to right the wrong on how the old truck series operated and conducted their tech inspections. Other reasons why the Southern Pro Am Truck Series was formed was its mission to bring new drivers to pro truck racing, start building new pro trucks, equalize and lower the investment needed to race a pro truck, and align its rules with other pro truck series in the southern and eastern part of the country. For these reasons, there is a high percentage of pro truck drivers that have embraced this, but unfortunately the race tracks have been caught in the middle. Some track owners are frustrated by the two series and have made a decision to only run their own pro truck races.
To increase the number of pro trucks in Florida, every driver (rookie or veteran) needs to feel confident that they will have a fair opportunity to be competitive. Will pro truck drivers have this confidence at their local track(s) which may allow different tech inspectors to inconsistently tech the consistent top three to five leaders? Will these drivers and tracks be content to have a lower truck count?

The old pro truck series/FTNG is looking to gain sponsors and promises race tracks to put more people in their seats. The Southern Pro Am Truck Series is not responsible for putting more people in the race track’s seats. The responsibility of the Southern Pro Am Truck Series is to network with pro truck drivers, improve the driver’s overall experience, bring in a large truck count which in turn brings in more people through the track’s pit gates, inform pro truck teams to purchase food, tires and fuel from the track, and to provide a great show…, and when this happens everyone wins.

Currently the Southern Pro Am Truck Series takes 95% of what sponsors and tracks are paying and applies those funds directly into the payout. The other 5% is used to support social media, websites, advertising, paying race day tech inspectors (to do the job right), and administrative support. As sponsorship dollars and pro truck counts increase, so will the payouts and the advertising/exposure of the pro truck Series’ races.

As the FASTRUCK Next Generation states, their Series decisions will be made by their drivers. Was this statement made due to negative feedback of the individuals involved with getting the old pro truck series/FASTRUCK Next Generation back on their feet? The Southern Pro Am Truck Series tried this committee concept and quickly learned that this type of organization was unproductive as each driver had their own agenda, own opinions, blatantly showed lack of respect for other drivers…this fostered more of a divide than unified. The Southern Pro Am Truck Series has and continues to accept suggestions from pro truck advocates, drivers and teams that have ideas on how to improve pro truck racing in Florida. These ideas and suggestions are discussed among Southern Pro Am Truck Series’ consulting firm, administrators and the Series’ well respected tech inspector.

The Southern Pro Am Truck Series would like to reply to the old pro truck/FASTRUCK Next Generation administrator’s numerous postings regarding the Southern Pro Am Truck Series. It is a true fact that in the 2013 start-up of the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, the Series initially reached out to numerous pro truck drivers, owners, and advocates. Mr. Bobby Diehl was one of the many advocates that were contacted. The Series contacted Mr. Diehl to learn what lead to the demise of FASTRUCK, and to find out whether or not Mr. Diehl would be a good resource for the Southern Pro Am Truck Series. Mr. Diehl was willing to speak with the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, shared his story, informed the Series that he had no intentions of getting back into promoting a racing series due to personal reasons, and he accepted the Series’ invitation to attended as a consultant at the first and only Southern Pro Am Truck Series’ committee meeting.

Upon first contact with Mr. Diehl, the Series was optimistic about the information he willingly shared and with the amount of names/businesses he associates himself with. Unfortunately after Mr. Diehl’s unwarranted and erroneous posts, an unconfirmed deal he made with a contingency sponsor and the negative feedback received from race tracks unwilling to work with anyone associated with Mr. Diehl, the Southern Pro Am Truck Series quickly made the decision to discontinue the relationship. Recently, Mr. Diehl contacted the Southern Pro Am Truck Series to inform the Series that the promoter of the Joey Coulter Series stepped down and suggested that the Southern Pro Am Truck Series take advantage of this transition.

In 2013, the Southern Pro Am Truck Series agreed to meet with the promoter of the old Joey Coulter Truck Series; this meeting was requested by a local Florida race track owner with the hope that the two Series would agree to merge. This meeting was unproductive as the promoter was unwilling to merge with the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, belittled the Series’ mission/vision and communicated that the Southern Pro Am Truck Series would fail.

For various reasons, the Southern Pro Am Truck Series understands that having two pro truck series is not in the best interest of the local race tracks. Due to the past history of the old pro truck series and promoters, the Southern Pro Am Truck Series believes that it is in the best interest for pro truck drivers to have two Series; it makes all involved work harder to provide their members with a better experience.

When the Southern Pro Am Truck Series was invited to attend the old pro truck series/FASTRUCK New Generation meeting to discuss the future of Florida pro trucks, one analogy came to mind: Why jump on a sinking ship lead by a captain who you know was responsible for another sinking ship.

Pro truck drivers will race with a Series that offers a fair and competitive atmosphere or provides the largest payout. Currently the Southern Pro Am Truck Series is self-sponsored, meaning that the owners, administrators, members and tracks support the Series’ payouts.

As the Southern Pro Am Truck Series works hard contacting potential and relevant sponsors, we are quick to learn that verbal commitments mean nothing until there is a signed contract. If you are a pro truck driver and you hear or read an announcement that a Series has signed with a large title sponsor, has a new contingency sponsor, or worked a great deal with a fuel or tire company, etc…as a participating member of that Series, you have every right to request a copy of the signed contract that validates the announcement.

The Southern Pro Am Truck Series is making every effort to do things the right way, which in turn will protect the Series and most importantly those pro truck drivers that want to see the number of pro truck drivers grow within Florida.

[Groundpounder]

I never thought the committee concept works or at least the perception of one...It seems there is much hype been going on here, but is it real?

BTW, I have no dog in this fight, I have just been to this movie before. I am the objective observer!

Also, "don't pay attention to that man behind the curtains!"

Big blue letters!!!!!

[Osmosis Jones]

Written Communications 1101...

Well.....in the pre-race, posting category for spelling, punctuation, grammar and all other things at the elementary education level.....

SPATS is already whooping FASTRUCK "The Second Coming"'s ass.


Sponsors may love attention but my guess is they would probably like it even better if their names were spelled right. And a press release may be a great piece of information for the casual and/or hard core fan....but if it's illegible and misleading....what good does it do?

Macking misteaks iss 1 thing butt to drawn evin moor attenshun to them bye
POSTING IN BIG BLUE FREAKING TYPE JUST EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM!!


Ozmoezis Choans

[Osmosis Jones]

Btw

HEY YOU TRUCKERS!!

We're starting a new Truck Series to be run once a year on Mother's Day.

Our name will be the "Full Throttle Mother Truckers Racing Series presented by Cremation Services Bed and Breakfast of Titusville"

Associate sponsors will include "Binner's Male Escort Service" and "Mrs. O'Leary's Senior Diaper Wash and Fold Service"

Please...pass this along to any Mother Trucker you think might be just trucked up enough to race with us. We GAURANTEE a trucking good time will be had by any and all truckers who want to truck around with us.

Truck Off!

Abbie Noormel
Race Director
Series President

[Lurkin]

Shots fired, shots fired.

[bubba]

Man, an OJ sighting! It's been ages, I guess the SPATS/FASTMOTHERTRUCKERZ dance battle lured him out.

[BILL86]

Just about over all the truck BS, I got one to have fun.Might be looking for anouther sportsman soon.

[Rick B.]

I really did want to leave this alone but…when it is a lie you reply !

SPATS Claim ………..."In 2013, the Southern Pro Am Truck Series agreed to meet with the promoter of the old Joey Coulter Truck Series; this meeting was requested by a local Florida race track owner with the hope that the two Series would agree to merge. This meeting was unproductive as the promoter was unwilling to merge with the Southern Pro Am Truck Series, belittled the Series’ mission/vision and communicated that the Southern Pro Am Truck Series would fail"


This is not the truth……….because I and Joey did not agree with the rushing of changing certain rules and allowing fabricated clips in…..that was the biggest snag to SPATS by far. We offered to work together and work into the future on putting in the rules but after the proper time and procedures to do so. We left the meeting and are later told no. That is the truth, so please tell the truth when you post something. We actually worked in some of the rules after testing some and making the rules cost effective to do in a time frame to be easier for drivers. The clips were something being considered over the next year or so, but certain ones wanted that asap. That is why it did not go, not because we were not willing. I am out of it now, but I am not going to have SPATS post a false statement in their post.

[Bobby Diehl]

OSMOSIS it's great to hear your back!!!

Well.....in the pre-race, posting category for spelling, punctuation, grammar and all other things at the elementary education level.....

SPATS is already whooping FASTRUCK "The Second Coming"'s ass.


Sponsors may love attention but my guess is they would probably like it even better if their names were spelled right. And a press release may be a great piece of information for the casual and/or hard core fan....but if it's illegible and misleading....what good does it do?

Macking misteaks iss 1 thing butt to drawn evin moor attenshun to them bye
POSTING IN BIG BLUE FREAKING TYPE JUST EXACERBATES THE PROBLEM!!


Ozmoezis Choans

The Band is back together. Osmosis you have been missed. Good to see you are back to always having your view of the wild side. Keep up the colorful comments an your ability to keep the tread moving!!!!