sportsman class

[racin24dev]

huh??

I think it’s a great idea wish I lived closer we have 2 race ready sportsman cars sitting with no place to race. There are tons of cars in our area in the same situation beacause the sportsman class was created for the budget racer who could not afford a late model but wanted a car that didn’t looked like a junk box! Now sportsman cars are selling for way more than race ready late models.

This whole thread is nothing but the opposite of what Florida racing needs.

Are there some sportsman cars out there that are way over priced and are maybe outspending the competition? Absolutely. But no matter what class you're racing, that is going to happen.

The car that I race in the sportsman class (#5) is a bottom dollar car, with nothing fancy on it at all (trust me, you can ask most people about it) and with a crate motor in it...and we run up front most nights....what does that tell you?
No matter what you do, the guys who are good will still be up front and the guys who don't work on their cars will still run in the back and at that point some people will find something new to complain about...it's just the way it goes

Me and probably about 20-25 other sportsman racers clearly see that things are in a pretty good place right now because we're having some of the best car counts in the state and even are starting to have a fan following with the Wheelman Series.

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

-Devin

[mpf74]

Ccs

Cool, sounds great, good luck.

Patrick Thomas

Patrick have you been competing in the wheelman series? Do you plan on racing at Citrus tonight, 11-4?

[novabmx]

Sportsman cars are looking awesome with the outlaw bodies, it would be awesome to see somebody make a car like this. This may be the coolest looking outlaw body late model I have ever seen.

[scottgarrity07]

Any Updates?

Wondering if there has been any headway made on advancing this concept as basically a "Showtime Only" Sportsman Class. I know this one track philosophy is not really popular statewide, but has actually worked really well at Showtime with their Mini and Street Stock classes, as well as Showtime becoming the "Home of The Modifieds" as the class support has drastically dwindled at other Florida tracks. We are at the end of another racing season here in Florida and once again the talk is of more rule changes for the Sportsman cars.

[Phil Jacques]

Sportsman cars are looking awesome with the outlaw bodies, it would be awesome to see somebody make a car like this. This may be the coolest looking outlaw body late model I have ever seen.
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The XL of Jeff Cuddy had an all metal front end like this. Didn't last very long. As nice as the fabricated front ends look, the plastic noses are much more resilient.

[OldSchool+]

Anyone know where Jr Hanley style '84-ish Firebird noses are available...?