Next Round for ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD

[xracer54]

Could this work ? Can we all give the man another shot ? With Rusty's help, I think that this could work. All Sunday shows, and just once a month. It's time to step up to the plate, if you want to save the "O'l GIRL", as Rusty would put it. First round is looking like Nov.4. We all need to reach out to eveyone that has ever been there before and try to bring them back. E-mods, Here is your chance to be the Showstopper. Do you want it ? Now is the time to prove it. We need your help, we can't do it without your you. So, What is it going to be?

[OldSchool+]

What It Be

Not the next round, the same round, sort of like Halloween & Linus waiting for the "great pumpkin".

I would not rule out attending a Sunday show, but if it is A) hot, or B) has an emod headliner with 7 cars, I got better things to do.

Like loaf after a Saturday night of pushing race cars around and stuff.

Still, IF there is a race on Nov. 4, I wish them success--and continued success.

ps--The crate mods need another name. "E-mod" suggests Tesla power, and "limited" is out... "Hobby-mods" is not good.

I dunno, maybe just "modifieds". Otherwise they have one strike against them before they even tow to the track, spectator wise.

And somehow, they need to get a bunch of them. That is frequently the advantage of the Sportsman cars--there is typically a big field.

All just my frequently flawed opinion, of course.

[RacerBarney]

E-Mod name change

How does Sport-Mod sound instead of E-Mod?

[Circledude]

crate modifieds like crate late models

[buddman1]

This is Rusty's anouncement at Facebook

I copied this so all can see. It is from Orlando Speedworld Oval Track Face Book Page

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Rusty Marcus
September 13 at 8:37 AM

Orlando SpeedWorld to return to racing 😀😀😀
While our meeting was cut a bit short, OSW WILL reopen ! Details will follow! Nov 4 Sunday will be a trophy run day,,,, like we did years ago! This will be the "shakedown". Any and ALL divisions will run that day! We just need to know what divisions will be the so we can get trophies .
Beginning 2019 we will run once a month! Staple divisions will be Bandolero, Legend, Stricktly Stock, Bomber , Super Stock,,,,,,including Camaro, Firebird and Nova's, Mod Mini and Sportsman!
We will also host other divisions,,,
We will gladly welcome other divisions and bigger races as sponsors dictate 😀
We WILL be starting slow ,,,, nothing is out if the question! OSW will NEVER compete against NSS as per owner Ozzy Moya! If you want to hold a special event we can run it any day or night you like ,,,,as long as no conflict! Improvements are in the works with many more to come! We ask for your patience and hope to earn your respect . I think Ozzy is as excited as we are to get this old girl back up and running! It will NOT be covered in dirt lol
Hope to see you there,,,, this is OUR chance to keep a great track going!

[Lefturn]

ProTrucks too would be nice.

ProTrucks too!

I copied this so all can see. It is from Orlando Speedworld Oval Track Face Book Page

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Rusty Marcus
September 13 at 8:37 AM

Orlando SpeedWorld to return to racing 😀😀😀
While our meeting was cut a bit short, OSW WILL reopen ! Details will follow! Nov 4 Sunday will be a trophy run day,,,, like we did years ago! This will be the "shakedown". Any and ALL divisions will run that day! We just need to know what divisions will be the so we can get trophies .
Beginning 2019 we will run once a month! Staple divisions will be Bandolero, Legend, Stricktly Stock, Bomber , Super Stock,,,,,,including Camaro, Firebird and Nova's, Mod Mini and Sportsman!
We will also host other divisions,,,
We will gladly welcome other divisions and bigger races as sponsors dictate 😀
We WILL be starting slow ,,,, nothing is out if the question! OSW will NEVER compete against NSS as per owner Ozzy Moya! If you want to hold a special event we can run it any day or night you like ,,,,as long as no conflict! Improvements are in the works with many more to come! We ask for your patience and hope to earn your respect . I think Ozzy is as excited as we are to get this old girl back up and running! It will NOT be covered in dirt lol
Hope to see you there,,,, this is OUR chance to keep a great track going!

[Lefturn]

Osw

ProTrucks too would be nice.

[OldSchool+]

Good luck, Rusty!

As you probably know, Speedworld always ran on Friday nights and Orlando Speedway before that...

One more thought on the crate mods--IMO, one of the things that makes the Sportsman cars interesting is the "outlaw" bodywork (actually, there are getting to be more rules on that stuff all the time, but for now we will ignore that).

"But the mods are already fairly open, body wise" you may say.

One word (or two, maybe): Sideboards! Big sheets of lexan and "venetian blind" multiple slat rear wings.

Probably the interest generated would be greater than the cost of the plastic, and the air is free.

[OldSchool+]

ps--Boneman wants soap in the bathrooms and Monte Carlos to go with the Camaros & Novas!

[novabmx]

Super Late Models hopefully, New Smyrna Speedway, Citrus County Speedway, Auburndale Speedway the only tracks in central Florida running Lates.

[Boneman]

Are the Sunday shows run only for the benefit of the racers, or will the grandstands actually be open too?

[Scott Prentice]

OldSchool wrote; ps--The crate mods need another name. "E-mod" suggests Tesla power, and "limited" is out... "Hobby-mods" is not good.

I dunno, maybe just "modifieds". Otherwise they have one strike against them before they even tow to the track, spectator wise.


How about the "Pro Mods"- kind of like how the Pro Late Models are to the Super Late Models.

[shorttrackcar1]

one thing with the E- mods if they are going to run crate motors. they need to run the 4bbl carburetor like crate motor was designed too. same carb as sportsman. not 2 bbl with a adapter. one problem will be are the E-mods still out there? are the guys willing to put a e-mod back together with out a guaranteed for next year they will run a full season . the last e-mod race I looked it up was 4 years ago WOW !! time fly's they had 18 E-mods at osw . you know its great they are trying thanks to rusty . but the negative here is ozzie I just listen to the the internet interview. I think it will be the no different because nothing has changed at osw . I think that rusty should do a poll and see who will actually commit to go and bring what classes they are trying to run . and I think crate mods sound better . take care and keep turning left shorttrackcar1 out!! till next time.

[Phil Jacques]

Maybe silly questions, maybe not... BUT

Has anyone fixed the light pole with no light? Has anyone fixed the scoreboard? Are the concessions and bathrooms up to par?

[OldSchool+]

Great Balls-O-Fire, it's Phil Jacques!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7Op86ox9g

I believe the unadorned light pole is symbolic.