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I see that Volusia managed to draw a heat race sized field for a $2000 to win enduro. To the tracks credit, they paid the full purse, but the question remains: why is enduro racing so sick?
Most of us can remember the glory days of the enduro era: 100+ cars racing for big money. I ran those things for a few years and had a great time. My cars were nothing but painted junk. Yes, I made sure they ran well, but there was next to nothing spent on engines, tires etc..
We will NEVER AGAIN assemble a field of 100+ Monte Carlos, Chevelles and Impalas. NEVER! Those years have passed and enduro rule writers have to understand that their race fields in 2010 will either be filled with Neons, Toyotas, Saturns, etc., or they will end up with an eleven car stinker that disappoints the fans. There is no middle ground on this!
Crash A Rama next month will probably have 40 cars or so for their enduro, but that is a little different. On Crash A Rama night, you can bring painted junk and run several events, including the enduro, with the same car. Other than this kind of approach, I have not seen a successful enduro for 10 years, have you?
The idea of a "4 cylinder enduro" has to go away. The only way to move forward with this class is to open it up to any car that is available for very little money. I also understand the physics of a Hyundai crashing with an Electra. Clearly, door bars have to be required on smaller cars.
Until the thinking on these races changes, we can't expect much from them. Isn't that a definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result?
Most of us can remember the glory days of the enduro era: 100+ cars racing for big money. I ran those things for a few years and had a great time. My cars were nothing but painted junk. Yes, I made sure they ran well, but there was next to nothing spent on engines, tires etc..
We will NEVER AGAIN assemble a field of 100+ Monte Carlos, Chevelles and Impalas. NEVER! Those years have passed and enduro rule writers have to understand that their race fields in 2010 will either be filled with Neons, Toyotas, Saturns, etc., or they will end up with an eleven car stinker that disappoints the fans. There is no middle ground on this!
Crash A Rama next month will probably have 40 cars or so for their enduro, but that is a little different. On Crash A Rama night, you can bring painted junk and run several events, including the enduro, with the same car. Other than this kind of approach, I have not seen a successful enduro for 10 years, have you?
The idea of a "4 cylinder enduro" has to go away. The only way to move forward with this class is to open it up to any car that is available for very little money. I also understand the physics of a Hyundai crashing with an Electra. Clearly, door bars have to be required on smaller cars.
Until the thinking on these races changes, we can't expect much from them. Isn't that a definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result?
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