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If you honestly think there's $10,000 Enduros (could be, I'm not disputing) that pay that money to win an Enduro race, you should agree that there will be $10,000 mini-stocks if it were a weekly series. Ever look at all the parts you can buy for a Mustang?
One Acura, that has visited the track, is almost completely mechanically stock. It isn't a Bone either, and pulled 22's. It's suspension was done properly, and the weight removed out of it. Setup, and time invested were his advantages. Time is your own, and can be spent making it quick. Just saying it's possible, and feels awesome building something you can afford, and race competitively.
We'll just say, I'm not looking to piss you off cardriver, but at the same time you shouldn't be spouting off about a place you know nothing about. Our track (when you come watch) looks like there's few spectators. It isn't a 1/4 oval, nor 3/8's. It's big, and most sit out in one and four. The track has rebounded successfully, and it's from two places. The teams who stuck in there, and kept rides going, and the track management. Both have worked hard, and deserve equal credit for it.
Doug, I don't own a track, such that I am not able to assert ownership over and claim as my (our) track. I think the level of ownership you have to call it "our" is the same as anyone who buys a ticket or runs a car there - same as yourself. Playing schoolyard games of I was at that sandbox first so its mine, don't get anyone anywhere. A new set of eyes or an outsider fresh prospective is great input for any business. I have run every paved track (including recently closed ones) in Ontario save for Varney, Sauble and Laird. My "home" track was whatever track I ran that night.I'm not sure why you think I am running Delware into the ground such that you have to justify its size and attendance. I have not posted anything like that. My opinion is the opposite, its the best run track in Ontario. As for attendance, I know its very well attended. To put that into perspective, when I ran at Kawartha this year there were 47 - yes 47 I counted them myself fans in the stands. A track I ran out out east doubled that number. I am not questioning Delware on that level, as they are near if not the best. Reasons for Delware's success, its extremely well run, its an excellent facility and it seems its in a great market. The pros outweigh the cons clearly. But that doesn't mean they can't make mistakes. In my view their class structure is very odd and overlapping. You have classes being cancelled (chaos cars I guess) and other like the truck with their future in question every year. I think that shows they are going down the wrong road. It doesn't turn the track into a crap track, it doesn't make them bad people, it means like every other person, place or thing not everything is perfect and could be revisited to further improve the place. Now back to the "our". I don't own Delaware so they can do whatever they like, they can run camel races if they want without my approval. What I have done is asserted my 2 cents, along with a counter argument in a forum for racers and fans, which the track is free to do whatever they like with, if they read it at all.Delware has gotten lucky in some ways. Their excellent SS class is a complete freak of nature that cannot be repeated. A field of 20+ top quality cars, with younger and very talented drivers, without a weapon in the field. Its a spectacular show, but don't expect that formula to be repeated. Take the SS rulebook and the price it cost to run it to another track, and you are not going to come up with anything near what Delaware has. Sometimes in business you just get plain lucky, and can mistake that for the formula for success. Mind you if you analyze SS a bit deeper and consider why you LM numbers are lower - you might be able to come to the conclusion that the COST of SS is in the LM range such that you have teams and drivers with the resources and skill to run LM staying in SS. Splitting the same pool of drivers between two classes - while keeping a high cost of racing which limits the driver pool size. (all relates back to the earlier truth my friend)As for you "moaning" about my home track. If I ran a track, or even if I was a full time competitor, I would like to know what I am doing wrong. If you are going to moan you are pissed off, I'd rather know why so I have a chance to correct it, rather than looking at empty stands the next week without a clue why.
I think your economics are a little off.....ive run LM and S.S. at delaware and the budget isnt even in the ballpark, and that wasnt a competitive LM, home built cars are still very competitive. 2 of the last 3 championships and the current track record holder weren't built on the jig of any of the big name builders and stock crates are VERY competitive and I dont see them at a disadvantage.