Originally Posted by
hardracer32
Sad news to hear that Blount Motorsports team is shutting down. They cited the escalating costs for being the reason. Keep in mind, this team has only been around since 2006!!! That's how quickly things have gotten out of hand. The real surge started with the tie-down shocks and the ridiculous manipulation of the bodies around 2010. It only took a couple of years for that to evolve to the stupidity we have today that is driving people out of the sport. When will the powers that be get it? What does it take to get somebody to make some meaningful changes to get costs under control for Super Late Models? And don't start with the B.S. lines about it being "Super" for a reason! 410 sprints have practically no rules and the costs to run one of those hasn't escalated at nearly the rate of running a Super Late Model. As a matter of fact, I would hazard a guess and say that these days, you could probably run Sprints for LESS money if not the same.
It wouldn't even be that hard! A few body rules and uniform application of the droop rule, only more restrictive than the current rule, and you would unhook the cars enough that having a $50k engine wouldn't do you any good. That would be a start. I don't have all the answers obviously, but doing nothing at all isn't helping either.
Sorry for the rant. I just had to get that off my chest. I love this sport and I want it to be around for a long time.