There is only 1 super bowl so its only 1 crown jewel and that is the WORLD 100.
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There is only 1 super bowl so its only 1 crown jewel and that is the WORLD 100.
Oh lord. The chili bowl. Here we go. Crown jewel of go karts. It’s only cool when Swindells win or a DLM driver wins.
Raj, showing your ignorance again.
The thread concerns the true crown jewels of dirt racing and since there are really only 3 and one is a DLM event it seems quite apropos. It may not fit your circumscribed narrative but it's the truth, nonetheless.
You can't believe I took the time to type it and on the same token I can't believe you took the time to read it all and reply. So I reckon we're even, right?
In fairness CIRF, the OP was asking about DLM crown jewels.
I started all of this. Can I withdraw the question????? LOL
Ok ok. I will leave your beloved Go Kart race called the Chili Bowl alone for a while. 😜😁
No sir. Like all great threads, this one will be beat into submission before it leaves page 1. Then someone will resurrect it a year from now. We'll are indebted to you! http://www.4m.net/images/smilies/cool.png
Ok pick your top 5. No alternates or ties.
It actually hit 10 years this year but I understand your point. Clearly it's a very subjective topic. I definitely think it needs to be partly attributed to purse but the prestige needs to be built over time. Like another user said, the Super Nationals at Boone I think pays a guaranteed $2,000 to the winner with $100 bonuses up to $5,000 for $7,000 overall potential winnings (from an article from last year) so I think that would mean that's it's not even the highest-paying IMCA modified show in Iowa but it is absolutely the granddaddy of them all. I haven't been around long enough to speak to the history of some of these events, but I'd say for it to be a crown jewel in all of dirt racing it needs to mean something for drivers everywhere. I think if we make a list of 10 crown jewels, some of them very well may be better classified as regional crown jewels, and not mean much to someone across the country.
Crown jewel opinions are often a blend of regional bias and lots of here say.
I am willing to bet that 95% of people's top 4 are all the same. I did this with Rigsby earlier and we literally had the same top 6. He had a tie at 6th but one of them was my 6.
If you have to ask if it is a crown jewel event, then it is probably not. And that is no disrespect to any event. It is just a cold hard fact.
The World 100
The Dream
Dirt Track World Championship
North South 100
Knoxville Late Model Nationals
World 100
Dream
North/South
DTWC
USA Nationals
PDC
Knoxville
SDN
IMO there can only be one Crown Jewel in any form of racing. For DLM it's the World 100.
No different than Daytona 500 for NASCAR, Monaco GP for F1, Knoxville Nationals for sprints, Boone for IMCA Classes, Chili Bowl for Midgets, Indy 500 for IndyCar, or the US Nationals for NHRA.
Are other events big? Yes, but there is only one event that defines your sport to those outside your bubble.