Jimmy Owens 2017 schedule

[zyoung25]

It won't matter to me of Scott ever decides to show again at Eldora, I go to watch a race, not one or three guys. Those three guys don't make or break the show for me. BShep took his punishment and went on with life.

RT bail out too? He doesn't drive the Haley 33x anymore, so he should be good to come back.

[Bubstr]

You wouldn't spend 40k to win 100?

Well if he is the GOAT, He may add another potential 280k in lost opportunities of income, not counting the WOO or UMP tracks that he used to do pretty well at. I wouldn't say that is too smart, and who knows how long that ban may go on. I don't know of a track in this country, that wants a racer that will sue, if it don't go his way. I believe this may be the beginning of the end for Mr Bloomquist.

As far as Eldora goes, I went before Scott and I'll go after, if able. They will be saying, Scott who, in a couple years. You hardly hear about Purvis or Morre anymore and they didn't sue one of the fans favored tracks.

[MI Dirt Fan]

I believe this may be the beginning of the end for Mr Bloomquist.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JbaFq043TiE

[Nasty55]

I don't know what the answer is too the problem, the cost is driving the weekend warrior away from the cost of motors and new up to date chassis. This problem will never change and unfortunately this will be the demise of weekly racing. With all the rules that you have to follow the grass roots engineer that we used to see cant try new things to try and make him equal to the guy that has an unlimited budget.

Hdmn you are spot on my friend... I'd like to see Racing go back to it's Grass Root's that it originally was to start with but those day's are long gone... Racing today is a money mans sport.... The man with the most money will always be able to buy a championship... Just my opinion... And I agree with you 100% Hdmn about the Grass Root's Engineer when they cant work to continue to improve their own program then it is Time to move on to something different... Hopefully we can see a recovery in Racing but i highly doubt it with as out of Hand as it has gotten...

[vande077]

Plain and simple.....there's too much $$$$ involved now. Its a simple and cheap fix, so there's no excuse for not having it done!

Being a former racer, you should be all for it. How frustrating is it to have to add a bunch of weight to your car because the track scales are wrong! Been there, done that!

So, you have your shop scales certified?

I find it laughable that scale certification is even brought up. Go to the gas station sometime and take a look at the pump, they are certified that 1 gallon is 1 gallon, yet when you pump gas, you will find that is not the case, it is within a certain % of that gallon.

Amazingly, I put 22 gallons of gas into my car that has an 18 gallon gas tank the same DAY the pump was certified just last fall. In fact, the state guy was still there certifying a different pump. To think that scales would be 100% accurate is a falsehood.

[dirtdobber45]

It amazes me how many people are willing to just take an officials word, like no one in power has ever been caught doing wrong or flat out lying to maintain an image. "Oh no, don't challenge the boss, that's wrong, that may hurt the sport". It takes filing lawsuits to get things to change if its needed, if there is no evidence and he can't prove his case, the judge will decide. I don't know who is right or wrong, if people want to call me retarded and whinny, that's their right I suppose even if it is a childish immature response to a valid questioning of authority. I've been around long enough that I've witnessed governments lie, companies lie, agencies lie, officials lie, heck David in the Bible, who was said to be a man after God's own heart, committed adultery and murder to try and cover up his wrongful act and maintain his public face. So why is it such a terrible, whinny, retarded sin to say "Wait a minute I think something may be wrong here". The clue to me that something is amiss, is how heavy handed the track and sanctioned got when a group of "accused" racers dare question their actions in court. If they had nothing to hide why not be more open to show exactly what was going on. Instead they used tactics that ended up scaring at least one young driver into forgoing his legal rights in court, which is what I think they wanted. This whole thing has been handled the same way the Obama administration handles things. I'm not saying I know for sure these guys didn't cheat, they may have, but the behavior of the sanction, the track and the number of racers all having the same issue across the country is alarming enough to warrant attention. You guys want to call me names, fine, whatever, but I refuse to be a "Lemming".

Great post^^^^^

[TackyTracker]

so when does this get to court???

[Josh Bayko]

so when does this get to court???

It's dead right now. They withdrew the suit and threatened to refile in North Carolina. That hasn't happened yet. It's entirely possible, likely even, that the suit never sees court at all.

[a25rjr]

So, you have your shop scales certified?

I find it laughable that scale certification is even brought up. Go to the gas station sometime and take a look at the pump, they are certified that 1 gallon is 1 gallon, yet when you pump gas, you will find that is not the case, it is within a certain % of that gallon.

Amazingly, I put 22 gallons of gas into my car that has an 18 gallon gas tank the same DAY the pump was certified just last fall. In fact, the state guy was still there certifying a different pump. To think that scales would be 100% accurate is a falsehood.

LOL.....they are 20 year old Intercomps. I have sent them back twice for repairs and was told they were within their tolerance. Pretty good service out of a $1000 set of scales!

In my state, it only costs a business $110 for a state inspector, or certified sub-contractor, to certify ones scales. Since that info comes from a fellow church member with 20 plus years experience, Im sure its reliable info. BTW, our state requires scales to be within .1%.

Im sure its not the same with every state, but why wouldn't a track want their scales certified to end all this NONSENSE! The tracks cost is negligible. Doesn't it fall under the category of OPENNESS!

[a25rjr]

After taxes, it ain't squat.

Since attorney fees are tax-deductible and Im sure Bloomer shows $0 profit for his racing business, the lawsuit would be quite profitable!

[MI Dirt Fan]

LOL.....they are 20 year old Intercomps. I have sent them back twice for repairs and was told they were within their tolerance. Pretty good service out of a $1000 set of scales!

In my state, it only costs a business $110 for a state inspector, or certified sub-contractor, to certify ones scales. Since that info comes from a fellow church member with 20 plus years experience, Im sure its reliable info. BTW, our state requires scales to be within .1%.

Im sure its not the same with every state, but why wouldn't a track want their scales certified to end all this NONSENSE! The tracks cost is negligible. Doesn't it fall under the category of OPENNESS!

If they are being used for monetary exchange they should be certified.

Same as buying meat from the meat counter. As a customer I expect that scale to be correct and certified before making a purchase. Granted it's probly not going to be off by much it's just the principal of the thing.

Anytime money is being exchanged using weights and measures. They should be certified no questions asked.

[a25rjr]

If they are being used for monetary exchange they should be certified.

Same as buying meat from the meat counter. As a customer I expect that scale to be correct and certified before making a purchase. Granted it's probly not going to be off by much it's just the principal of the thing.

Anytime money is being exchanged using weights and measures. They should be certified no questions asked.

Agree......sounds ULTRA simple to me, so I don't understand the naysayers!

I guess it would be ok for them to purchase 100,000 lbs of something, and only get 86,500 (Eldora scales were reportedly off a minimum of13.5%)

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Agree......sounds ULTRA simple to me, so I don't understand the naysayers!

I guess it would be ok for them to purchase 100,000 lbs of something, and only get 86,500 (Eldora scales were reportedly off a minimum of13.5%)

You are still in denial. You are not using scales to purchase bulk product like in grocery store or farmers market. What cracks me up is scott was the only 1 that failed weight 1 time ALL wknd long and your saying hes right. What is scott to do admit he was wrong, no that would make him look like a fool
You are more of a bone head than I thought.

BTW that chk thats in the mail has expired good luck! Lmao smh

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Agree......sounds ULTRA simple to me, so I don't understand the naysayers!

I guess it would be ok for them to purchase 100,000 lbs of something, and only get 86,500 (Eldora scales were reportedly off a minimum of13.5%)

We have no idea how much the Eldora scales were off or at what weights. The little bit of info that was leaked was for sensational value, but lacked the information necessary to make an educated conclusion about their accuracy. I work in an industry where lives are at stake and our test force measurements only have to be accurate to 1%. On a 2300# measurement, that would be 23#. Bloomer was 25# light.

[MDmountainman]

bloomer will run for the money