Sycamore Speedway Summer Sizzler 50 Lap $3000 Dirt Late Model show Saturday August 26

[HoosierDirtFan]

$150 to start? It would help if it was about $250 to start. That's not much for a 50 lap race. Good Luck to Sycamore during the weekend. Just saying..

[IL LM Fan]

Nathan, if you were to look at the Sycamore web page, you might notice a nice Lady named Tiffany Geracy is putting up the $3000 to the winner.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Nathan, if you were to look at the Sycamore web page, you might notice a nice Lady named Tiffany Geracy is putting up the $3000 to the winner.

Yeah I noticed. But what about the back half. That is how you get cars that normally wouldn't be there.

[IL LM Fan]

Maybe you should tell Tiffany to just forget it then? Or put up more money.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Maybe you should tell Tiffany to just forget it then? Or put up more money.

All I'm getting at is maybe the track could get the back half of the purse If she's gonna pay the winners share. Yes I've been there. Nice facility and nice people. Track staff run the place very well. Just wondered what the deal was with the low start money for a 50 lap race

[Highside Hustler25]

$150 to start? It would help if it was about $250 to start. That's not much for a 50 lap race. Good Luck to Sycamore during the weekend. Just saying..

$150 to start is not acceptable for a Super Late Model race. PERIOD !!!!!

People have all kinds of answers as to why car counts are down at lots of venues. This is the main one.

[ptown]

$150 to start is not acceptable for a Super Late Model race. PERIOD !!!!!

People have all kinds of answers as to why car counts are down at lots of venues. This is the main one.

I agree, guess I'll head to Fairbury Saturday evening instead of the two hour haul Sycamore crap shoot.

[fusion48]

I would agree that the start money should probably be higher to start but I think they are doing what they can with what they have. They are taking a chance hosting an event like this because in order to get more cars you need to put up the money but nobody wants to put up the money if the cars don't show. So its a gamble on both sides. Bottom line, its a great track that until recently has been relatively unknown in the late model circles. During the turbulent times our sport is currently struggling through, it is important that tracks and teams alike work together rather than against each other if growth is expected. Kuddos to Sycamore Speedway for trying something new and the drivers such as Mataragas, Parker, Schmitt, Drake, Sheffler, Bell, Spatola, Provenzano, Olson and numerous other drivers that are willing to give them a chance!

[fusion48]

Its also nice to see several of the Sycamore regulars showing up at Fairbury on the off weeks when Sycamore isn't running late models. Its all about everyone supporting each other!

[klemmabyna]

any rain in the area today?

[bullring]

any rain in the area today?

Sprinkling in Rockford right now.

[klemmabyna]

thanks for the update. overcast here in Delavan. i'm heading to sycamore anyway!

[bullring]

Yeah I've been burned a couple times this year looking at forecast and radar. I think you will be okay.

[SHOE32]

I read somewhere that paul Parker was very happy about the payout through the field,that's why he has been running there instead of in Wi on Saturdays.

[Zonks32x]

I read somewhere that paul Parker was very happy about the payout through the field,that's why he has been running there instead of in Wi on Saturdays.

Please share the article, I would like to read it. Eastern half of WI from Green Bay to the IL border, there are only 2 tracks that run LM's weekly, Plymouth and Shawano.

I have no idea what Shawano's payout is, but it's a 1/2 mile motor killer.

Plymouth's weekly LM payout:
$1000, 650, 550, 450, 350, 310, 290, 270, 200, 180, 165, 150...all the way thru 20th. $125 for every driver that doesn't advance from the B-main (when they have one)

Maybe $150 in Sycamore is worth more than $150 in Plymouth??

My guess is his preference for Sycamore has something to do with the track or rules vs the payout.