Fast 49 takes shot at passing points format on Twitter

[BNaylor91s]

I hope you guys realize they left to get their equipment ready for the North/South.... which starts in 5 days. A car needs clipped, maintenance needs completed, tires need work, etc.. it’s ironic that he speaks out about his feelings towards a format and he gets bashed and being called a snowflake or referee to as something along those lines. It sounds a lot like there’s more snowflakes on this board than on the track. Hell most the guys commenting are not or have never been on the track. I’m just waiting on some of these guys on 4m to get the equipment these guys have, put the time in it takes to run at their level, and even be 1/10th of the driver these guys are. I don’t ever post on here and typically just read but goodness it’s ridiculous. If all the drivers acted or did what people on 4m said the sport would be gone and boring. It would be a cookie cutter, act like someone tells you sport. If you want drivers to be a certain way, put the phone or keyboard down, fund a team, and then run it how a lot of guys on here say the would. Don’t tell us how it should be, show us.

[fryefan]

Well, apparently Tri-City is trashing their points format per Kenny Wallace on Twitter 5 minutes ago:

Our friends at @TriCity11 In Granite city Illinois have just announced on Friday night that they are getting rid of passing points for MOD MANIA in September because passing points causes to much confusion. @TheFast49 FOR THE FANS and competitors..

Tri-City needs to learn how to run an efficient program. When you go there the sun may be coming up, before they get done.

[fryefan]

If JD doesn't knock the wall down off of 4, he's not in the hauler with 18 hrs to play on Twitter...

You are correct. In fact, he would have been in great position for Saturday night.

[BNaylor91s]

Gonna go ahead and paste this on this thread too....I hope you guys realize they left to get their equipment ready for the North/South.... which starts in 5 days. A car needs clipped, maintenance needs completed, tires need work, etc.. it’s ironic that he speaks out about his feelings towards a format and he gets bashed and being called a snowflake or referee to as something along those lines. It sounds a lot like there’s more snowflakes on this board than on the track. Hell most the guys commenting are not or have never been on the track. I’m just waiting on some of these guys on 4m to get the equipment these guys have, put the time in it takes to run at their level, and even be 1/10th of the driver these guys are. I don’t ever post on here and typically just read but goodness it’s ridiculous. If all the drivers acted or did what people on 4m said the sport would be gone and boring. It would be a cookie cutter, act like someone tells you sport. If you want drivers to be a certain way, put the phone or keyboard down, fund a team, and then run it how a lot of guys on here say the would. Don’t tell us how it should be, show us

[fryefan]

The freight train format they normally run is based on luck of the draw (the majority of the time). If you draw a good number (low number), then you usually time good and start at the front of the freight-train.

The worst racing of the weekend, BY FAR, was the Thursday night standard follow the leader WoO format.

Cedar Lake, and Florence have learned from the Kosiskis (at I-80) that passing points lead to better racing

[fryefan]

https://insidedirtracing.com/jonatha...ut-in-formats/

Davenport took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the passing points format and that teams have little say in deciding formats

I like JD, but if he does not like the format, then he has the right to stay home or go somewhere to race freight-trains.

[Raceready]

Shane Clanton said it best about passing points...

Who cares ?

[Raceready]

https://insidedirtracing.com/jonatha...ut-in-formats/ Davenport took to Twitter to express his displeasure with the passing points format and that teams have little say in deciding formats

He is right. Look at what GIMMICK racing has done for NASKY !!!

[Krooser]

I don't understand why you have to reward a driver for passing cars when the whole idea of racing is to pass cars.

At my tracks we lined up cars based on season points....top driver started at the tail. So did last weeks feature winner. But I prepped the track so you could actually pass a car on a tacky track.

I’d put extra $$$ in the feature for cars based on drawing a finishing position....draw a #10 and the 10th place guy got extra cash....usually did that for two or three cars per feature every week... spread the money around to the little guys.

The WoO show I saw at Shawano last week was boring as hell... winner led all 40 laps. Meanwhile the IMCA stock car guys were running four wide with three guys finishing within a couple hundredths.of a second apart for the win.

[dirtcrazy4u]

The fans probably didn't like it. I have to say sometimes you get a feeling and your gut tells you this just isn't worth it. So why tear up equipment if your mind isn't in the game. They made there choice, he openly invited people to chat with him on twitter for his 18hr ride home. I can only imagine what that was like. Moyer left to and yet he seemingly got a pass on why he did. A old GOAT leaves and everybody just watches the taillights disappear. A younger HERO leaves and everybody has a opinion.

[Raceready]

Passing points, smashing points, look what GIMMICK racing has done for NASKY !

[MADCAPRACING22]

The same nerds making the same comments on every post. It is standard operating procedure to ignore 80% of the replies on any subject on here. You just can tell who has raced and who has fantasized abut racing. Drivers should have a bigger voice.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Lol

Now it’s us fans etc who know nothing. Go get your own team, and show us how it’s done. Umm, well, I’d rather make money than lose it all on racing, I’ll pass.

Passing points suck etc. Passing points is a good format with the right track. I dunno that Cedar Lake was that track till the feature.

BUT, the Twitter post that started this, the guy overdrove the car, and put it in the wall.

Not the format, the driver. I’ll go back to being idiot, who doesn’t own a car, or drive one. I just can call things as I see them.

Yes, he needs to get ready for Florence, but he put the car in the wall.

[fryefan]

The fans probably didn't like it. I have to say sometimes you get a feeling and your gut tells you this just isn't worth it. So why tear up equipment if your mind isn't in the game. They made there choice, he openly invited people to chat with him on twitter for his 18hr ride home. I can only imagine what that was like. Moyer left to and yet he seemingly got a pass on why he did. A old GOAT leaves and everybody just watches the taillights disappear. A younger HERO leaves and everybody has a opinion.

I think that is because he was bashing the passing point system (which the majority of the fans love) which had absolutely nothing to do with him wrecking by himself. It was misplaced anger on his part. That is why he is being called out.

[fryefan]

I am blessed to live in an area in which the majority of the races feature passing points, inverts, or draw-redraws and the racing is MUCH BETTER than the freight-train heads up starts.