Something needs to be done

[EDERDS]

49 car is very different in clean air, it’s a rocket ship. Once JD got by Pearson, I’m guessing his tires were gone, there wasn’t any lap cars around and JD got that clean air in the outside land and it was over

[zyoung25]

There was a time when late models were owned by local drivers and individuals who would pay for the building of a race car. They would take a stock car frame, often chevelles, camaros, mustangs, and about any car make. They would build their own roll cages, motors, and everything pertaining to the car themselves. These cars put on a lot of great racing. Even though they weren't awesome in appearance and technology as the cars are now, they in their own time were the best. Races were won far more on driving ability rather than how good the car itself was.

Local racing was affordable even though the purses were not that great, there were plenty of late models out there to provide racing at about all of the dirt tracks around, and the fans did not have to worry about having races canceled by rain forecasts. The fans and cars all showed up and took their chances back then.

Even when the chassis building businesses started coming into play with Howe, Jigalo, Callahan, Rayburn, Wright, and the rest started builing race chassis things were still pretty good.

I miss those days very much.

A couple of examples of the old cars.

I'm closing in on 40, I remember some of this. I'm beginning to miss the old days that I got be apart of, I'm talking early 90s times.

I miss handmade/homemade bodies and single layer vinyl. I can handle today's wraps, but I hate the laser cut bodies of today.

[Crossbones]

It's Safe to say you failed math class.

I understand math fine.

The only reason a team would be spending 500k+ per year is they have several really well paid full time employees. What's that got to do with the cost of racing one of these cars?

Someone could claim they spend $5 million per year and you people would believe it, but won't believe a car owner that says his yearly budget is $250k per year because you people don't want to believe it...lol

[Phatdaddy]

Everybody should watch (and then direct message) guys like The Chaz. He regularly finds and interviews some of the top officials, drivers, etc.. in DLM and Sprint Car racing, then posts them on his YouTube.
It's going to take those types of media guys to get the fans' issues like aero & formats addressed at PRI.

If you want an example, go find the video of him questioning Kyle Larson about his new Sprint Car Series that scheduled against the Jackson Nationals.

[Rajflyboy]

JD did not win last night

[Dlmfan123]

If you want an example, go find the video of him questioning Kyle Larson about his new Sprint Car Series that scheduled against the Jackson Nationals.

He made himself look like the idiot he is in that interview, larsons race wasn’t schedule against the Jackson nationals at all, some guys even went to both races

[TS FAN]

Racing has been fine this year if you watch second on back in the races JD starts on the front row.
On some tracks you have to go fourth on back. I do miss the old days but you had to attend those races, no home viewing.

Now home viewing is a great thing, but it has driven the sport into mega bucks. No local racing for sure

[Pennsboro32]

Racing has been fine this year if you watch second on back in the races JD starts on the front row.
On some tracks you have to go fourth on back. I do miss the old days but you had to attend those races, no home viewing.

Now home viewing is a great thing, but it has driven the sport into mega bucks. No local racing for sure

No it hasn't. If you can't slide someone, you can't pass. It's been average at best.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I understand math fine.

The only reason a team would be spending 500k+ per year is they have several really well paid full time employees. What's that got to do with the cost of racing one of these cars?

Someone could claim they spend $5 million per year and you people would believe it, but won't believe a car owner that says his yearly budget is $250k per year because you people don't want to believe it...lol

2 new cars turn key is $200k. You ain't turned a lap yet. If you don't have a couple guys that add up to at least $100k, you got bad help. Now, a drum of fuel is $1000. You go through a lot of those and tires. You gotta keep the hauler full of fuel and food. Every 1500 laps, your engine needs a $12k freshening.

[Crossbones]

2 new cars turn key is $200k. You ain't turned a lap yet. If you don't have a couple guys that add up to at least $100k, you got bad help. Now, a drum of fuel is $1000. You go through a lot of those and tires. You gotta keep the hauler full of fuel and food. Every 1500 laps, your engine needs a $12k freshening.

These guys buy a new $40,000+ Longhorn and sell their old Longhorn for $30,000.

[dirtcrazy4u]

And the only reason they sell there old cars is because it's tweaked and no matter what they throw at it it doesn't respond to changes like the primary car. Then what do you have ? A 30K pc of scrap metal. Happens more than what anybody knows.

[moyerfan1]

I just wish the powers to be would figure something out before its too late..

[TwistedNate01]

SLM racing has pretty much sucked this year.

and im pretty sure it will just keep getting worse........ UNFORNITLEY./ we not out the deep water yet with covid. The world ruling ocult not DONE yet........

[JabberJaws83]

and im pretty sure it will just keep getting worse........ UNFORNITLEY./ we not out the deep water yet with covid. The world ruling ocult not DONE yet........

Are we seriously tying the terrible racing of dirt late models to COVID?

[Highside Hustler25]

Are we seriously tying the terrible racing of dirt late models to COVID?

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