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8/26/08, 10:04 AM |
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Re: New Midwest TQ Racing Series Forming
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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 69 |
Out of curiosity, If there is so many cars sitting and a majority wanting another club to form, why don't you just run for president of the club and turn things around on how you think it should be since you could make the changes. If that many people are going to support you with your new club, they would support you in voting for you for president. I really don't see how there would be enough TQ's to divide them up in different groups. Car count and TQ racing would both suffer, run for president and make the changes you think would improve the club and keep all the cars together in one show for greater car counts, better racing, and more fanbase.
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8/26/08, 10:08 AM |
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Race Count Last Year: 1 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 410 |
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The economy isn't hurting TQ racing, judging from the number car owners and drivers that have contacted me. There are enough to run 3 or 4 clubs with lots more interested in building new cars. TQ racing isn't that expensive and I plan on having higher purses to make it worth it. Feel free to ask if you have other questions. I want to make the sport of racing better. |
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8/26/08, 10:09 AM |
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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 452 |
I totally agree with the tradition that UMRA brings to the table. It would be sad to see it go, but some things change. In my opinion, they've had plenty of time to fix the issues that have caused this situation. It's not something that's just being brought up after one race, or even one season.
There are times where these "traditions" become "history". It's like Winston Cup becoming Nextel Cup, then Sprint Cup. It's like Great American Ballpark replacing Wrigley Field, or even Yankee Stadium being replaced. You've got to keep up with the times and make changes, but that's where they sometimes struggle. I do have to give credit to UMRA's president for one thing. He's put UMRA into some of the best tracks in Indiana. I like the guy and all of this is not on him, but it's the series as a whole. Car counts have been down, but it's not all about the economy. It's about being tired of everything coming down to what a certain team wants, in a round about way. It's about teams being tired of all the drama that this team creates, but yet nothing is done about it. UMRA has always had big car counts, so that's out of the question. They used to have fifty-plus cars at some races, so that's not a good argument. Finally, I think some people on this board were at the UCS race in '04, when the sprints races there. They saw a certain driver get his spot back more than once! It's those types of things being done that drive teams and fans away from UMRA, honestly. That's why there's ANY interest in a new series... |
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8/26/08, 10:15 AM |
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Race Count Last Year: 1 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 410 |
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8/26/08, 10:23 AM |
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 15 |
After watching your husband cuss out the flagman in front of all those fans and getting escorted out by the police was classic. I hope your not the same way! Im guessing you will never be at anderson speedway racing. So are you saying this series will not be the kenny byrge show? just wait you will see what I mean
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8/26/08, 10:24 AM | #26 | |
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 33 |
Last time I checked UMRA is a democracy. If the pool of cars is divided neither series will survive. If you believe you have the answer to bringing sportsmanship back to T.Q. racing do it with the UMRA brand name that has thrived at times since 1961.
I would be very curious how you plan to discriminate aginst "green" race cars yet allow open compitition? Joe Monroe (owner with a parked car) |
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8/26/08, 10:42 AM |
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I didn't know it took "The Green Cars" to make competition. I'm pretty sure that a new series would have competition, even if "The Green Cars" aren't in attendance.
On that note, I would love to see the UMRA name continue, but I'm just not sure that it can happen. I would also agree that two series might not be a good thing, but that's only if half the cars would choose to stay with UMRA. I'm not sold that it would happen. |
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8/26/08, 10:46 AM |
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It's not going to be any one driver racing league. It's going to be a competive series comprised of race teams who want to race in an honest way. |
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8/26/08, 11:38 AM |
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8/26/08, 11:53 AM |
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Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 275 |
UMRA did not get into Union County because of its power to schedule races. It was done by several local racers in that area, and the invite back was jeopardized when the calls were not made and positions were given back when they should not have been. Billy at Union County was not happy when his crowd was booing after the feature event.
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