UMP to remain the same for 2005!

dirt hound said:
If Imca Is So Great They Would Be At Atrack Somewhere Near Here ,there Are Tracks That Are Imca Rules With Exceptions
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IMCA used to be in the St Louis area. When Modifieds were first introduced to the area, it was under the IMCA sanction. Bob Wente had the foresight to introduce the class in 1989 at one of the special events he promoted at Tri City. Econo Late Models were still strong, but the numbers were starting to dwindle. Godfrey tried them the next year, and had about 10 cars throughout the year. It didn't take long to get the car count up at all tracks, as the class exploded in the early 90's. By this time, UMP had completely screwed up the Econo Late Models to the point of extinction, and decided to hop on the modified bandwagon. Problem is, there were so many Econo teams with better motors than what the IMCA claim rule called for (and that was the segment of the racing population UMP was trying to get back). So UMP decides to up the claim to something like $500 and a trade. Well, there went the integrity of the claim rule. It was rare to see anyone try to claim anyway, except in cases where it was to carry a grudge.

A decade later, the modifieds are kicking the Late Model's butt in the local car counts, but are still a tough draw when it comes to putting fans in the stands. Remember the Godfrey experiment from 3 years ago? I'm very curious to see if costs will be addressed with the new owners, or if the weekly shows will see any significant attention from the Boundless / DIRT management.
 
Yep Dough i remember that time at Godfrey. Dropped the lm's because of low or irregular car counts..their demands for a purse of competitive quantity..and they got the boot. Crowd numbers dropped too accordingly. They do draw in lots of people..fans..crew..family..ect
 
Doug said:
IMCA used to be in the St Louis area. When Modifieds were first introduced to the area, it was under the IMCA sanction. Bob Wente had the foresight to introduce the class in 1989 at one of the special events he promoted at Tri City. Econo Late Models were still strong, but the numbers were starting to dwindle. Godfrey tried them the next year, and had about 10 cars throughout the year. It didn't take long to get the car count up at all tracks, as the class exploded in the early 90's. By this time, UMP had completely screwed up the Econo Late Models to the point of extinction, and decided to hop on the modified bandwagon. Problem is, there were so many Econo teams with better motors than what the IMCA claim rule called for (and that was the segment of the racing population UMP was trying to get back). So UMP decides to up the claim to something like $500 and a trade. Well, there went the integrity of the claim rule. It was rare to see anyone try to claim anyway, except in cases where it was to carry a grudge.

A decade later, the modifieds are kicking the Late Model's butt in the local car counts, but are still a tough draw when it comes to putting fans in the stands. Remember the Godfrey experiment from 3 years ago? I'm very curious to see if costs will be addressed with the new owners, or if the weekly shows will see any significant attention from the Boundless / DIRT management.
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operative word is use to be in the area enough said
 
You know dirt hound I have read almost every post of yours for the past two weeks since you took it upon yourself to make your presence known to me, and I have come to a conclusion. Judging by the way you handle yourself, mouth off to just about everyone, spell, and stray far from the subject given, I would say that you MUST be a BIG dissapointment to your Folks. :(
 
bigrightrear said:
. Judjing by the way you handle yourself, mouth off to just about everyone, spell, and stray far from the subject given, I would say that you MUST be a BIG dissapointment to your Folks. :(
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You would think if you are going to rip on Dirt Hounds spelling you would check your own .
 
I do not believe it would be nieve to expect DIRT to give racers ample warning before making major rules changes. When they announced that they wanted the sprints to have on board starters and a clutch, that was nearly, if not more, than a years notice. Major body changes and rules changes I would expect would garner quite the advance notice.
 
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