upcoming b-mod payouts?

fast'n loud said:
So does that mean if the payout is not posted people won't show up.
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Maybe not a lot.. but a few might not. With as much money as it could cost to go, get in, and race WITHOUT tearing stuff up, it only makes sense to know what you're getting into before going..

It's a magic word called forethought.

Then again.. if any of us WERE smart, we wouldn't have one of these anyway!
 
This Sunday (28th) our Sportmods at Quincy are unsanctioned. We are allowing IMCA cars to run by IMCA rules, USRA to run by USRA rules and also allowing 2/3 link UMP cars with 602's to race using the A's. No 4 bar/quick change cars. Basically we are allowing the B-Mods that are similar to what we race weekly but letting the UMP cars run the A's vs our G60's

Good chance to see how different rules packages and tires stack-up on the track. Last week we allowed just IMCA and USRA cars and the racing was very even.
 
I think the reason you can't get a full payout for the Bmods is the tracks are embarrassed. They don't want the general public knowing how little it pays on the way back.
 
Most tracks don't publish full payout because they don't want to get into a bidding war with another track that may be running them as well..

There is nothing to be embarrassed about on posting a B-Mod purse.. Weekly purse for that class should be $350 to win and $40 to $50 to start. Otherwise, you should run an A-Mod.
 
The only way you can make money is go out and race and see what happens. If your to scared about spending money to race then here are some reasons why
can't drive or just have junk equipment and if that is the case your the one costing the good race car drivers money by not having a clue what your doing
 
Here is my guess on the pay out 2000 800 600 400 250 200 150 125 100 75 on back an that's prolly if your lucky so if that's not what you want to race for I would prolly leave it parked cause this is prolly best case scenario
 
B mods paid $50 to start when I ran them in 1999. It was much cheaper to run them then. I just don't understand how the cost of going to the track has more than doubled but the start money has not changed. I know you cant make money racing. I just think if it cost more to get through the gate it should pay more to start. Most guys running B Mods are trying to do it on a working mans budget. If people cant afford the weekly cost, they are not going to race every week. With pit passes being $30 and up, it doesn't even cover a driver and one pit guys way in. The race track should not profit from the drivers wallet. That is just wrong.
 
It happens every week
$30 pit pass
$40 race fuel
$$ to get to the track
beer $$
You lose money every week unless you know what your doing. If your worried about the payouts then sell your junk and then you won't have any worries
 
A-Mods paid $50 to start up until a few years ago..

Love how everyone thinks the racetracks are the ones making all the money.. There are more racetracks than you think that are just one really bad night away from not being in business.
 
Jimmy, I'm not saying that tracks are making all kinds of money. It just seems that payouts are based on a field of 20 to 25 cars showing up. A lot of shows I have raced at this year have had 30 plus cars in A & B mods. I'm not saying they should pay more on a weekly show. But they should be looking at keeping all the cars they have coming back. A break in the gate for drivers that raced the prior week would be a good start. Take the crate latemodels for example. I know of several guys that have them sitting due to the fact of the weekly cost of racing. Not the equipment, just the weekly track and fuel cost.
 
I've looked at 1/2 dozen tracks payouts for B-Mods.. I can't find a single one paying more than $50 to start. I'm sure there may be some, but I haven't found any. This includes UMP, IMCA and USRA B-Mods..
 
fast'n loud said:
It happens every week
$30 pit pass
$40 race fuel
$$ to get to the track
beer $$
You lose money every week unless you know what your doing. If your worried about the payouts then sell your junk and then you won't have any worries
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For some guys who just love racing, the thought process is less "where do I go to make the most money?" but "what options do I have to go race and lose the least?"

You aren't telling anyone anything they don't already know. You just can't seem to see that asking the payout for many guys is just them trying to get as much information to make a decision on what their options are based on their budget.

You know, this may come as a total surprise to you, but a lot of racers don't have unlimited budgets and unlimited help to get their stuff ready, but still love to race and knowing the payout in advance gets them to the track, where otherwise they might just stay home if they have no idea how much they might lose even if they don't wreck the thing. And anyone who's ever raced knows every time they go to the track they are risking losing the car entirely, so that's not the issue at all.
 
dirtracerl77 said:
B mods paid $50 to start when I ran them in 1999. It was much cheaper to run them then. I just don't understand how the cost of going to the track has more than doubled but the start money has not changed. I know you cant make money racing. I just think if it cost more to get through the gate it should pay more to start. Most guys running B Mods are trying to do it on a working mans budget. If people cant afford the weekly cost, they are not going to race every week. With pit passes being $30 and up, it doesn't even cover a driver and one pit guys way in. The race track should not profit from the drivers wallet. That is just wrong.
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Do a head count in the pits, multiply that times pit passes, then add up the total amount of purse money the track has to pay out at the end of the night for all the classes. Then try and say "The track makes money off the driver's wallet." Pit passes don't even come close to covering the purse. Not even close. So all that money the drivers and crews shell out at the back gate goes right back to them, plus some of the front gate and some concession money on a weekly night. Tracks don't "profit" from the driver's wallet.
 
Personally b mods seem to be used to prop up purses for other classes not having full fields like lates and crates. If you only have 17-19 lates showing up (and thats on a good night) you can ot make a dime and lose on an 18 car feature. The pay is set up for 21 plus showing up with pit passes and such. So they use a bottom freeder class which used to be the street stocks and hornets to do that but those classes have faltered too. So you draw b mods in. Pay slightly more than street stocks and there you have it. Personally if a class flourishes and brings fans in the stands they should be rewarded and not held back i know its an economy class and noone is going to make money. But i feel in a way the class is being used and abused a bit knowing they can draw decent car counts almost gauranteed. Guessing we will see what happens next year and in no way am i bashing how a track operates. You gotta do what you gotta do in todays world to make ends meet. Just be nice for a new class to be given some $$$ support to make it grow even more which i can if some things were followed through correctly.
 
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