Would you consider using the pill draw to determine starting spots in the heats for the A modified class if it appears that time will be limited due to threatening weather?
UMP allegedly stands for United Midwestern Promoters. This implies that UMP is an organization created of, by and for the promoters. Perhaps at one time, this was the case. Now, it has become a cartel. If the promoters actually united and declared that if UMP doesn't make this right they will...
They had better offer Charlie that June 18 date. This is BS. I may well boycott this whole tour if they don't. 4 of the tracks on the ump summer national schedule also have lucas oil series races.
Unfortunately, this is what happens when you have a few guys get killed on the track in the same season. right or wrong, it's easier to regulate the race cars than it is the race tracks.
If their sanctioning fee would be more in line with what Lucas Oil charges, perhaps they would have more tracks willing to host the WoO late model series.
This is why I rarely check this board. We have people who call themselves fans that brutally attack promoters and racers for everything. It has a very negative impact on the sport. We as fans of dirt track racing are our own worst enemy.
The scales issue will be extremely difficult for Eldora to prevail on. Given the findings by a government agency that the scales were out of tolerance, it will be an easy legal argument to call all measurements performed on those scales null and void.
The tire issue is the interesting one...
I see this settling out of court with WRG restoring prize money, refunding fines, and admitting that there were irregularities in sample collection and testing procedures.
We were all hoping that he would pull through but unfortunately the injuries were just too severe. This is a very dark day for racing.
My prayers extend to his family, his friends and the racing community as a whole.