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@Rick Schmidt wrote:
Mikey,
Did you sit back and watch the “Lets help Bob” ship sail by?
You missed out.
Rick
No, I was at home for a week with the flu, gave it to Sandi and others and had to nurse her back to health too. Decided since I got it from someone else it wouldn’t be fair to go and get everyone else sick. This flu bug is nastier than ever. Sick in November and again in February.
Tony:
It’s called Handicapping in horse racing! 😀
Actually, I’m just sitting back enjoying the show. Let’s see, I’ve watched the ship “Let’s change the CSC dates” sail by (and I understand the changes and it happens). It’s also been interesting to see all the newbies to the site and to racing, that’s always the best.
The best thing I”m refraining from responding to is the IRL/Champ merger. Tony George has the greatest spectacle in Motor Racing and the merger was inevitable from day one. Notice how I didn’t say anyone WON. While Indy has lost some of the luster in names and qualifying it’s still the best. This year might be a little rocky but Open Wheel racing beats the heck out of the tin top cans that (still) don’t show a yellow when there is “debris” on the track. Of course I’m still an F1 fan to the core but that’s another story.
And just for the record, I’m waiting to debut my new AVATAR. I know you’ll all like it. It’ll be better than my hairy legs and short shorts Avatar and a close call towards my lime green manthong y’all liked. And Orion’s got nothing onthe new one for taste! I can’t wait for the debut, neither will you!
8)
Jensen does a good job and I like busting his chops towards his political leanings. I’d drink a beer with him any day though.
Admit it, you WANT the pictorial, you NEED the pictorial. Son, we live in a world of…
you get the point.
Wow, this means we’ll be racin’ locally for the first race and in the heat for the GJMS race. I love it.
@Rick Schmidt wrote:
That doesn’t rhyme!
Hence the reason I’m a mortgage banker and not a Rapper!
I tried my best!Youz Guyz is Awesome.
I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to race CSC since I was going to do the pictorial from Indy again.To the Beat of Sir Mix A Lot’s Baby Got Back…
I like big fields and I can not lie
You other karters can’t deny
That when a karting class starts with an itty bitty field
And a little bit of Castrol in your face… 😆@Kirk_Deason wrote:
Test complete. It is not the program, it is the user. Here in nerdland, we call that a PEBKAC error. (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
I say that explains it. I say that explains it boyz. You gotta take off the wrappers to go fast boy! It’s all in the tires! Team FAstkart could be faster… 8)
I gotta go back to watching Bugs…
Hey Sheriff, I mean Sheriff (I’ve been watching, i say I’ve been watching a lot of Foghorn Leghorn lately) 😀
what I want to know is what is the proper way to position your transponder?I say thankyou, I say Thank you in advance…
TaG Masters…
The Class with the closest racing and the most passing.
The class that the spectators demand 20 lap mains. 😀
Spec Moto is the way to go if you want to pull gears IMO…I second what Rick says!
Roger, I wouldn’t have recognized you in your dress uni. Very impressive!And on that note, I’d like us all to remember another bad ass who is currently overseas and that is Michael Hurley. Our prayers and thanks go out to him and everyone else serving in the Military. You guyz and galz rock!
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@blink wrote:
There were actually 4 major reasons and the #1 reason which I think resulted in all of the other 3 was having the race on Memorial day. Some people just don’t get it. :loony: Why do you think we decided to dropped it from the CSC? If anyone gets the idea to have another street race please pick another date other than Memorial day.
I second that!
Family time away from the races vs racing… Family will win out probably 90 percent of the time…Clarification:
Trophies down to 5 for kid karts only.
I LIKE the idea of a double race weekend like a SKUSA or STARS. I thought you were talking about spreading out a one race weekend to two days like up at Steamboat back in the day. 5-6 race weekends like that and I’m not thrilled. 2-3 weekends and I’d go for that.
Mikey’s way to pick an item teched is great. You never know what’s on the agenda and it keeps all compeditors on their toes. As for the kids, if parents want more tech then pay a slight increase because kid karts are provided engines….
Andy’s reiterating what I’ve said all along. If you want to manage by commitee just look at Chump car and there’s your answer. If you look at NAKKER and F1 they thrive because they have a person passionate about the sport and smart enough not to screw it up. Andy’s points are spot on, thanks for the input!
Drop, drop drop… Rick and Roman got bit. Just looking at them (and realizing we all do this for fun and that we have families that perhaps might want to see other family or other vacation ideas instead of racing) makes you realize how crucial a drop is. Speaking from when I was a kid racing bikes I always remember going away to England or Illinois to see Grandparents excited about that but bummed knowing I would never break top 10 due to being away for a few weekends.
@blink wrote:
Once we eliminated the practice in the morning we have been getting done by 3pm so I see no need to cut the classes. We did not add any classes to the day so I am not sure what you are talking about Mike.
I was concerned that there would be ADDITIONAL classes not status quo or reduction. Hey, if we can get done by 5 or earlier then WHO CARES how many classes there are. More entrants means more $$$ for the track owners. More $$$ means more on site improvements. Improvements mean garages, non blue toilets, restaurants, beer taps… 8)
On a side note which (still) boggles my slightly shiney, bumpy head and that is this:
wouldn’t karters rather race in a full field and experience the adrenalin of 18 plus karters coming to the flag versus 4-6 karters. Sell your old, antiquanted stuff and hop into the larger fields. Just my two pennies input… Let the floggings begin…CSC comments:
By the way, these are my same wishes each and every year. Yes, progress is being made and we also need to streamline and ACT on recurring problem issues.
Too many classes. It’s like raising bunnies. That said, combine the small classes. Action and not talk. What’s the cut off number for DROPPING classes? What’s the cutoff to COMBINING classes. And, when you combine you should combine them via class and NOT combined times. And, if you combine (obviously TaG) you should have a quarter track distinction since there will be the inevitable complaint that X can’t pass Y because his engine has a completely different powerband. And there’s truth to that observation. Thank you for last year’s “fine” for wrong back number plate colours. Think that’ll happen again this year?
Tech in the lower classes. GREAT. That way parents know their kid got beat by a better driver and not engine. Put that dog to rest, please. If they’re willing to tech, they’re willing to pay for it.
Trophies to the top 5 in the lower classes. Give them something to aspire to. Not to just show up. It’s called competition. Get used to it. You’ll learn about it when you grow up might as well get a glimpse of it now.
Double the entry fee (or higher) if you want to race saturdays and sundayS, the track owners deserve it. And count me out. I have a career that needs my attention. I have no aspirations to make it to: NASCAR, F1, IRL, CHAMP CAR, WRC ETC…
One drop, someone has a reason to miss a race (holiday schedule, family matters, etc) they’re out of the championship battle for #1. They’ll QUIT vs. race the whole season. We all observed that this year and to be blunt, it was an absolute shame.
If you DO keep the classes diluted by having a lot of options and choices for the same age groups, then you need to rid Sunday of PRACTICE. Practice on saturday or midweek, whatever. F1, NASCAR, Indy and Champ don’t practice race day, why should we?
Benevolent dictator(s): Track owners, you know what we want and we want you to make a profit so you stay in business. Get on the phone, make the decisions and stick to it. We’ll either stay or go. You’ve done a great job in site improvements so make these decisions NOW so we can plan ASAP for next season. Doug, thank you for bringing out the delay due to MX as to why we can’t firm up our schedule now.
