Tom Dennin

[Tom Dennin]

Mike,

Next weekend 2-13-2010

Don’t forget to pack your spectacles old man 😮 😛

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Hey Jim,

I assume there is a reason but I can’t help ask. Is it not possible to practice on Friday? Even say Friday after 4pm?

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Hey Jim,

Who has been testing? Is the track set up in the parking lot? If you need another TAG driver and kart out there for testing, I have an Arrow with a Rotax and an Arrow with a Leopard loaded and ready in my trailer 🙂

Thanks for all the effort in getting this event together!

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Jim,

I have a question regarding the timing and scoring. During the last Mile High Challenge qualifying session,my last lap when I took the checkered flag was not counted. I spoke with Angie and she said it was on a timer and shuts down automatically. Can you elaborate on this? I just want to be clear on this. I have always been under the impression that taking the checkered flag signified the end of timed qualifying.

Thanks

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Hey Brad,

Is the track today going to be running the same direction as the race next Sunday? and what about this entire week?

Thanks,

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

I have a brake pedal ❓ ❓ ❓

I had no idea 😯

[Tom Dennin]

It will be downhill. We always start the year downhill. 😀

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[Tom Dennin]

Congrats on the promotion Jack! Always good to hear positive news :clap:

Thanks Rick. Nice to hear from you. Hope to see you out at the track sometime soon.

[Tom Dennin]

Now that was the kind of “share all” answer I was anticipating.

Jack, are you racing this year?

[Tom Dennin]

Brad,

I love that special!!! I have been trying to decide where to race this year with the multitude of options. Creativity is a great thing!

Greg,

I am sure we could find/make you a correct birth certificate. 😆 What would you need about 60-65lbs of lead??? That’s nothing. You could be the rabbit 😀

[Tom Dennin]

Brad,

I really do appreciate you answering. I understand that a track owner makes more money on the weekends from rental karts and test & tunes than any else.

I am going to break down one portion of your response.

if additional classes were free and everyone wanted to run two, don’t you think it would cost more if there were twice as many entries? When you pay for the ambulance, insurance, labor, trophies, administrative costs, meetings, year end banquet etc…

Why would it cost twice as much for twice the amount of entries? Sounds to me like with the extra class fee you would then be making 1 1/2x more. The ambulance, insurance, labor, trophies, admin fees, meetings, year end banquet etc.. for that class with now twice as many entrants would have been accounted for from the outset prior to the event. The bigger the class the more interest it draws. The more interest it draws the bigger the class. The bigger the class the more money for the track owners. The only problem with that is most karters don’t have the required equipment, skill, time, money, age, weight, etc… to be involved with two classes. Therefore, those who have the want and equipment to run multiple classes are actually promoting karting, drawing attention to the larger fields and eventually if not immediately putting some no matter how little money back into the track owners pocket. So wouldn’t it make sense that those who run multiple classes should definitely not pay an extra fee when in fact they should be getting a reduced fee on their initial registration due to their contribution to the track. :clap: :usa:

How about with the $25 extra class fee those racers get a $25 fuel voucher so the money is spent? or a $25 IMI test and tune voucher? Then everyone wins.

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Thanks for the info.

Why is there any extra fee at all for running more than one class? Nothing is occurring on a race weekend that wouldn’t be with or without that fee. Except in this case a larger field of karts in which that particular race was going to take place regardless. ❓ ❓

Thanks,

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Brad,

While I think the “Racer Stimulus Packages” are great and appreciated for the recognition that money is tight all over, I asked this same question about 5 years ago.

Why is there a $55 extra per class charge?

$55Extra class____x =_______

Is it the insurance? Wouldn’t the insurance be covered on the first class entrance fee for the entire day while on the facility racing or not?
Is it paying the track officials? Aren’t the track officials paid for the entire day and not based on the number of entrants in any specific race?
Is it the cost of fuel and tires? Not unless they were provided which they aren’t.

I am missing the rationale for the the extra charge when running an extra class. If a racer has spent the extra $$$$$ on a second kart, fuel, tires, chains, gears, etc.. It would appear that the track would be making enough money off of the racer without adding the extra expense of $55/extra class entered. The only thing the $55/extra class has done for me over the years is stopped me from buying more fuel and possibly tires. I,for one, would run TAG Master and Senior if not for the extra class charge.

Please help me understand.

Thank you ,

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Rick,

Are you sure? Are you referring to “TaG Masters TaG USA by weight 35+” or ” Masters (age 35+) ” from the posting on TTAC site? Have you confirmed this with Jim? Why would we after all this time not include everyone possible? That doesn’t make any sense. That is what makes TAG Master fun!! It has to be a just an oversight in the verbage.

Tom

[Tom Dennin]

Tim check you PM

I think Garrick’s Maranello/Rotax was my kart originally, not positive though. Garrick do you know? I must be getting old if I can’t remember 😆

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