Tintmasters Race Nights :(
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very well put Homer and thanks for breaking down the expenses for those of us who hadn't realized the overall costs associated w/ running the track. I suggest we do as he says, overwhelm the track w/ cars @ the all day events.
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Derek,
Here is what i wanna see and if i push this this is what i'd wanna lay out. 3 day event:
Friday night test and tune
Saturday bracket/heads up, whatever
Sunday Quick 10/16, whateverYou could even throw a car show, show-n-shione, whatever int here w/ it. I know a few guys who have ties in w/ local bands, have a concert @ night, have a BBQ, camping, etc... The best weekend i have ever had drag racing was @ TVR 2 years ago, those guys are a blast and their so laid back they know how to have a good time. I have a lot of ties w/ shops in the uppr midwest and i can say right now no one wants to travel 3-8 hours for a 1 day event. This could be the start of an annual thing for IDR to get their name out there to the Midwest. There isn't many tracks in our area so you guys right now are the ticket. If you guys needs the funding, the sponsors, the whatever, you know where to find me. Gladly help arrange/set this up. But i think IDR should be putting themselves out there as well as far as promoting some of these events. You guys are the ones who should be looking for the advertisment, exposure if you want to grow.
You always said come to you and you'll make it happen. Let me know what you think of the rough idea.
Nick
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what tony said
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We are sponsoring/participating/vendor in an event very similar to this end of May down in Sioux Falls. We are working out the final details this week. As soon as i have all the information for that particular event i will post up the details here. End of May keep your schedules open people!!
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He's referring to the idea about the camp out etc
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I would love to have a 3 day race like nick is saying,I would like to see ID redeem themselves after the Mayhem dealio......we should have something like this so all the guys from outa state could make it so there is a bunch of fast guys running and not only dsms from here oh yea and 1 supra 1 interga and a rwd probe
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I'm going to try and make it to sioux falls as well, and if IDR has a similar event you can bet your ass I'll be there too.
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Here is what i wanna see and if i push this this is what i'd wanna lay out. 3 day event:
Friday night test and tune
Saturday bracket/heads up, whatever
Sunday Quick 10/16, whateverYou could even throw a car show, show-n-shione, whatever int here w/ it. I know a few guys who have ties in w/ local bands, have a concert @ night, have a BBQ, camping, etc...
Nick-
Event being planned is similar, Holiday weekend, 2 day event (All Street Legal) with Sport Compact, Muscle Cars, & Hot Rods (kind of generations of hotrodding theme, then & now) and a "Booked" show (MWB or ALL American Funny Car Series)
Having a 3 day event may be difficult (Take daily expenses posted x 3, and increase Ins. costs, as once event has 2 cars going down the track, w/dial ins, ins goes up from "grudge" match style racing ins.....Don't ask me why, because it makes no sense to me, but must to the ins co.), A 2 day evnt w/ Camping, BBQ, Show n Shine, Car Show is not a problem, (Band/DJ is out, as per restrictions from Clay County as of now.)
Having a SL or Sport Compact weekend event w/ Q16, Brackets, Heads Up is also not a problem as long as participation/interest is there and in a heads up series enough cars /interest w/o so many rules, classes are small and competition is limited because of 1 or 2 really fast cars.
So, any ideas that would increase participation are very welcome.
You are right, Thunder Valley is a great place, tucked far enough out of the way, yet close enough to Sioux Falls. I used to travel there every "off" weekend in the late '90's (when I was still intimidated by BIR) and always enjoyed myself (except for the 280 mile drive)
The Rapp Family (Rapp Chevrolet) has owned the track for many years, with several different peaple leasing it. Hopefully they get it leased for 2005 and continue to offer Drag Racing for many more years. I remember when Tom Cain managed it when I first started, and Duane Boyce took over several years ago after alot of improvements were done. Hopefully they are able to get everything together for 2005.
Derek
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Now we're getting somewhere. Like I said before, it would be awesome to do an all weekend ordeal like nick suggested.
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homer wrote:
increase Ins. costs, as once event has 2 cars going down the track, w/dial ins, ins goes up from "grudge" match style racing ins.....Don't ask me why, because it makes no sense to me, but must to the ins co.) DerekAnother good reason to get rid of that sill bracket racing stuff.
I think a weekend deal would be great. I would bet the attendance would be incredible. Once the word gets out over the 'net, it would bloom into a really big "event".
DaveH
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tjamz wrote:
Now we're getting somewhere. Like I said before, it would be awesome to do an all weekend ordeal like nick suggested.Derik and I have been working on this for a while now. There are some major politics involved and expenses to be had. We will keep you updated on the details. We were trying to keep it a suprise. But someone had to go an ruin it.. haha. We posted up the 4 solid days we set. And when we said "6 street Legal Events", I guess I should have said. 4 all day events and 1 two day event racing/car show/DJ/band/beer/girls/party. Sorry for keeping this from you guys. But we didn't have it final yet. And it still isn't. Bare with us. Thanks for being patient........
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tntmstr wrote:
Derik and I have been working on this for a while now. There are some major politics involved and expenses to be had. We will keep you updated on the details. We were trying to keep it a suprise. But someone had to go an ruin it.. haha. We posted up the 4 solid days we set. And when we said "6 street Legal Events", I guess I should have said. 4 all day events and 1 two day event racing/car show/DJ/band/beer/girls/party. Sorry for keeping this from you guys. But we didn't have it final yet. And it still isn't. Bare with us. Thanks for being patient........sweet racing and girls!
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