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Subject: Stop the crying and let's race True 10.5 race 1/4 like undertaker says but I'm fine with 1/8 if that's what everyone wants!!!!!! Let's have some fun..... Author: "Warbrd" Tamez Racing [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:02:01 07/26/14 Sat In reply to: Mod 's message, "TRUE 10.5 RACE - AUGUST 15TH 2014 UPDATE" on 21:40:27 07/24/14 Thu >Want to update everyone on where we stand based on the >recent feedback from the first post about the True >10.5 Race we want to run on August 15th. We need to >finalize things as quick as possible to give racers >something to shoot for and out of town racers a firm >race date. > >The first thing we need to cover is cars. And let me >tell you, right now it's not looking all that great. >We had 12 cars but two have backed out. One can't make >it on the 15th and the other said he just isn't fast >enough and is not willing to take a chance. That's too >bad. > >And that brings me to sponsors. We cannot pull any >sponsors with only 10 cars. We need at least 16 cars >before any sponsor will step up. Then there are those >sponsors that are on board but only if we set the >rules to benefit their cars. I would rather not do >that. Problem, without sponsors there is no payout. > >Unless, the racers all throw in some cash and make the >purse themselves. In this case we could probably make >it happen with 10 cars. All races could put in say >$100 - TDR will throw in $200 so that makes it a $1200 >purse. We will split it 70/30. Doing this means we >don't have to depend on a sponsor and makes it a >gamblers race. One shot one kill. > >The other option we have is to just turn the race over >to Bob at Edinburg Raceway and let them handle it. >They will come up with entry fee and they will come up >with the purse. But chances are the race will be >changed to a Saturday when they run a bracket race. >That's not a bad option as more racers will be there >and we get more players. > >Finally - for the W tire guys. Like Jason said, if you >guys want you can run your own race. Put in your own >entry fee and create your own purse. At the recent No >Prep race at HMP, they charged $250 entry per car. >They had 10 small tire cars and 4 or 5 big tire cars. >They didn't do much better than we are doing and >that's because they had a $10,000 guaranteed >payout...damn!! Props to the track and sponsors for >doing that for the racers. > >Give me some feed back dudes but we have to make it >quick so I can throw a banner together and we can >start sharing it all over the interwebz. Props to >those of you who have stepped up and said you would >give it a shot. You guys are the real racers. The real >spirit of what this sport is about. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Eso chingon Author: Mod [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:05:38 07/26/14 Sat >Want to update everyone on where we stand based on the >recent feedback from the first post about the True >10.5 Race we want to run on August 15th. We need to >finalize things as quick as possible to give racers >something to shoot for and out of town racers a firm >race date. > >The first thing we need to cover is cars. And let me >tell you, right now it's not looking all that great. >We had 12 cars but two have backed out. One can't make >it on the 15th and the other said he just isn't fast >enough and is not willing to take a chance. That's too >bad. > >And that brings me to sponsors. We cannot pull any >sponsors with only 10 cars. We need at least 16 cars >before any sponsor will step up. Then there are those >sponsors that are on board but only if we set the >rules to benefit their cars. I would rather not do >that. Problem, without sponsors there is no payout. > >Unless, the racers all throw in some cash and make the >purse themselves. In this case we could probably make >it happen with 10 cars. All races could put in say >$100 - TDR will throw in $200 so that makes it a $1200 >purse. We will split it 70/30. Doing this means we >don't have to depend on a sponsor and makes it a >gamblers race. One shot one kill. > >The other option we have is to just turn the race over >to Bob at Edinburg Raceway and let them handle it. >They will come up with entry fee and they will come up >with the purse. But chances are the race will be >changed to a Saturday when they run a bracket race. >That's not a bad option as more racers will be there >and we get more players. > >Finally - for the W tire guys. Like Jason said, if you >guys want you can run your own race. Put in your own >entry fee and create your own purse. At the recent No >Prep race at HMP, they charged $250 entry per car. >They had 10 small tire cars and 4 or 5 big tire cars. >They didn't do much better than we are doing and >that's because they had a $10,000 guaranteed >payout...damn!! Props to the track and sponsors for >doing that for the racers. > >Give me some feed back dudes but we have to make it >quick so I can throw a banner together and we can >start sharing it all over the interwebz. Props to >those of you who have stepped up and said you would >give it a shot. You guys are the real racers. The real >spirit of what this sport is about. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]