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Subject: Re: The State of Dirt Track Racing

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Throttle Response

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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 07:58:38pm
In reply to: Throttle Response 's message, "The State of Dirt Track Racing" on Wednesday, November 04, 07:57:37pm

#3. Announcer. Needs to do just that. Announce. Tell what car is on the track, tell what is going on in the race, althou sometimes we cant hear you in the pits, the fans in the stands can. They like to know whats going on. If there watching the front 2-3 cars race, and cant see the other cars, they may mis some key racing. Let them know whats going on thro the pack. Talk to the fans during downtime and or intermission. Make jokes, tell stories, talk about racing, or even have a DRIVER INTERVIEW. I know i know seems to easy huh.. Well, it is. Drivers love talking about whats going on with there team, there racing and etc. Heck if the driver isnt around talk to a crew member and just get an update. Make the fans interested adn keep them interested. I promise they will tell a friend and there would be another potential money spender.

#4. Tech Man. Needs to do his job. Its the tech mans job to look and check cars. I never once this year seen the tech man take a durometer and check tires. Pull a random valve cover. Check the random cam. Check a so called crate engine. Do a saftey inspection (front wheel drives mainly as these guys will race the biggest junk known to man). Talk to the drivers and crews, come to the drivers meeting, let your self be seen and easily available. How hard is it to do simple things like this to ensure everyone is ok via the rule book? It is. beleive me.

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Throttle Response
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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 07:59:05pm

#5. Track workers, and flagman. COMMUNICATE. I dont know how many times this year at the local track wehre there would be a wreck on the track and the flagman wouldnt thro a caution for SEVERAL key moments. Thats all they need to do is COMMUNICATE.

#6.Drivers. Need to step up and act as they need to. Wrecking someone or on purpose taking someone out is worthless. Yes racing is a passion and i been on all the sides of it. Driving, crewcheifing, and a fan. They all 3 have there good times and bad times. If the drivers feel they are getting cheated out of something, PROTEST. Thats why the rule book is there. Use it to your advantage. Go to the track to win, and if there any problems, be ready to accomidate those. Get out and talk to the fans, sign some autographs. Give away a few pictures to the fans. Walk over and say hi to other drivers and crew guys every now and then. It takes only but a few seconds to do so and it will gain you more respect on and off the track. Stop standing in your trailor raising hell about someone cheating and get the rule book out and use it to your best interest. Use the visual protest rule. Take a head off, weigh the crank. This is YOUR teams job. Dont finish 2nd, only to pull in the pits and raise hell because yout run by what you think is a cheated up motor. PROTEST. Stop bickering about it and find out for sure. That rule is in place for that reason. Race clean, race smart, you CANT win on the first lap. PERIOD. Dont care what kind of racing you do, you cant win on the first lap. Listen to the raceceiver, do what you are being told. Your not going to be able to argue with the guy on the other end so why try on the track.. all you are doing is slowing the show down and bothering everyone else.

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