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USAC WEST COAST 360 MEMBERSHIPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

These Memberships are now available at USACRacing.com or just go to https://www.usacracing.com/membership/account_login.html

You can run either series with your membership, but you can only earn points in the series that you are a member in. I actually just purchased a crew membership, just to have the added insurance.

You must be a USAC West Coast 360 member if you attend more than 1 event. Driver Memberships are $250 for the year. Crew memberships are $150. With your membership you will receive the following: USAC West Coast 360 Memberships will include discount pit pass rates at all USAC tracks . The best insurance policy I have seen yet. Like I said, I have even purchased one for the insurance. Drivers will be eligible for the $20,000 points fund, the $5000 SouthWest Contractor Mini Series points fund and the end of year drawing, which will include a New set of Integra Racing Shocks, and other give aways.. With your West Coast 360 membership packet drivers will receive Product certificates from the following companies. $30 off from Crow Enterprises, $100 off from Hinchman-Indy Racing Uniforms, $50 off from DJ Safety, $200 off from Kruseman Driving School, $25 off from Kaeding Performance, $50 off from Extreme Mufflers, 10% off from SafeRacer.com, 25% from Amsoil

Chris Kearns
www.ChrisKearnsPresents.com
805-714-8538
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And what if you don't care about points or a point fund? Do I have to get a driver membership AND and entrant membership if I'm an owner/driver?? I think this is absurd!

Here is your first USUC screwing and it only gets better

I know. Kinda makes you all nostalgic for SCRA doesn't it?

$25,000 in points fund, awesome insurance, national recognition, and over $450 in product certificates and you think you are getting screwed. All I can say is WOW!

Plus lower pit passes at all the tracks. You have to buy a membership somewhere to get discounted pit passes, so actually you get all of that stuff above for about $150.

I wouldn't know what to do to make it any better than that?

Chris Kearns
www.ChrisKearnsPresents.com
805-714-8538
[email protected] 

Just a little skeptical thats all. I have never and will ever run for points because we don't run every race and don't travel to Santa Maria because of our budget, so a points fund is irrelevant to me. Does this membership include a USAC team of officials that travel to every race and tech cars at every race?

I dont understand why everybody always bitches about everything regarding 360 racing in California. I have run non stop pretty much the last six years with the 360 clubs in So. Cal. mainly Ventura. I think what Kearns is doing is a good shot in the arm for sprint car racing in California instead of all the unorganized crap thats been going on the last few years. I only wish Naylor would of taken the USAC deal for recognition for the VRA guys which they need bad, and the point fund!! Some stuff USAC does is questionalble sometimes but we need order within the sprint car ranks out here. You have two choices now, run with VRA which is a one track deal now, or race all the tracks in central cali with a recognizable group with some incentives at the end of the year besides a trophy. I know some people might think im bias towards USAC cuz we are moving to Indiana soon but I want to be able to come out here and race and still have fun when possible. I have a lot of friends that race out here and I think the 360 deal is the way to go out here for the price. Naylor has done an exceptional job with the VRA and could stand on his own without anybody because of the support he gets. Thats my two cents.

Dennis Rodriguez

Chris

It is a little more than you buying a crew membership

250.00 Driver 150.00 Car 150.00 Crew Chief 3 Crew Members 150.00 ea = $1000.00

USUC giving 450.00 in Product discounts for products not used

If you finish In 6th Place you are most likely to lose money

And what other costs are going to pop up A per race entry Fee, A pit spot fee

a transponder fee Why didn't you go talk to the USUC teams at Perris and find

out why ITS CALLED USUC !!!!!

Chris,

I appreciate that you are trying to make an improvement. My concern is raising costs in a series, without real tangible benefits, in really tough economic times. I went to the USAC website and could find no information on insurance benefits...whats the difference? I went to websites to look for evidence of lower pit passes and could not find information.....whats the difference? I looked for information on the $25,000 points fund and could not find out how it will be broken down, can you give us some more detail? Do I have to have a USAC membership for any person I bring into the pits (this often changes for some folks)?

I will greatly appreciate some detailed information as the information provided thus far is incomplete and causes concern.

Thank you,

Craig Little

I too have often wondered why the Central Cal racers have historically argued about pretty much everything. I don't know if it's been the series of moderately shady promotors in the area or the people or what. I remember being floored the first time I went up there for a race and everybody was running battle bars and raced sprint cars like they were street stocks. It's just a whole different world. It looks to me like you guys have a promotor trying to make things work. That alone is kind of refreshing. He came up with some engine rules and you guys pitched a fit about down nozzles so he fixed it. If USAC doesn't work out I'm sure he'll fix that too. At some point the guy is just going to have enough of you guys whining, go back to promoting modifieds and pitch the sprints. After all, if you walk down 1st street and get your butt whupped every day eventually you'll just start walking down 2nd street instead. No one is holding a gun to his head and making him promote sprint cars. Last year was his first time around sprint cars and he learned a lot. From what I've seen so far I'd say he's worked hard enough to earn the chance for you guys to give what he's doing a shot. I hate to say it but the sport is dying and the number of racetracks running sprints is going down. People need to work together if it's going to survive.

At this point in time I would have to echo the teachers comments. If you look through this discussion the folks expressing concern are the actual car owners who have to figure out a way to make this work. There are far more teams that are cutting it really close to continue in this series than the few that have unlimited resources. If the SCRA97 teacher can't figure this out I doubt I will either.

Do I have to get a USAC membership to take photographs on the infield of the WC 360 sanctioning tracks?

In fact who do I have to start convincing to let me out there to do it at these tracks?

Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of USAC "USUC". I think a few of you are a little confused. The crews don't have to buy memberships.......they can if they want to save money at racetracks. Lets think, if you save $10 a race for 23 races on the schedule, then you save $230 and spent $150.......thinking....thinking.....thinking.......still don't know the problem. May I repeat, unless something has changed about USAC, the crews DON'T HAVE TO but memberships unless they want to. Insurance - I don't know how many people have priced insurance, but with all the non paying a$$holes in the world, heathcare isn't cheap. Get hurt at the racetrack...you get fixed. So you're getting this, above and beyond, saving money at racetrack back gates. As for drivers, must people know that racing isn't cheap, if you want to drive in a series that is getting more and more competitive, don't gripe about the driver membership. What were you paying before? Seriously...are you crying on here about the increased price of methanol every year? I haven't heard a single word about that. Hopefully this helps me dodge the bullet on people attacking this post, but PEOPLE, I DON'T LIKE USAC!!! It just seems to make good sense in this series.

I will get more exact info on the insurance. I know it is a $100,000 policy, but I will get a breakdown

Each track will obviously give there member pit pass price to USAC members. I believe at most tracks, it a $10 difference. It is at my track.

The $20,000 points fund will most likely pay $5000 to the Champ and $500 to 20th. I am getting some disagreement as to weather paying back to 20th is the way to go. Maybe top 15. Im thinking top 20 on a new series until we can see how many actually support the entire schedule.

$5000 for the SouthWest Contracors 360 Sprint Car Clash, which will be a 4 race series, with 1 race at each track involved.

Car and driver is $250, crew member (optional) is $150. There is no car owner points fund, so there is no need for a car owner membership. Car owner can just buy a crew membership

A press release with all of this info will be out soon.

Chris Kearns
www.ChrisKearnsPresents.com
805-714-8538
[email protected] 

Thanks Chris. I hope it is very soon. Its only 29 days until the first race.

Well said D-Rod, RichCee and Dummy.

scra#97, jjtrucken and drcraig as you can see not to many racers or fans are bitching as much as you three do. You three should start your own club.

scra#97, If pit slot fee is charged, it is the tracks, not USAC. At all USAC/CRA 410 races transponders are FREE to use. Well I guess the only track you should be racing at is victorville, until you use up your welcome there.

buzzard, you do not have to be a USAC member to try to take pictures. You have to talk to each track to let you out there.

Chris

How can we find out what the pay out for each race is going to be ?

thanks

chris if i get a crew embership how good is the discount at the tracks

Matt Wolter

Regular shows will pay $1200 to win and $200 to start.

I believe discount will be $10 at each track

Chris Kearns
www.ChrisKearnsPresents.com
805-714-8538
[email protected] 

Thanks drcraig. I can't remember if we ever met, but at the next race stop by our trailer and say hi! See you at the races! Hopefully everything will work out for the best! Later.