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Perris Auto Speedway

18700 Lake Perris Drive

Perris, CA 92571

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For Immediate Release

PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY OPENS UP USAC/CRA MUFFLER RULE!

(JUNE 2, 2010, PERRIS, CA) Perris Auto Speedway promoter Don Kazarian announced on Wednesday morning that effectively immediately, the track is opening up the muffler rule for the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. The move is designed to help increase the car counts at USAC/CRA races at The PAS.

"Starting with our next USAC/CRA race on June 12^th, teams can use any muffler they want at The PAS as long as it measures 95 decibels at 100 feet," the longtime promoter said. "Last Saturday afternoon, there was a meeting between USAC officials, drivers and teams. They discussed several ideas they thought would help bring up the car count and opening up the muffler rule was one of them. We are going to take their advice and do it."

Previously teams had a choice of four mufflers to choose from when racing at The PAS. Now it is wide open and any muffler will be allowed as long as it meets the above measurements.

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Perris Auto Speedway is on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), approximately one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway and go two miles east to the fairgrounds.

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Genius move! I have not been racing my car because mufflers are too expensive! In that case, I will have my car at the next Perris race! Ah shoot, I still need a 410 to be competitive. Well I guess I will have to buy a brand new 410 for $50 grand. My seat belts are out of date and I don't have a radio. I suppose I am in good shape because I already own a Hans Device. On the bright side, my car will weigh less now without these big bulky mufflers. I do have one concern about this new muffler rule. I already own these big bulky suit case like mufflers, am I supposed to buy a new set of lighter mufflers so that I can keep that edge of competitiveness? Eric Severson

The mufflers are a good start....heres my thought...USAC forget the $25 pill pick fee and Perris allow each team three members per night at 1/2 price pit pass[why should the racers pay for the show]. That would save each team $75-$85 bucks ...10 or 12 more cars might balance out the !/2 price pit passes and would definitely make for a better race for the fans

Try paying more purse to the racers, that might help. The last race had 24 cars qualified, guess that isn't enough.

How about the PAS get creative and run some good paying 360 shows with the 410's

I'm all for reducing costs for the car owners and I'm much in favor of USAC increacing the purse! The late model races I've been going to in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia lately pay big bucks to those guys, and the racing is far more competitive than it is here. I agree, get the 360s running at the PAS and have the Golden State guys come down here for a few races (at Ventura and Bakersfield as well).

I'm getting worried about the state of USAC racing here on the left coast. The wing guys have a pretty good thing going here and if USAC doesn't wise up, I belive that they'll be gone soon and soon will be our 410 racing. I hope that USAC is watching the posts on this site, if they aren't then they'll be doomed.

Ted Williams

TPW Technologies
www.tpwtech.com

I've heard several times that one of the major reasons one doesn't see much "mixing" among the regulars at Perris vs. Ventura vs. Central California on dates when mixing could occur is no more complex than the length and difficulty of the tows involved.

The trip that takes three or four hours for two or three guys in passenger car take five to eight in a hauler because of the numerous steep grades along the 101 and I-5.

One is almost forced to leave CenCal Friday for a Saturday show and sleep over in Thousand Oaks or the San Fernando Valley if coming south to Perris. Likewise the SoCal people have to figure whether they want to fight traffic =and= climb and jake brake their way back down the grade before or after they bunk in for the night in Castaic, Gorman, Santa Barbara, or, or, or.

Add to that the fact that the up-and-down-hill tow eats a =lot= of diesel =and= brake lining... and the Saturday traffic between the mountain passes and Perris means a good two and half to three hours from the hotel to the track.

Comments from team members?

Racers will tread water and pull their trailers by their teeth to get to a race that pays good money.

Here here... Look at the late Jesse Hockett, he pulled anywhere for a good race that paid well. The late model guys do that as well. Think about Bloomquist, Johnson, Boen, etc.. They typically don't run for points - they run for money.

Ted Williams

TPW Technologies
www.tpwtech.com

Heck back in the late 80's and early 90's on Memorial Day weekends racing with the original CRA we would race in Hanford on Friday night,Ascot on Sat. night,Tucson on Sun. night and Phoenix on Mon.night.Just this past year we ran a Midget on Fri. night in Redding Ca. and aSprint Car at Perris on Sat. night,made the trip from Redding back to So.Cal. in 9 and a half hours,granted didn't exactly obey the speed limit, but I guess it all boils down to how bad you really want to race.

Through out my many years of working on race cars I've made many overnight trips that were a lot more miles than what it is from Central Ca. to Perris to be able to race the next night.My father and I used to race just about every week in Hanford on Fri. night with a wing then drive back to Yorba Linda after the races to race at Ascot on Sat.night,the drive would take us about 4and a half hours and that was with a semi tractor pulling a 42ft trailer,so I think your scenario is slightly exagerated.