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Posted By: turn4guy on October 28 2018 at 08:40:48 AM
Does anyone here think that the Chili Bowl is a tad bit overrated?
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Yes.
The entries need to be cut down by at least a third and there should be some sort of requirements to be able to race in it.
An MMA fighter has a ride this year for F's sake.
Kevin Eckert said it best. "The young kids treat it like a job audition, and the old guys treat it like a fishing trip."
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October 28, 2018 at
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Posted By: saphead on October 28 2018 at 08:51:02 AM
Yes.
The entries need to be cut down by at least a third and there should be some sort of requirements to be able to race in it.
An MMA fighter has a ride this year for F's sake.
Kevin Eckert said it best. "The young kids treat it like a job audition, and the old guys treat it like a fishing trip."
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Don't entirely disagree..................but how does this make it overrated?
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October 28, 2018 at
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Posted By: turn4guy on October 28 2018 at 08:40:48 AM
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Not for the real racers that show and not for the race fans that show up it isn't. Sometimes the money really is an after thought compared to the accomlishment.
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October 28, 2018 at
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Posted By: turn4guy on October 28 2018 at 08:40:48 AM
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I love the Chili Bowl, to me it is second only to the Nationals in atmosphere. But having said that there are flaws.
If you don't like the beating and bumping, its not for you. Not a doubt a bigger track would make for "cleaner" racing.
Its now 6 days, up from 5 last year. Less cars each night ( <60 vs >75) which is good.
6 days of racing is bordering on overkill and the stands will be 2/3 full the first 4 nights. Plus 6 nights of hotel/food/etc is getting expensive.
I think the payout is pretty bad, but that is not my problem. Lots of people on this forum complain about it, but to my knowledge none of them own, rent or drive a car. Until drivers/owners complain to Hahn it will remain as it is.
I enjoyed watching Donnie run the Chili Bowl and I will miss him not running it. He ran it as a favor to Stewart and Clauson and he fulfilled those obligations.
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October 28, 2018 at
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Posted By: turn4guy on October 28 2018 at 08:40:48 AM
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I don't know about overrated, they say the racing is good and I have watched the final night on LORTV the past two years. My thing with the Chili Bowl is the idea of fighting the wife for more than my fair share of the family vacation budget so I can drive 1,000 miles in the winter to sit in a noisy fume filled building for a week. If the wife and the drive don't get me sitting that long in that building would. ;)
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October 29, 2018 at
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Went to the chili bowl for the first time this year. It was awesome. I've heard people say the purse doesn't matter its all about the prestige. But I agree, I think it could increase. The random Tuesday night feature paid $6,363 and it was a short race lined up by pill draw...
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October 29, 2018 at
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Posted By: saphead on October 28 2018 at 08:51:02 AM
Yes.
The entries need to be cut down by at least a third and there should be some sort of requirements to be able to race in it.
An MMA fighter has a ride this year for F's sake.
Kevin Eckert said it best. "The young kids treat it like a job audition, and the old guys treat it like a fishing trip."
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I dunno. I've never been there, but a lot of people have and they keep going. Maybe Kevin Eckert is overrated?
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October 30, 2018 at
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Posted By: Murphy on October 29 2018 at 12:54:44 PM
I dunno. I've never been there, but a lot of people have and they keep going. Maybe Kevin Eckert is overrated?
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On a side note, was watching the highlight videos of World of Outlaws races and this one dude says in alot of the videos where Schatz wins "he only wins on big tracks". While he may win alot on bigger tracks, he has won quite a few short track races. At least I think so, I know hes won at Chico, Willamette, Cottage Grove and that short track in North Dakota(drawing a blank).
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October 30, 2018 at
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Posted By: MandGRacing96 on October 30 2018 at 10:28:53 AM
On a side note, was watching the highlight videos of World of Outlaws races and this one dude says in alot of the videos where Schatz wins "he only wins on big tracks". While he may win alot on bigger tracks, he has won quite a few short track races. At least I think so, I know hes won at Chico, Willamette, Cottage Grove and that short track in North Dakota(drawing a blank).
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River Cities.
He wins wherever he goes.
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October 30, 2018 at
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Posted By: MandGRacing96 on October 30 2018 at 10:28:53 AM
On a side note, was watching the highlight videos of World of Outlaws races and this one dude says in alot of the videos where Schatz wins "he only wins on big tracks". While he may win alot on bigger tracks, he has won quite a few short track races. At least I think so, I know hes won at Chico, Willamette, Cottage Grove and that short track in North Dakota(drawing a blank).
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Who said that?
The only places Schatz struggles at is really heavy smaller Tracks like Haibstadt. Everywhere else he’s a winner.
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October 30, 2018 at
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Posted By: dsc1600 on October 30 2018 at 10:52:28 AM
Who said that?
The only places Schatz struggles at is really heavy smaller Tracks like Haibstadt. Everywhere else he’s a winner.
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Some guy on you tube. Had a good laugh at his comments. Has Schatz ever won at Haubstadt? Seen the Outlaws there a couple times and it seems he is usually around 5th or so.
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October 30, 2018 at
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In the post race interview at the Tuscarora 50 Schatz said something about playing around with the 2019 rules the last few races and then stated they kept finishing 2nd or worse.
Must be nice to feel confident enough you got the season in the bag to start experimenting with 15 races left in the year.
Even though I may not know you, I
care what most of you think!
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October 30, 2018 at
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Posted By: RodinCanada on October 30 2018 at 02:14:48 PM
In the post race interview at the Tuscarora 50 Schatz said something about playing around with the 2019 rules the last few races and then stated they kept finishing 2nd or worse.
Must be nice to feel confident enough you got the season in the bag to start experimenting with 15 races left in the year.
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Rod I believe he said they have NOT finished worse than 2nd so it gives him confidence in the 2019 package rules.
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October 30, 2018 at
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It might always be an ego trophy event.
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October 31, 2018 at
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Posted By: turn4guy on October 28 2018 at 08:40:48 AM
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Have you been there?
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October 31, 2018 at
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Posted By: SAF92 on October 29 2018 at 08:10:58 AM
Went to the chili bowl for the first time this year. It was awesome. I've heard people say the purse doesn't matter its all about the prestige. But I agree, I think it could increase. The random Tuesday night feature paid $6,363 and it was a short race lined up by pill draw...
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Same here, first time, lots of fun...
Watching the big names fight their way thru the amateurs is part of the fun
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October 31, 2018 at
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Posted By: revjimk on October 31 2018 at 03:11:31 AM
Same here, first time, lots of fun...
Watching the big names fight their way thru the amateurs is part of the fun
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On Saturday... watching Thorson alone was worth the 26 hours of driving.
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October 31, 2018 at
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Posted By: SAF92 on October 31 2018 at 07:54:31 AM
On Saturday... watching Thorson alone was worth the 26 hours of driving.
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Wow, from where? You drove that far for ONE day?
I drove from Denver, I forget, maybe 10-12 hrs (for the whole thing) Broke it up into 2 days, Kansas drive can be brutal....
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October 31, 2018 at
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Posted By: revjimk on October 31 2018 at 09:45:32 AM
Wow, from where? You drove that far for ONE day?
I drove from Denver, I forget, maybe 10-12 hrs (for the whole thing) Broke it up into 2 days, Kansas drive can be brutal....
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Sorry, might been misleading... 26 hour roundtrip from Ohio. Actaully might've been closer to 28 total. We broke it up into 2 days going down but drove straight thru coming back on Sunday.
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