Forum: Northern California Sprint Car (go)
Moderators: StuDeedooo

I wanted to give my input on why the GSC and people involved with the series are being blamed for not getting information out on a timely matter. I don't know about everyone else but I think Gary Thomas does an awesome job writing a preview of each upcoming GSC race and also writing a story which includes the results of each race in a timely matter. Even though he is only 20 years old Gary is one of the most knowledgeable and responsible/ mature people I have ever met and he gives his heart and soul to sprint car racing. I know that some races are in far locations (Tulare, Hanford, and Quincy, for example) and it might take a little longer to get the story out, but they are always out by the next day after the race. The Thomas' are a great family and they devote their life to sprint car racing going to every GSC race including driving up to the Dirt Cup each year. I think everyone involved in racing in Northern California are doing a great job gettting information out in a timely matter and I am a little upset that we were made to look irresponsible or lazy getting information out to people in other areas of the U.S. and other countries.

*Thank you to everyone that makes sprint car racing possible here in California because I really enjoy to go to the races each weekend and I can proudly say that sprint car racing has been a passion of mine since the mid 80's!

Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the 
West series schedule! 

Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting 
racecars on dirt! 

I meant to say "I really enjoy going to the races each weekend..."

Looking forward to the new Golden State King of the 
West series schedule! 

Winged sprintcars = the fastest and most exciting 
racecars on dirt! 

Port Royal a tier one venue??? Not in my book. It ranks as the lowest of all tracks in Pa. that I have been to. Its fast,but thats all I can say good about the place,except it isnt to far from Selinsgrove,and if the timing is right an easy double can be achieved.

Non wing sprinters arent in most Australians vocabulary,but you can swing a dead cat and hit 50 or more sprinters here on Indy's west side,and thats just with one dead cat! Doubtful you can do that anywhere else in the world.

You really need to take a few months and come to the USA for a look at the sprintcar scene,and see whats really going on here.

To Robert (Davidson): In Canada, New Zealand, Australia and most of the USA (CRA and SCRA in Cali, ASCS Canyon in Arizona and all of Indiana and surrounds excepted) winged sprint car racing is the norm. Therefore from a global perspective our first priority is winged racing. I take your point though and recognize that we need to address our coverage of USAC and CRA.

To Car Wash Mike: I am not bankrolled by News Corp. No-one in the industry is. If I was I would be happy to send our own house reporters across the globe.

To Bill: SCD is not an Australian publication. It is an international publication, The vast majority of our registered readers are USA residents. The fact that I happen to reside in Australia is irrelevant. Earlier this month I published SCD out of Southern Africa and may well do so on a permament basis in future.

To ASQ:

1) You are anti-Central PA (known fact). Half the PA posse races at Port Royal every Saturday night and internationally people want to know every bit of news about the PA Posse. That is the value of their international fame. Are they better than the cream of the GSCS? Right now nearly everyone outside California would say yes, but there is no real basis for this. It is just that the Posse has this aura.. The GSCS has the potential to be elevated to this same level of international fame. The talent, car count and a strong administration is all there. And of course the location itself is a great plus. The GSCS and Friday points races are perfect from our point of view for international marketing. Through regular front-page articles we are aim to build awareness and reputation of the GSCS to an international audience. And off-course Civil War, Chico, as well as racimg north of the border.

2) You are anti-winged racing (which is palpably obvious) and choose to watch a non-descript non-winged race at Gas City over the Outlaws up the road. That is fine, but the point is that you are biased.

To All: You have now all re-affirmed your support (regardless) for your local people and each other. The parties concerned have all expressed their desire to let this matter rest. How about us doing so?

www.sprintcardaily.com

Oh....Please no dress, Im still reeling over the speedo Photos.........

Typical Andre. Comes in,stirs things up,then wants closeure as soon as possible after he has made himself look silly. He is nice as pie when he wants info,but stir him over the coals a bit,and he doesnt like it.

If I am anti Central Pa,then tell me,why did I just get back from a trip to Pennsylvania?? I have my raincheck from Williams Grove,if you'd like it as a souvenir. Send me $20US and its yours.I have tons more things from Pennsylvania as well you might be interested in too. I have more Williams Grove shirts than I can shake a stick at,Pa speedweek shirts,Lincoln,Susky,Selinsgrove,and probably even a Port Royal shirt or 2 as well. I dont dislike Pa.its just I have so much racing around me here in Indiana,I dont need to make a special trip just to see sprintcars race. When I lived in Maine, Pa. was the closest place where I could go watch a few nights of sprintcars.

If I am anti winged,then how come I started my sprint car season off by going to winged,and in particular,WoO races?? If I dont like winged racing,I had better sell off my Knoxville Nationals,and Front Row Challenge tickets,both which I have had for years. I had better start looking for another race to go to on the Sunday and Monday nights after Knoxville,because they run winged sprintcars at Husets,and last time I checked the All Stars ran them too,and I was planning on going to Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta,Kansas to watch them. Hopefully it wont rain out like it did the last time I was there in 2002.

By the same token,there must be nights when I anti non winged sprintcars,because from time to time I give up a night of watching them to drive to Belleville,Illinois to watch midgets. I've even driven by Terre Haute Action Track on a doubleheader USAC weekend to drive another 150 miles beyond for PowrI midgets. How do you explain that theory?? Its easy really,the racing at "Little" Belleville is great,and if its great,then I wanna see it.

Thats usually my thinking when I give up the chance to go to Eldora for a WoO race,for a "nondescript" race at Gas City. Thats pretty easy to explain,and doesnt need to be explained if you really know me,cause its common knowledge to people that do know me. I dont care for winged racing at Eldora. I have never seen a really great race there. Its fast yes,but I want to see racing,not just cars going around the track fast. I have seen many great races at nondescript Gas City,so its pretty easy to see where I will go.Why would I want to spend the extra money if I feel I will be disappointed?

I'll be at Gas City for Indiana Sprintweek the same night the Kings Royal is on. I'm sure you think I am nuts for doing so,but any race of Indiana Sprintweek should be right up there on you races you just "Have to cover" You just dont know what Indiana Sprintweek is all about. My first Sprintweek in 1996 made me realize that Indy is the place to be,if you like sprint car racing,and its gotten even better since then.It just took me 10 years from then to get here.Your eyes would be spinning in your head and coming up 2 lemons,if you had been here and gone on the little tour I gave Peter Physick when he was here. And that tour barely scratched the surface of whats here.

The bottom line is this. During the summer in Indiana,you'll most likely find me at one of the local non winged tracks. If not there,then I'll be watching midgets. If the weather across the state looks iffy,and all the closeby tracks have rained out,but its sunny here in Indy,then I might be at the Speedrome like last Saturday night watching figure 8 racing. (surprise surprise) Before,and after our season has ended here,then you'll probably see me travel to other tracks for some winged racing. The 360 nats at Little Rock have been on the hitlist for awhile now. Then again,so has Chico,Perris,and Manzanita.

I am An Australian Sprintcar Fan and I will give you my outlook on what has been said from my side of things .I will not get into name calling .Will not get involved in the spat between ASQ and Andre if they want to get involved in that ,They can take that to that Australian Forum where you get no free speech .I refuse to post on now .The way I look at what has been said here is how releases have been getting released .Lets look at from my track I attend, Parramatta ,You can get race results immediately and normally they have a Race report on the net between 60 to 90 minutes after the meeting written .Have to say Brisbane and WSS you have to wait day to get a release out of .Now to the US With 8 or so sprintcar driver from my track racing this is the way I see it and read .Knoxville has a immediate results and release sevice .PA and All Stars between a couple of hours and couple days and we have 3 drivers driving there .Now to California with Trevor Green racing there I have taken more of interest and I can say some times it can take a while for a release to come out .And from some places non existent that is my two cents WORTH