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May 28, 2019 at
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May 28, 2019 at
08:55:57 AM by RodinCanada
It seems that the All Stars have no problem driving a few hours to join the WoO when they can but seldom do you see a WoO regular anywhere but a WoO sanctioned event even if they are rained out and close by. Why is that?
I suspect most of it is the purse, why year stuff up for half the prize money and I get that but 2/3s of the WoO regulars have a far better chance getting 1st at an All Star show than 2nd at a WoO event.
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May 28, 2019 at
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Posted By: RodinCanada on May 28 2019 at 08:50:42 AM
It seems that the All Stars have no problem driving a few hours to join the WoO when they can but seldom do you see a WoO regular anywhere but a WoO sanctioned event even if they are rained out and close by. Why is that?
I suspect most of it is the purse, why year stuff up for half the prize money and I get that but 2/3s of the WoO regulars have a far better chance getting 1st at an All Star show than 2nd at a WoO event.
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I'd say a number of factors, including some that you have mentioned here, but there is also a contractual obligation between WoO drivers and the WoO that require drivers to request permission to race non-WoO sanctioned tracks if they want to maintain their status with WoO that provides several benefits (tow money and provisionals I believe).
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May 28, 2019 at
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This message was edited on
May 28, 2019 at
10:20:29 AM by revjimk
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Posted By: RodinCanada on May 28 2019 at 08:50:42 AM
It seems that the All Stars have no problem driving a few hours to join the WoO when they can but seldom do you see a WoO regular anywhere but a WoO sanctioned event even if they are rained out and close by. Why is that?
I suspect most of it is the purse, why year stuff up for half the prize money and I get that but 2/3s of the WoO regulars have a far better chance getting 1st at an All Star show than 2nd at a WoO event.
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They can get penalized financially if they race at an unsanctioned event without permission. A few years back Jason Sides got screwed out of a bunch of $$$ at the end of the season for that. It was a big issue on HH, lots of us bought Jason T-shirts to support him
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