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August 07, 2026 at
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It's the Mini Prom. Same venue & decorations, just something for the kids to do.
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: kendirt on August 07 2026 at 08:05:57 AM
I mentioned those two, in addition to Leavitt, because they're Knoxville regulars, only race 360s, and are far from the most dollared up operations in the pits.
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1 360 driver making the top ten is not a good representation of a "Nationals" for 360 racing.
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: Parnelli1970 on August 07 2026 at 03:21:30 PM
1 360 driver making the top ten is not a good representation of a "Nationals" for 360 racing.
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I'd allow them some grace. One of the 360 teaams made the top ten against 9 outlaw level teams & equipment with 360's dropped in. Seems like an accomplishment to me.
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: Murphy on August 07 2026 at 04:15:05 PM
I'd allow them some grace. One of the 360 teaams made the top ten against 9 outlaw level teams & equipment with 360's dropped in. Seems like an accomplishment to me.
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That's not my point. Having a 360 Nationals just to have 410 teams dominate it kinda kills the vibe of rewarding drivers that commit to running a full time 360 operation. Why bother with it if your beat before you enter the gate?
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: Parnelli1970 on August 07 2026 at 04:31:58 PM
That's not my point. Having a 360 Nationals just to have 410 teams dominate it kinda kills the vibe of rewarding drivers that commit to running a full time 360 operation. Why bother with it if your beat before you enter the gate?
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I'm kind of torn on this.
On one hand, you can be very select about who you let in. Like a pro-am golf tournament, but don't allow any professionals in. Then you only get a crowd worthy of a weekly show, and probably a purse to match.
On the other hand, you can open it up to racers that fans are willing to pay extra money to watch and see what happens. Like an NBA team playing in a high school tournament.
Where's the happy medium?
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: Murphy on August 07 2026 at 06:38:26 PM
I'm kind of torn on this.
On one hand, you can be very select about who you let in. Like a pro-am golf tournament, but don't allow any professionals in. Then you only get a crowd worthy of a weekly show, and probably a purse to match.
On the other hand, you can open it up to racers that fans are willing to pay extra money to watch and see what happens. Like an NBA team playing in a high school tournament.
Where's the happy medium?
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I agree. There's no easy solution to an idea started with good intentions that turns into something that is against everything it was created for.
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August 07, 2026 at
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Posted By: Murphy on August 07 2026 at 06:38:26 PM
I'm kind of torn on this.
On one hand, you can be very select about who you let in. Like a pro-am golf tournament, but don't allow any professionals in. Then you only get a crowd worthy of a weekly show, and probably a purse to match.
On the other hand, you can open it up to racers that fans are willing to pay extra money to watch and see what happens. Like an NBA team playing in a high school tournament.
Where's the happy medium?
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I'm not torn. As a fanbase, we complain constantly about how guys leave our grass-roots sport for bigger dollars in Nascar and Indy. Now, not only do we have a few guys who keep coming back, but we have a couple of star-studded 360 Nationals, loaded with these couple of guys, and some of the top sprint car drivers in the country----and we complain again. I think it's fantastic. And if I'm a regular 360 driver, I want to beat the best guys they can put on the track in front of me.
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August 08, 2026 at
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Posted By: egras on August 07 2026 at 08:46:24 PM
I'm not torn. As a fanbase, we complain constantly about how guys leave our grass-roots sport for bigger dollars in Nascar and Indy. Now, not only do we have a few guys who keep coming back, but we have a couple of star-studded 360 Nationals, loaded with these couple of guys, and some of the top sprint car drivers in the country----and we complain again. I think it's fantastic. And if I'm a regular 360 driver, I want to beat the best guys they can put on the track in front of me.
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There's nothing "grass roots" with cherry picking a race a race in a division where that's the only time all year that they will bother with supporting. It's like letting the Dodgers play in the triple A world series.
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August 08, 2026 at
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Posted By: Parnelli1970 on August 08 2026 at 12:04:28 AM
There's nothing "grass roots" with cherry picking a race a race in a division where that's the only time all year that they will bother with supporting. It's like letting the Dodgers play in the triple A world series.
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Limit it to just full time 360 teams and end up with a grandstand that's even emptier than it is now.
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