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Gravel to to High Limit, you heard it here first. I have a couple more tidbits to sprinkle in over the next few weeks, no reason to spill all the beans all at once!

Ha! Maybe if Tod Quiring buys High Limit. Don't hold your breath.

We need a BS detector.

I really don't see too many top rides being flipped. One person who isn't on a permanent team, or series, is James McFadden. I thought he was going to scale back and run down under, and then hit the larger shows?

James IMO would be an instant top 3 car in HL and top 5 in the WOO. 

Keep It Real

CHAZ  love him or hate them...........talked about this several months ago with ""words from someone in the team"""

Another one I heard is that HL is offering any WoO driver that finishes in the Top 3pts that moves to HL gets an automatic charter.

If they do this, is that fair to the other teams, who currently hold a charter? Are they increasing the overall payout? 

Keep It Real

Just gravel, or the whole team? 

True statement

There is another high profile Outlaw team/driver on the fence of making the change.

Tod is a business man, and the potential for earnings is much higher at High Limit if you get a charter, let alone a championship. Which is good business.

The truth is you seem to be just making this stuff up, probably the same way you did back in 7th grade. Nobody believed your baloney then either. Nobody is really running a sprint car team to make a profit. The best they can hope for is to break even and have a lot of fun and fame along the way. 

We shall see, won't we?

While we're at it, what would you say if I told you that Knoxville is dropping Dirt Vision and going with Flo?

I don't know why this would shock anyone if it happened.  Is there really anyone out there that still believes Brad, Kyle, and Flo are doing the HL endeavour for good of the fans and sprint car racing?  Or has everyone come to the realization that they are business people trying to stake a claim to someone else's territory?  (as they should if they're truly good business people)  I fully expect Brad to be negotiating with every single venue in the country!  Eldora being #1 on the list since it appears to be the easiest to pry from the Outlaws and DV. 

There are those that think it's not possible to pry Knoxville from DV.  Bogus.  Remember, all of this friendly competition is great for us as fans.  Well, at least until one of the 2 series drives the other out of business and bankrupts itself doing so.  

It's just a rising tide raising all ships not a takeover at all!

Brad and Kyle never lie.

How did your predictions from last year pan out? ;)

HL is for real. WOO has tradition. They both will survive just fine as long as HL continues to have backing to pay the larger purses. Kyle and Brad bring a name to series but it takes deep pockets to stand behind some of the mid week races as the crowds werent there.

Disclaimer: I have no actual knowledge or proof of what I am going to say. In a court of law it would be hearsay and inadmissible. But, this isn't a court of law, it is a discussion forum and the topic is silly season. The following is what I've been told by some usually reliable sources. 
 

The relationship between some of the Outlaw teams and WRG has been strained. This goes all the way back to last year when the schedule came out and Belleville was on it. Some of the teams were not enthused at all. They raised their concerns then and throughout the season. Some felt that their concerns were not being listened to or even taken seriously. When it was obvious the race was still going to happen, despite their concerns, a group of teams decided that they were going to boycott the race. WRG, at that point, had no other choice but to cancel the race. It was kind of odd how they waited until the week of to cancel. By then though, the damage had already been done. Some teams felt slighted and had already started thinking about other options. I am in no way making any predictions or backing up what the OP said. I'm just stating what I've heard from sources that are usually pretty reliable in the sprint car world.
     I really hope it's all smoke and no fire though. Despite what other people think, I think a strong World of Outlaws and a strong High Limit Series is good for everyone. More opportunity for drivers to follow a national touring series. More higher paying races. More opportunity for tracks to get a national touring series race. And more races for the fans. I don't see how that isn't a win for everyone.