Payouts?

[bigmo]

2nd place in the Sprint Class pays $90 with 8 entries? Is that correct??

[Retta]

due to the car count and fan count all classes got cut. Sorry for the inconvience.

[bigmo]

I'm soory I had not heard. Perhaps we should finish where we get paid more often, then we would know whats going on. See you guys in a couple weeks!

[white27]

$40.00 for fourth what did the 1st get? for a track thats struggling with car count thats not were you make cuts the cars are what people come to see so take care of your drivers! I thought drivers were paid from the back gate not the fan count if you want more people in the stands when making up the schedule dont run over other events in town and dont have two day shows just my opinion mike w.

[racin4fun]

Mike we had our schedule done in November of last year, so Fallon tourism would be the once that ran over our shows, we are going to be contacting them in the next month or so to see what is on the schedule to try to avoid running over other programs.

[tsracer18]

at least up got some payout mod Mini no payouts for August . Whats up

[racin4fun]

Mr. Singley, I would appreciate it if you are going to call a board member that you don't come complain on the board, the reason you guys have not been paid for August is because the August 6 race you guys did not run a main, you chose not to come back on Sunday. As for August 13 the race was a dash for cash becaue there was only three of you.

Now if you want and you can get the other guys that raced on the August 6th date to agree, we will allow you guys to race an additional race on September 3 to make up your main event from August 6, so then you guys can get paid.

Thanks Stacy

[tsracer18]

Stacy : Thanks for the info about Aug 6th. 1st Time that i know about a make up main main Was today. I did not call a member and than post but posted waited 2 days than called. Had asked on the 7th and the 13th but no one know what was up. Thanks again for the info Steve

[rustback]

this is why only the top 3 classes should be payed payouts. To me, that's modifieds, Sprints and prostocks. I know prostocks haven't been running due to poor car count, so then there spot would be taken by the next fastest class. Everyone else under these 3 classes should race for trophies. That's it. What is the incentive to move up in racing if you can make the same amount running gen-x as you can a modified. How does that make sense??? It doesn't. Just my .02

And this is another reason why I am choosing to run at a different track now. MONEY!!!

[rebelstraightliner]

The incentive is a faster car. Then what do you plan on giving the slower classes for winning? And what would be the incentive to even start in the smaller classes? You'd get people who should start out small but aren't because they want to try and get the money right away.

[rustback]

you give them trophies. And the incentive to run the lower classes is, once again, money. You don't have a lot of specialty items on classes like gen-x. They are able to utilize stock parts, wheels and tires to keep the costs down.

How many classes run at Fallon? Seven? All of them are getting payouts right now. If you took those four other classes, cut the payouts on them and gave out trophies to the winners you could take the payout money you saved on them and add it to the top three classes payouts. This will help bring car count back to the track.

Now a question for everyone from a fan point of veiw. Would you travel to a track to watch gen-x race? I wouldn't either. That's why you need to try and focus on incentives for the fast cars, or you can continue to watch all of them disappear one by one.

[ovalracefan]

Of course you want higher payouts for your class, who doesn't? But the fact of the matter is, it is rather inconsiderate to suggest that the lower classes not get payouts. While their costs are indeed lower, it still costs them money to race, just like you. The lower classes race for the love of racing and because maybe they can't afford the higher classes, but they still want to race for the love of racing and the lower classes give them the opportunit to do so. You are lucky to break even for a night of racing, even if you win. This is home track racing, you are not going to make money at it, but every driver who pays his/her entry fee to race deserves the chance of a payout for finishing well. Now you stated that a gen-x can make the same amount as a modified. Are you serious? The payouts for a modified win are considerably more than for a gen-x win. Keep in mind most of the top classes all started out lower classes and moved up as their skills improved. If you kill off the lower classes by not paying them, tell me, where do your next generation of drivers come from? The money is important to every class, not just the top tier drivers.
Just my two cents.

[rebelstraightliner]

I am a genx driver and I have to say if all I were to get was a trophy I wouldn't be racing. Also this year genx has been pretty good for racing. Not so much follow the leader. Ovalracefan said the same thing I did. You get rid of the small classes or don't pay them then you're going to have a lot of rookies in the higher classes.

[rustback]

I'm not saying the racing hasn't been good. What I'm saying is, who says "man, I can't wait till Saturday to watch the Gen-x class run"? Nobody I know of. People want to see cars that have haul ass and have a deep grunt of a healthy v8. The lower classes shouldn't be dropped, they should just be running for trophies. The track is having serious economic issues, so cut's shouldn't be made to classes that bring the fans. If anything they should be trying to entice the upper classes to come there on Sat. night and not RFR. Track prep would also do wonders on this issue but that's a whole other topic

[rebelstraightliner]

Yes but like I have said before if you give the lower classes just trophies then they're not going to want to come anymore.