20 Quick Things That Are Wrong With Short Track Racing

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20 Quick Things That Are Wrong With Short Track Racing

By: Pete MacDonald

These are just my opinion. Things that have been bothering me for a while, just never wrote them down until now.

1. $5,000 4-Cylinder Cars, it’s supposed to be an entry level/cost affordable class.
2. Outrageous admission for WEEKLY shows. I get race tracks need to make money to survive, but to a point you’re almost making it unaffordable for families.
3. Non “racing” people making too many big “racing” decisions. (Rules, Purses, Etc.)
4. Too many officials playing favorites.
5. Tech inspectors building motors, selling parts or even racing against competitors.
6. Too many people just opening gates and not getting out to sell their product.
7. Too many promoters relying on the back gate.
8. Opening of Crate motors. That kind of defeats the purpose, doesn’t it?
9. Too many classes. It’s disturbing how many race tracks have 4 different classes of street stocks out there.
10. Not enough thanking of the people/teams that bust their asses to put the show on for the fans. That goes a lot further than you think.
11. Paying by check. And people wonder why racers don’t stick around after the races any more.
12. RACERS. Enough with the prima donna attitudes. You never know when a fan could want to help you out and hand you a couple hundred dollars at the end of the night. Try to be as nice to them as you can be.
13. Support divisions are people too. They pay the same entry fee at the back gate weekly and shouldn’t be treated like a second class citizen.
14. Race tracks just flat out not caring about the future or the past of the sport.
15. Not enough tech. Period. It seems like most tech inspectors just want to collect a pay check at the end of the night.
16. Trying to put a strangle hold on the cost of racing. Racers are always going to find a way to spend money. It’s been that way forever.
17. When you win a feature, act like you’re enjoying it. I’ve seen way too many Victory Lane celebrations that look like funeral processions.
18. Way too much hurry up and wait. Nothing like a constant rush only to sit in the staging area for a half hour waiting to go out.
19. Big races going head-to-head, in the end, only hurt everybody. The fans, the drivers, the teams, the media. Everybody.
20. The Internet. It can be such a double edged sword. It’s an excellent tool that you can use to your advantage if done right. But it can also be your worst enemy come Sunday or Monday morning.

These are just some ideas I had off of the top of my head. I know I can go a lot further into depth and keep adding if I need to.

What do you think is wrong with short track racing today? Let us know on the RacersGuide.com Discussion Forums. I can be e-mailed at racersguide@gmail.com or found on Twitter @PMacDonald51. Thanks for reading!

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