GB77 Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 So I finally get to town for a truck race.....very few trucks...and no sign of the horse? Been following the stats - is he sick? not like him to lead the pack and then not show up for all the fun! OK race - just not as sxciting as last year cimpetitors..... Was the 30 truck there? seems alot of em are droppin out - where they racing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I think he was on a one race vacation for an incident that occured @ San Antonio Speedway. I'll let him fill you in on what that was if he so desires. Purely speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 1 race vacation for flippin the bird to another truck driver.... seems a little harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Or Jason will let you in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProTree Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 i heard his hands were cramping and it caused some of his fingers to draw up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhcougs Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Wow, Hammers coming down hard eh? I can think of worst things that I've saw with no penalty.... How were the car counts at SAS>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Last I saw he was behind me in a Street Stock sat night...may have left with engine problems .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 we are running streets. looking real forward to racing for mary ann and brian callaway to support my local track and just have fun. looking real forward to houston on the 19th of august............and just taking the advice of a wiseman from s.a.s.............thanX i'm not the sportsman that i hoped to be in certain sittuations , i'll try harder......in a different relm. it was close to a grenade mickey. reeders red flag might have saved me from bringing one out. thanX for asking. ps- the 30 has gone fishing............literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie37 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Bryan Meredith is trying to sell the truck if anybody wants to buy it....that was the last I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer26 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 That was really a growing series with some good racing and competition. Sad to see it going down hill like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I was told by Terry Dickerson if I didn't like the way he was runinnig things to get a car and run at THR and that is what we will be doing , might take the crate engine out of the truck and install it in the SS . Junior Medlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Crazyhorse at least you had some warning that it was ready to go.....my motors seem to run their best and go with no warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhcougs Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I was told by Terry Dickerson if I didn't like the way he was runinnig things to get a car and run at THR and that is what we will be doing , might take the crate engine out of the truck and install it in the SS . Junior Medlock What a way to treat drivers who are supporting your series.... 10 trucks? Man, I remeber my first ARTS race was on a rainy rainy day at HMP and they still had 15 trucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCHUCK Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Looks like all the old gang is going to be running Street Stock again. Shawn Paul,Mickey M,Stan Easty,Charles B,where is Terrible Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB77 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Y do they always mess with the things that aren't broke? The trucks seem to have brought most of the crowds - and best racing I saw in years. Looks like the traveling series are all falling apart. Seems one might get the message and fix em! The promoters got to be behind their drivers - not the driver s trying to kiss the promoters butt....gonna sure miss some of the great racing from them trucks....c'mon Terry D - listen to your crowds Good luck all you guys - seems I may just be going back to THR to see em race. Never really liked that track - but I hear Mary Ann has mad some changes towards the good. (has she thought of startin a truck series?) Good luck to "the old gang!) Looking forward to watching some good racing at THR then! As the trucks roll away...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrungot Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I remember when i first started hanging out at THR... Watched the 5 and 15 charge to the front many a races... Glad to have you back... by the way... already had multiple requests for a Photo button of that 5 car... seems the fans came back with you... Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debwill Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Terry has seen the remarks in this thread. He is concerned about some of the comments that have been made, and he has asked me to clarify several of the issues that have been posted. First of all, Terry does value each driver and welcomes all drivers to race at SAS and with USRA. Although we all try to meet the needs of our drivers and address your concerns, we can't make all of you happy all of the time. Each of you has a choice of where you want to race, and Terry realizes that some of you have chosen not to race with USRA or at SAS. Again, it's your choice. Some of the racing series classes were on the brink of extinction when they were purchased by Terry. So far, he has met his commitments to the drivers and paid the appropriate purses. He is still trying to keep the rule changes to a minimum. The Roper engine that was pulled and analyzed was done at Terry's request, and he paid all of the expenses for testing and transport. He is committed to a fair playing field for our drivers. The incident with Crazyhorse was unfortunate. Many fans saw the gesture and complained to the staff and officials verbally that night, which was especially touchy since we continue to promote SAS as a family sport. And then we got several e-mails the next couple of days. To top it all off, we had a picture that was taken that night. We didn't feel we could ignore the incident, and we felt we had to be consistent with discipline taken in the past for similar incidents. In summary, Terry understands the frustration many of you feel when things don't go your way. But it's our job to be fair to both the fans and drivers, and we'll continue trying to do it the best way we can. As we've said before, please contact us if you questions or concerns. In that way, we can see the story from both sides and hopefully come up with a mutual agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I wouldn't say all the series are falling apart...there are several that are doing well. Legacy, TPS and how 'bout TSRS ...Somewhere around 18 cars saturday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB77 Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Sorry - my bad. I did not mean all of the traveling series - and I did not intend to bash any person or series. I was just stating an opinion that I feel .....and have heard from many in the stands. The truck series was a popular series. Some of the racing series classes were on the brink of extinction when they were purchased by Terry. So far, he has met his commitments to the drivers and paid the appropriate purses. He is still trying to keep the rule changes to a minimum. i beg to differ on this one. ARTS had a great count at the time and adding em as they went into USRA. Look at the stats from history......you had quite a few "National Champions" out of the truck series - now there is NO chance at all to get a national champ. THAT there was all dropped! .....splanations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRA23TRUCK Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 ALTHOUGH I DISAGREE AGAINST THE CALL THEY MADE AGAINST SHAWN PAUL. HIS REASONS ARE PROBABLY BECAUSE HE IS SPENDING MORE THAN HE MAKES AND DOES NOT REALLY CARE WHAT YOU OR ANYONE ELSE THANKS. I NO THATS NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, BUT IT IS THE WAY IT IS. SAD VERY SAD THATS ITS ALL COME DOWN TO THIS. O AND ANDY I PRESUME YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK I GAVE YOUR BROTHER $1000.00 IN THE 2005 SEASON TO RACE , IF YOUR BROTHER IS JOHN GARRETT. JUST TOOK MY MONEY MADE 2 RACES. HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL. BUT YOU DONT SEE ME CALLING HIM NAMES LIKE T-DICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRA23TRUCK Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 AND AS FAR AS THE NATIONAL CHAMPION, I HEARD FOR YOUR EFFORTS ALL YOU GET IS YOUR TRUCK PUT ON THE BACK OF THE ARTS RULE BOOK---WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 If the manangement and owner of SAS didn't care what anyone else thought, we'd still have the AIR. GB, Deb said some of the series, she didn't single it out to be the Trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer26 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 debwill, It would be neat to see a comparison of the difference in car count before and after purchase being as they were on the brink of extinction. I know at least two of the series have gone way down and are really looking to be extinct. Penalize a driver with points rather than lowering an already dwindling car count by setting out a night. We used to enjoy going to watch the traveling series on our off nights or rainouts, but that was when there was car count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn1ghtblade Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 It did seem like the car and truck counts are down in all the usra series.... The last superlatemodel race at SAS looked anemic... As for trucks and mods those looked low as well but seem like they havent went down anymore then they already were.... It would be nice to have all 3 of these series putting up good car counts, but maybe its just other factors cuasing the low #'s and nothing with management or maybe it is management, point is no one really knows cause of it all yet... I am strickly a FAN of these series and hope it all works out for the best... I think all 3 are some of the funnest races to watch and hope counts rise instead of fall... As a fans perspective on Terry I think he is doing a good job, and it seems like as SAS is concerned he is doing all he can to make the Local Racing seen stick around for a long time to come, and for me who is trying to break into the Grand Stock class I hope he remains to do a good job at keeping local racing alive.... Of course this is just my oponion as a Fan of the USRA series.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 i believe that owen used to at cc penalize you 50 to 100 bucks for anything that was considerd not in the standard. or a week to two weeks at home .and i think the money went in to the points fund. atliest you had a choice. its hard enough to get the cars there with all the money it takes on both ends . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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