Rick Day Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 San Antonio Speedway CEO Terry Dickerson and President Rick Day announced today a special race for Sportsman / Street Stock Type Cars. The event will feature a $5,000.00 purse and will pay $1,500.00 to win. WE will release the date and rules of the event in the next few days. The rules will be very simular to the rules of Octoberfast so everyone will be able to compete with only minor if any changes. Stay tuned to Texas Speed Zone or San Antonio Speedway.com for all the updates for this exciting event. Or you can contact the Speedway office at 210-628-1499. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn1ghtblade Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Cool I guess this means I can finally see the THR cars and SM cars on the same track at same time... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Day Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 That what we are looking for, cars from SAS, THR, Corpus, Mobile, Five Flags, everyone is invited to come and compete for the $1500.00 to win top prize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertx Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Do you really expect SS cars to tow from Fla. for $1500 to win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definitive Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 for give me if i'm wrong but should'nt this race be set up as octoberfast? octoberfast has always been 'the special race'. every year it looses a little more thunder because of a special race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingaces Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Do you really expect SS cars to tow from Fla. for $1500 to win? SOME OF OUR GUYS HAVE MADE THE TRIP TO FLA. FOR ABOUT THE SAME OR LESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Turned out to be A LOT less. But it wouldn't stop us from going again....... Crazy, They can just call it Oktoberfast I and Oktoberfat II. But with it only being Sportsmans and Street Stocks, it won't have the same 2 days of races set up that Oktoberfast does. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 why dont they name it TEXAS DOG FIGHT .cars from all over . mix those classes togetther let em rip .40 car field . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWitzsche Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 will the S.T.S. dirt streetstocks be able to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REBELRACER Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 is this the outlaw race that big john spoke of a month or so back......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I dont know if the format has been decided on for this race yet, but I have an idea that I think would make it a pretty good and interesting race. Not saying its how it has to be, just an opinion. I say run 75 laps. Qualify, maybe invert up to 6 cars. Run the first 50 laps then have a competition yellow/ 10 minute break. After these first 50 laps, let guys refuel if needed and make adjustments, and depending on how many cars show up, only the top 10-15 advance to the last 25 lap segment. During the break, have the leader at the time draw for an invert. Invert could be none at all, 4, 6, 8, or 10 cars. If a 10 is drawn for the invert, and the leader can come back and win it, maybe offer a $500 bonus. Or even give the leader the option to drop to the back on his own for the last 25 laps for the chance at the $500. I think it would make for a good race. I'm sure some will say 75 laps is too much, will burn too much fuel, or just flat out get too tired, but its racing, its not cheap, its not easy. JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Agree on qualifying, but why not just run them straight up. Start where you qualify, better yet; impound the cars. Only changes that can be made will be done while cars are lining up or don't let them make changes at all... Inverting cars for the sake of the fans is for the birds( not that they don't deserve a good show). Your penalizing a driver/team when they qualify well... jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 So if you know there is going to be an invert. Sand bag. They do it on PINKS all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn1ghtblade Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Your right big why dont they sandbag more??? I would think it would be prevalant with the inverts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Big, Thats why we used to street race... This giving someone a 12 car head start is for the birds... Back to qualifying, just because Tator or Keith qualifies good doesn't mean the car will hold out, no more than it means Eric would run good... All I'm saying is for this race, make it the way they qualify. If Double A gets a good qualifying and Mark M. and Eric get a bad, they will have to work their bottoms off to make it to the front... With that many cars out there it will be good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Back to qualifying, just because Tator or Keith qualifies good. LOL. Tator never qualifies good. I agree on the 12 car head start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPA Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Ive never been a fan of qualifing. And with the invert why burn all that fuel and use up your tires knowing you might not get the spot you quaified at. Its a race and all the people behind the wheel are racers. Draw a starting position form the hat and go race your butts off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I like Chad's idea. If its a "special" race make it a show for the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SASPEEDRACER24 Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 How about drawing for 15 Lap heats... In the heats your feature lineup is determined by the number of cars you pass or that pass you from your original starting position... For instance if Eric draws last in the first heat and passes everyone then he starts pole. If he starts 1st out of a 6 car field he would get 0 points and start in the middle to rear. If he gets passed then he gets minus whatever number of positions. Feature is lined up as +6,+5,+4 and based in which heat your in 1,2,3 ect.... It would mix the field well and create some good racing oh and make the feature 60 laps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosher_kowgirl Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Who says only the 80, 27, and 20 kars will be fast? As of late, there have been some other kars who are fast too. Don't overlook the rest Kiss_Racing. KosherKowboy and I have watched the sportsman kar races, theres other fast karacters out there in that klass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigfat Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Who says only the 80, 27, and 20 kars will be fast? As of late, there have been some other kars who are fast too. Don't overlook the rest Kiss_Racing. KosherKowboy and I have watched the sportsman kar races, theres other fast karacters out there in that klass. I'm pretty sure he was just using them as an example or maybe he just took a couple from the top 3 or 4 in the points?? But you're right. There have been 10 or 11 different winners in the Sportsman Class this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Kosher welcome back... You are right and as Big said, I was just pulling a few out of the bunch... The #6 has been extremely fast. Then the #15 is always in the mix. Jason (#92???) Stanley is fast. Then you'd have THR cars, Horse(#5) would most likely run and #99. Who knows maybe Colt would suprise us and show up? If Shrimp comes up, he'll be fast.... This is why I say let's qualify them. Run them straight up, but impound them... Heck, let's do a little SLM (2 tire pit stop); but not under a manditory track yellow.... Obviously Rick, Nick and Terry D. plus others have things worked out... With all the interest, this should be one heck of a race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn1ghtblade Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 yea I cant wait till this race and also octoberfast... I like the weekly shows but the special events are were the fun racing to watch is at..... BTW big how is your RR car comming along???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KISS_Racing Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 yea I cant wait till this race and also octoberfast... I like the weekly shows but the special events are were the fun racing to watch is at..... BTW big how is your RR car comming along???? RR Car???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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