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[Ford27]

heard a rumor slm would not be running next year..anybody else heard of this? would be a shame to only have asa as a special event...lol sorry truck and mods;)

[kn1ghtblade]

They are still trying to decide on the SLM's atleast thats what they told everybody at the ASA race last weekend...

[STAGGER]

Where did the post go in the "Announcements, Press Releases, and Results" from Mike Haag? USRA may be dropping Super Late Model Series

[ACE44]

TSRS super late models would be sweet Marry Ann is a great sreies owner . I think she could get a great following .

[Truck99]

Where did the post go in the "Announcements, Press Releases, and Results" from Mike Haag? USRA may be dropping Super Late Model Series

Wow, looks like it was removed.

[UMSCHEIDRaceServices]

Here it is

 

October 26, 2006

USRA may be dropping Super Late Model Series

The United States Racing Association may be dropping the Super Late Model Series in 2007.

 

The 2007 San Antonio Speedway racing schedule was released earlier this week, and absent from the schedule is the USRA Super Late Model Series.

 

The USRA Modifieds and Truck Series will be competing at SAS in 2007, but no dates have been released for the USRA Super Late Models, Texas' most popular stock car series.

 

Officials from the USRA have not said whether the USRA will keep the Super Late Models as one of their sanctioning stock car series in 2007.

 

At the ASA Late Model race held last weekend at San Antonio Speedway, USRA president and owner Terry Dickerson announced that the USRA Super Late Models were not placed on the 2007 season schedule because he had not decided what to do with the series next year.

 

Track sources at San Antonio Speedway said discussions are underway with Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola and another track in the Southeast in regardings to the USRA folding and joining up with another Super Late Model Series that competes in the Snowball and Snowflake races at Five Flags Speedway and at other tracks in the Southeast.

 

The USRA Super Late Model Series, formerly, the ROMCO Super Late Model Series, has had very poor car counts at most of its races this season. The drop in car counts started dropping shortly after the USRA group purchased the series from Robert Mullins three years ago.

 

The USRA Modifieds and Truck Series classes have also seen a drop in car counts this season.

[Brad]

I talked to Terry a little earlier and he dicussed the slm series for next season. He does have couple of ideas and only time will tell.

I'm sure we'll be talkin to some of the guys this weekend. The main thing he said was don't stick a fork in the series just yet.

See yall at Kyle.

[kosher_kowgirl]

i heard they wur getting rid of the super latemodel kars and starting a new traveling series of race buses in place of the super latemodel kars. the buses put on a better show neway. it wood be kalled the USRA bus series. its the nekst big thing.

 

 

i even hurd naskar was getting rid of the truk series. they are going to start the all knew naskar kraftsman bus series insted.

 

 

and its also gonna be run what u brung, so they have know kneed to tek the kars. oh wait, i meant tek the buses.

[sandersracing]

i even hurd naskar was getting rid of the truk series. they are going to start the all knew naskar kraftsman bus series insted.

 

 

and its also gonna be run what u brung, so they have know kneed to tek the kars. oh wait, i meant tek the buses.

KNOW that is funny right there

[landlord]

 

 

i even hurd naskar was getting rid of the truk series.  they are going to start the all knew naskar kraftsman bus series insted.

 

 

and its also gonna be run what u brung, so they have know kneed to tek the kars. oh wait, i meant tek the buses.

KNOW that is funny right there

I don't care who you are!!!!!

[Snowball]

Man, I hope this isn't true! This would kill the Superlatemodels in Texas. Hopefully something can be worked out!

[Jason]

We need a STATS major to provide us some statistics relating the gas prices vs SLM count across the country. CRA is kicking ass right now...PASS is alright but their counts are about like the old ROMCO. I bet I already know what the PR will say when its released.....gas prices and economic conditions.

[sandersracing]

Man, I hope this isn't true! This would kill the Superlatemodels in Texas. Hopefully something can be worked out!

they can run with the tsrs cant they

[landlord]

Man, I hope this isn't true! This would kill the Superlatemodels in Texas. Hopefully something can be worked out!

they can run with the tsrs cant they

No!

[Truck99]

Man, I hope this isn't true! This would kill the Superlatemodels in Texas. Hopefully something can be worked out!

they can run with the tsrs cant they

The SLM in their current configuration are a full second faster than TSRS cars.

[Lonesome Ford]

I think a meeting w/ the team owners is long overdue. All of the teams' input at this point is vital to the survival of the slms. Suggestion: Set a meeting, and then send an invitation by certified mail to EVERYONE who has been registered in the series over the past 5 yrs. At this point, everyone who shows up has a valid opinion which should be heard and considered whether it be rules, operation, tech, purse, etc.

 

It's a good series; however, neither the series or most of the teams have the neccessary financial ability to operate as is. There are ways to lower the costs for everyone and still have 18 sec cars.... and more of them.

Edited October 28, 2006 by Lonesome Ford

[Montgomery Motorhead]

I cannot believe they are even thinking about doing away with the SLM's in Texas. The SLM's are very popular here in Alabama and Florida. It is my favorite class in short track racing by a long shot. Five Flags Speedway and Mobile are the two main tracks for the SLM's with the Blizzard and Miller Lite Series. South Alabama Speedway in OPP, Alabama runs them four or five times a year also. I hope if Montgomery Speedway is open next year they will also have about five or six SLM shows.

[krusty_rusty]

its between the series owner and getting along with the other track owners, and the other tracks bottom line which is not losing too much money.

[Lonesome Ford]

That's true too k_r.

[Jason]

Roy shhhhh before you get a phone call. lol

[hray]

I cannot believe they are even thinking about doing away with the SLM's in Texas.

When you only have 8 cars show up for Ocktober Fast, it's time to do something drastic. A drivers/owners meeting (as Lonesome Ford suggested) is probably in order, but it may be too little, too late. More than likely this series will have to re-emerge as something different in terms of rules and/or owners. It's obvious to me that there is more to the dwindling car count than money. This was an expensive series all the way back to the TIDA days when they had 20 or more cars per race. Even when we got into it 3 yrs ago car count was 20+ cars per race, so don't blame cost entirely (as others have suggested on this thread).

Edited October 28, 2006 by hray

[Lonesome Ford]

Definately hray! There is more than one problem. This is going to take communication from all sides to fix.

 

I also don't think you can have a slm series locally that runs the exact same rules as another series out of state somewhere. JMO. What works in Florida, Alabama, etc. may not work here in Texas. For one, the racing "base" is not as big here as in some other states. Maybe someday it will be, but it just isn't yet. Rules are 1st and foremost. What TYPE of chassis is most common around here? Not what do they run out of state, but what do the teams around HERE have to race with.

[bstar1222]

I am kind of new to racing. but i remember my first race i went to go see the slm when they were Romco. that is when i fell in love with racing as the years have gone by the slm have just been so disporting. hope that terry and his mangament team can get it back to the way it was 3 yrs ago, when we had 25+ cars we need to get the car counts back into the 20's that is the only way they are going to survive. the maganment goup needs to get with the teams and they need to work out the problems if its finacally or some other problem. everyone is speculating what the problem is and we dont know but i do know this it really doesn't matter, fans don't care what the problem is we just want it fix it is fital to get the seriers back on track. the tracks are losing money and they will continue intill they can get back the slm back to the way they were. Now don't get me wrong i think Terry and his group has done and outstanding jop bring in the modifys and the ASA but if he wants to survive this is a must.

 

Just my humple opinion

[97car]

Ok I am getting on that horse again,

#1 remove the requirement to buy sticker tires each race,this is not nextel cup and the purse does not support this.

#2 Get rid of the ABC body rule and go back to set dimensions like in the 80's,how many cars from other states has the ABC rule brought the series?The ones that argue for the ABC rule are the ones that can afford it.There are many cars sitting around because of this and the run my new tires attitude and body or stay at home attitude that is mentioned here.

9 cars for $20 to run 150 laps is not worth it.

#3 Consider 8.5 lb per c.i. rule again and make the crate drivers competitive also.

#4 Stock stub weight break

#5may be time to switch to 500 carb rule,after all the SAS cars have dipped into the 18 sec. range.

#6 if you go to that rule and want to go faster lower the weight some.

#7 weight break for non-coilover cars

#8 NO THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN #1 COMMUNICATE WITH THE OTHER TRACKS AND SERIES AND MERGE,then the car counts could rise to where each track can have a decent count and purse when running this type car.

[HORSEPOWER]

All I really watch is SLM racing. I do like to watch the trucks, mods, and locals, etc., but I only watch them when they are on the same card with the SLMs. So if they go away, I think I will only see the ASALM shows, more out of town SLM races, and once in a while some local stuff. Not having the SLMs in Houston and CC this year prevented me for having an excuse to go to the beach and hang out in H-Town. I would "kill 2-birds with one stone", when they raced there. Not everyone can drive a SLM, so combining 2 or 3 series, some might opt out, because of too many possible wrecks, so I guess they will go race elsewhere. But something where we can still have big car counts and some great entertainment, that's the bottom line. Who cares about how expensive it has gotten, is there a guarantee if they change the rules, everyone will come out of the wood works and start racing, I doubt it. I cant see anyone breaking even, unless you were in the top 3 in points, have know idea. Those who love to race will do it. It all starts with the owner or whoever runs the show and how they run there program. They have to almost kiss up to the drivers and know without them there is know show. You can just fake it even though you might not mean it, it might take things a lot further than it has till this point. Should have kept all 3 series together and have sponsorship help pay for the purse. Separating the 3 headed monster is where for the touring series lost what it had going, whose bright idea was that? If it ain't broke, why fix it. Probably the only way to get drivers back will be a better purse. The purse was cut, for what? These guys are long over due for packing the stands and putting on a great show, bet there is a lot more things that I don't no about, but the drivers themselves do. The other 2 series were not that great either in car count. Just sell all the series and book at all the local tracks, put egos aside. We just need someone who knows what they are doing and landing a good sponsor will be a big plus. If someone else starts a new series, then hopefully the tracks can get them to race at each one and do this for racing in Texas. Need to do some thing like what Five Flags has, the Blizzard series. Where there is a big end of the year event and there is provisional for those in the series(USRA) or what ever it is. Have big shootout of all the SLM series at maybe 5 tracks, with all the other series too.