j.j.&s.racing Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 im gona have to miss the next one because we are racing at c.c. that night got support my local track or it my not be there.i will be there in oct. and in kyle in nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 You only have to drive that track once and your hooked . heck i was hooked line and sinker the first time i went to sa way back ..i have worked with a few tps teams over the years and never took a lap on the track .we won a tps race in 05 or 06 . ..we want another one ...this time i should be behind the wheel and hope like hell i dont have to give up the seat from older than then age .. you know where you mind says its scared ..lol.. but i have a back up driver ready ..starting to get that tingle...plus my son will be back in the green 8.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Reb , I remember Owen's last season at CCS he had a $4000 to win and only 5 I think showed.And I agree with all you just said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debwill Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Here are the actual car counts from all three events held so far since the reopening of San Antonio Speedway last year: Â Octoberfast (October 18-20, 2012) - 123 Fiesta on Asphalt (April 19-20, 2013) - 78 Speed-O-Rama (July 12-13, 2013) - 66 Â I think the numbers speak for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHigdon Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Here are the actual car counts from all three events held so far since the reopening of San Antonio Speedway last year:Â Octoberfast (October 18-20, 2012) - 123 Fiesta on Asphalt (April 19-20, 2013) - 78 Speed-O-Rama (July 12-13, 2013) - 66 Â I think the numbers speak for themselves. Â I think the numbers maybe a little misleading in this case. Â First, keep in mind cars came in from across the state and even in some cases the country to race in October 2012, it was a huge deal. Now the car counts are indeed down in 2013 but what percentage of the cars from the first race where from within 150 miles of the track versus the last two? I am currently working with 3 people to build vehicles for SAS, one thats never raced circle track at all and one that's only ever been on dirt. 1 fresh car and two that haven't been on track in years. These are cars being built to SAS rules with SAS motors and suspensions specifically to run the 1/2 mile track. Â Secondarily, I-37 started somewhere between 15 and 20 pure-stocks every-night but they didn't cancel their season until early this year and it takes time and money to convert a car to asphalt (I could say BACK to asphalt as many I-37 Pure-Stocks where old SAS cars to begin with). Those cars will start to trickle in as September and October roll-around and guys get done with things...hell the guy that we're helping that has only ever run dirt was a Pure-Stock racer at I-37. Â Third; HMP, CTS and to some degree CCS all share gears and GENERAL setups with each-other but SAS requires it's own gears and for the higher class cars springs and the like, all this stuff takes time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTornado Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I think the numbers maybe a little misleading in this case.... Explain again how the numbers are misleading??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyfan Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 The way it reads is no cars = no racing @ SAS , why is that so hard to understand ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooliganz Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Ill be there 66 super street, cant keep me away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I BET THERE ARE ATLEAST 90 PLUS CARS NEXT RACE .WE BROUGHT JUST ONE CAR .NEXT RACE FOUR .PLUS ONE OR TWO MORE I KNOW OF . FOUR OF SIX HAVE NOT BEEN TO SA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrungot Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Are classed exactly the same for all 3 races? Think they were different for Octoberfast, still a issue, but the 123 included Legacy's i think... Â Â Here are the actual car counts from all three events held so far since the reopening of San Antonio Speedway last year:Â Octoberfast (October 18-20, 2012) - 123 Fiesta on Asphalt (April 19-20, 2013) - 78 Speed-O-Rama (July 12-13, 2013) - 66 Â I think the numbers speak for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
576 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Lighting, sound systems, timing & scoring, infrastructure so it dosen't flood when it rains, electricity, insurance, new buildings, safety equipment, track resurfacing, personnel, scoreboards, and on and on.. Deep pockets and corporate sponsors = long term racing... Vision and marketing skills to attract corporate money will make a seaon and good shows from the drivers help in that vision to the corporate money effort. Its a complicated racing world..best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastmontgomery15 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Here are the actual car counts from all three events held so far since the reopening of San Antonio Speedway last year:Â Octoberfast (October 18-20, 2012) - 123 Fiesta on Asphalt (April 19-20, 2013) - 78 Speed-O-Rama (July 12-13, 2013) - 66 Â I think the numbers speak for themselves. I THINK IF IT WASNT FOR THE RAIN OUT WE WOULD HAVE HAD 75 OR SO AT THE SPEED-O-RAMA.BUT YES IT HAS DECLINE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastmontgomery15 Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 THEY ARE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN AND HAVE DONE SO MUCH!!!! SO GET YOUR ASSES OUT THERE WITH WHAT EVER CLASS YOU WANT TO RUN AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT RACE GET YOUR ASSES IN THE STANDS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfMile Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 The Legacy cars declined to race at SAS this season over not being able to agree on flywheels and camshafts, SAS has turned no series or cars away, in fact we have invited the legacies, the dwarf cars to race on the front straight away, and the Street Stock Shootout to have a points race, and many more. So far the only group that has embraced the challenge seems to be the TPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I think the numbers maybe a little misleading in this case. Â James, going from my Octoberfast story there were 15 Legacy's and maybe 4-5 out-of-state cars...The math still works out to over 100 cars.....So I'd say that's a 20% drop for Fiesta and 40% for Speed-o-rama.....Pretty staggering numbers if you're running a track, no matter which track it is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Just a stab in the dark. What are the odds of getting a MAJOR racing publication to do a story on the come back of the track; they did one for the closing so why not the reopening? Â Reb, Â Do you have emails for your outlets that may be interested in the story? I'm sure the photographers wouldn't mind sending some to help out. I only have practice pictures but I'll do what I can with what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowrench Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 whats the brake down by class.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHigdon Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I think the numbers maybe a little misleading in this case.... Explain again how the numbers are misleading??? Â I didn't intend to imply that the numbers where intentionally misleading rather that they may lea to a more dreary picture then need be. Â The point was simply that as bad as the numbers have been it may not be representative of the actual support for the track. It takes time to setup cars for a track twice as big as any other in the state, it takes time to build a car for anywhere and it will take some time for the car counts at SAS to be where they should. The vast majority of the HMP drivers don't travel this far west; that leaves cars that have been sitting 5-years, cars from CTS and CCS. I suspect the September race will be a move in the right direction and that Octoberfast, which occurs after most tracks points seasons are over, is going to be a big step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 whats the brake down by class If you're talking from Octoberfast... Late Model-18 (2DNS) Mods-21 (1DNS) Truck-23 (1DNS) Street-22 (1DNS) Charger- 14 (2DNS) Grand Stock-12 Legacy-15 (2DNS)  The vast majority of the HMP drivers don't travel  I'll reiterate.....WHY????  Do you have emails for your outlets that may be interested in the story?  Yep....they get all my stories....Have no idea who actually uses them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowrench Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 whats the brake down by class If you're talking from Octoberfast... Late Model-18 (2DNS) Mods-21 (1DNS) Truck-23 (1DNS) Street-22 (1DNS) Charger- 14 (2DNS) Grand Stock-12 Legacy-15 (2DNS)  The vast majority of the HMP drivers don't travel  I'll reiterate.....WHY????  Do you have emails for your outlets that may be interested in the story?  Yep....they get all my stories....Have no idea who actually uses them....  I ment all three sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 FSAEracer, If all of this was the case the car counts would be getting better not worse. People have had more time to prepare for this last race than they did at October. Yes i know it was a rescheduled race, but not enough showed up on the original race date.The writing on the wall can be changed and hopefully it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alloutpc17 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Idk if i would look to buy or build a car if the track was announcing that it may close again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 I meant all three sorry  Okie dokie.... Fiesta on Asphalt Late Models-12 Mods-11 Trucks-13(1DNS) Street-18(1DNS) Charger-13(2DNS) Grand Stock-9(1DNS)  Speed-O-Rama Late Models-9 Mods-8 Trucks-11 Street-20(1DNS) Charger-8(1DNS) Grand Stock-10  So where ya headed with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowrench Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 lol no where but the super stocks have the best showing just wondering what happened to all the late models, mods and trucks thats a big drop off...I hope this improves so this place can stick around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgate Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 everybody also has to think about something...this last race was a rain out race...summer is here....people are taking vacations with family before school strarts again and probably taking them in the time that there was no races scheduled for sas...yes the track took a beating from the cars and fans not being there this last race......so now everything should be back on the right track with car count and fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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