South Texas Speedway Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 As I sit here at work reflecting on this weeks races I thought I would share a few items. First- the support from the racing community was tremendous. 113 cars is wonderful. I cannot thank each of you for your support and positivity. It is showing. Secondly- we had the biggest crowd we can ever remember having. That's because each of you spread the word and provide a great racing experience. We literally had no place to park anyone else. Third- We put a little two much water on the track. We will back it down a little. Fourth- Not every call we made was the right one. Overall though this is getting much better. Fifth- The Go-Karts had a great show. Its great to see so many young ones out their. Sixth- The sound system needs repair. (My biggest Priority) Seventh- Drivers have to start using the raceceiver- As a person watching in the stands it is taking way to long to get the drivers lined up. From now on we are going to only tell the drivers over the radio. No more hand directing. If a driver refuses to get in his spot he will be scored last on his lap. Everyone must have a raceceiver. Eighth- We were over just past midnight. I need this to be 11pm. If we water a little less and spend less time getting cars lined up this can and will happen! Thank you again for your support. I will continue to work with you to make STS the best race track in Texas. Ken Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaerRacing00 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I thought track looked nice...but i showed up after halftime. Saw some good passes in 3and4. looked like a good night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 It was a good night from this fans point of view.Given every class ran and the extra for Chief Simpson(well done BTW) 12 wasn't bad.Don't feel bad about the water on the track.When you have 30-40MPH winds you figure it would dry up quick.This has happened a few times before.The great thing about was the racers adjusted so well there was some great racing out there.This shows how good this group is.I just hope we can get the sportmods back up to20+ again.No doubt you guys are moving in the right direction.Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23571race Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 raceceiver couldnt hear anything over it but static. need a better signal . buddy can patch into the channel with his personal radio and you can hear fine . never heard anything but static at track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthTxPromotions Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Shootout thanks you for the opportunity to run at STS. Look forward to the big 2 day racing event coming up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Texas Speedway Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 OK, Thanks 2357. I could here on my radio, but I'm using a different style radio. What class are you in 2357? Ken Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronco Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I could hear sometimes but not all the time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 id say radio check everyone going out onto the track for their race .show of hand as they pass the flagstand before green . .gives you a better ideal if folks can hear you .radio checks are done in tps at every race when we line up ..its different i know in the line system tps has they have more time but this will give you an ideal if you are heard .after that its the drivers problem if every thing else is working and most drivers show their hand ..least till you are sure it is working correctly .a driver who cant hear cuz of a problem with the tracks system should not be penalized ..... GLAD TO SEE THE TRACK GOT TO PUT ON A SHOW .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23571race Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 limited mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cperry115 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 my raceciever was working just fine, believe me it was working good....I heard exactly what the lady told me... the track prep was great like Arob said can't tell when its blowing 45 mph what its gonna do, that's why its dirt racing and everyone has the same surface to race on... great job! back to racecievers I believe everyone should have one and have to use it...we were told they would be mandatory but lots of people don't use them . very frustrating to be using one and never hear anyone from the track communicating ..CORRECTLY....they are a very good tool but need to be used and used correctly anyone who's ever raced with USMTS knows what I'm talking about. We are not using them properly now. ok rant over thanks again for giving us a place to race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Texas Speedway Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Chuck, We are working on this. We have a issue ourselves. Three people can talk on the raceceivers. Tedd, Lori and Myself. The hard part is the way ours works is we have to change from the track channel to the raceceiver channel. This makes it difficult to react as fast as we would like and get all the info. I was sitting in the stands listening to the track channel then switching to the raceceiver channel to listen to what was being said. We are working on it. Ken Hobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arob Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 If it ain't one thing it's another huh Ken! Hang in there it will get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Think that's a common problem that I've noticed with them. It'll get worked out. I think that was the first time STS has ever used them, better with them than without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remowilliams Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 The track was perfect LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 On the racecievers drivers need to check and see if the squelch is on. One of the dwarf car guys was having trouble until he figured out how to turn the squelch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdogracing777 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 As much money that is invested a hundred bucks for a raceciever ain't nothin. don't listen to the guys that are gonna gripe if they can spend thousands playing in the grey they can buy one!!! Ouch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hray Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 when will results be posted on speednet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.j.&s.racing Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Its easy to hear the scanner not moving like in the stands .but moving it comes and goes depending were you are on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyJack Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 results are posted on speednet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hray Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 OK, maybe I don't know how this is supposed to work, but SpeedNet is showing points for the LLM's, but this was a non-points race. Someone want to explain??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Goliad race was a points race and they're sharing the points between both tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyJack Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 thats not the points from goliad. probably just an error. scorekeeper didnt know it wasnt points race. jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Maybe just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenmacc Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 my two cents worth for helping the show move along, in almost every single spin, the car that spun sat and waited for the caution. Many tracks that I have raced or spectated at have cracked down on this with judicious use of the black flag, there are legitimate reasons for not getting back underway immediately, but I didn't many of those sat night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 One way I've seem that addressed is completing a lap while the car sits putting him a lap down when the yellow does come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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