What do you think the Gp region schedule will look like next year? With Gateway closing, that leaves only Topeka and Road America for the GP tracks. I wouldn't mind seeing Hastings back on the region, or Hallet. Just as long as they don't add Homestead. Opinions?
I think theres not going to be a GP region just a mid west region with one maybe two races at Topeka but i hope I'm wrong
Quote from: kevinhuff on November 05, 2010, 11:52:41 AM
I think theres not going to be a GP region just a mid west region with one maybe two races at Topeka but i hope I'm wrong
I'm not a fortune teller, but that might even be a hard one to pull off. HPT is more expensive than Blackhawk, and Blackhawk has moved to a one day schedule with larger grids than HPT.
Just wait until inflation kicks in here in the next three months too.
Quote from: funsizeracing on November 05, 2010, 08:42:46 AM
What do you think the Gp region schedule will look like next year? With Gateway closing, that leaves only Topeka and Road America for the GP tracks. I wouldn't mind seeing Hastings back on the region, or Hallet. Just as long as they don't add Homestead. Opinions?
GP region, you're kidding right?
Ok, so I'm hoping we still have one. I guess what I'm really wondering is if we'll see any of the old tracks back like Hastings, MAM, Hallet, etc... The only deviation from Blackhawk for the MW that wasn't in the GP area was Road America. Would be a shame to lose and entire region and have another region dwindle to a two track series. :wah:
There are rumors... Hey, Kevin Elliot is a survivor. Go build your bikes. It may not be what you're used to, but I'll bet on there being a Midwest series in 2011. In fact, I'll be betting with my wallet when the licenses go on sale. No plans for a season effort like my old days but I'll be damned if I go another year without a CCS card in my pocket for when the mood and money agree.
I don't know how you can make a dime with average grids of 4-10. In the fiscal environment we have now, I don't think the MW and GP can survive unless they are combined in some way. So, you would probably need something like rounds at HPT, MAM, BHF, RA, maybe Hastings 'cause it is a great track and owner but a long way from Wisconsin (of course BHF and RA aren't very close to Kansas). Probably Hastings would be an easier draw for the racers up north than Hallett. If you could get the track owners (not likely) to pool and share for the good of a series maybe you could make it profitable.
The other challenge: If most races are always 8-12 hours travel, it makes you look beyond a series at your options for variety/cost vs series continuity.
As said, we could be in for some commodities inflation on the horizon coupled with more new charges against energy usage. It will be an interesting 24 months coming...
Quote from: Super Dave on November 05, 2010, 03:50:28 PM
Just wait until inflation kicks in here in the next three months too.
Where'd you read that Dave?
im not gonna say to much on this, As most of you know the mcra has been hosting ccs races at gateway, well now that there closed we have to take our show on the road. tracks we are looking at is HPT,Putnam,Hallett, and Blackhawk. Now I dont know if we will be doing any hosting off ccs races yet but we will more than likely run our little challenge series at the trackdays as we have been on any dates we do secure.
Quote from: Gixxerblade on November 06, 2010, 11:51:12 AM
Where'd you read that Dave?
Well, with printed money being used by the Fed to buy debt...
Pretty much like a racer playing "hopscotch"...getting one credit card to pay off another. It does catch up. It's scary, and when as the rest of the world decides to dump their USD's...
I will bet great plains is in the dumpster.
Depending on what comes out for schedules.. It's gonna be lots of traveling if you want to race and live in the great plains area.
Quote from: motomaniac on November 07, 2010, 10:15:33 AM
I will bet great plains is in the dumpster.
Depending on what comes out for schedules.. It's gonna be lots of traveling if you want to race and live in the great plains area.
Brainerd! Had a good time racing up there, Jim. Maybe it's time for you to make a run up that way again. Grids big enough to get contingency money.
Quote from: Super Dave on November 07, 2010, 10:28:53 AM
Brainerd! Had a good time racing up there, Jim. Maybe it's time for you to make a run up that way again. Grids big enough to get contingency money.
Do they run the 'full course' configuration or the new 'competition course'?
I've raced there a couple times on the full course but never the other one, the full course at least uses turn 1 like it was designed to be used.
Quote from: GSXR RACER MIKE on November 07, 2010, 12:35:39 PM
Do they run the 'full course' configuration or the new 'competition course'?
I've raced there a couple times on the full course but never the other one, the full course at least uses turn 1 like it was designed to be used.
They use both. Same location, two tracks. Haven't been on the little course. I think an idiot designed it for them.
Quote from: Super Dave on November 07, 2010, 10:28:53 AM
Brainerd! Had a good time racing up there, Jim. Maybe it's time for you to make a run up that way again. Grids big enough to get contingency money.
They've got their 2011 schedule up.. both courses on it.. Looking like it will be a race my own series year.. pick and choose my old favorites for tracks between 3 or 4 orgs... Have to wait and see what CCS does though.
Quote from: Super Dave on November 07, 2010, 12:39:09 PM
I think an idiot designed it for them.
:biggrin: Yep, pretty much. But It's not as-bad as it looks, but there are a couple "don't crash here" spots on the competition course, but no worse than BHF...
I can already hear the wind blowing..
Quote from: motomaniac on December 08, 2010, 04:04:03 AM
I can already hear the wind blowing..
I think that's what caused the damage to our houses...
Damn weather...
Quote from: Super Dave on December 08, 2010, 10:07:00 AM
I think that's what caused the damage to our houses...
Damn weather...
About 2 weeks ago we had a tornado here in Loves Park, Illinois (Rockford area), I was outside and actually watched it form and touch down about 2500 feet away from my shop. I ran back inside and called 911 on my cell phone and they sounded the emergency sirens right away, luckily everyone got below ground in time and no one was killed. A school bus about 2 miles away did get throw off the road and some kids got hurt, but none killed. Here's a link to 1 of the stories with some pictures ( http://www.examiner.com/weather-in-chicago/video-tornadoes-hit-rockford-and-parts-of-southern-wisconsin-injures-six ).
I can look out the window of my shop and still see where 11 massive 200 foot tall metal electrical towers got toppled over about 3/4 of a mile away from my shop (I watched them get taken out by the tornado), ComEd (the local electrical company) has a huge staging area set-up over there and has been working around the clock removing the destroyed towers and are now putting up the new ones.
We actually got really lucky, If that tornado had dropped where my shop is at (just 2500 feet South) the amount of damage caused overall would have been massive because it would have gone thru multiple businesses, an Indoor Sports Complex, and multiple large subdivisions.