GT Purses?

[Peanut]

I'm going back through the newsletter and it seems the purse for the GT races are now certificates, not cash?   ???

If I'm late on this, sorry.  Anyone have info?

[r6_philly]

hmm good eye, and its less too :D

[Peanut]

Yup, what gives??  Hopefully this is some type of misprint.

BTW..What classes are you going to run?

[r6_philly]

why knows, they got full grids on all the GT's last year, don't see any reason to reduce purse...

I am doing FUSA sportbike and maybe superbike.

I also will be doing WERA National challenge in superbike trim probably.

If I make it to regionals (prob. VIR/Summit) I will be running GTU GTO MWSB/GP JLGP. Thinking about not doing SS at all so I can run slicks and use all the trick parts that can get me 140 hp hahaha

but seriously, nationals first, regionals for fun.

it would be nice to end up with a top 10 plate though... so you never know ;)

[Eric Kelcher]

hmm good eye, and its less too :D

???

2003 GT cash purse $500
2004 GT cert. Purse $505  

Cert good for license or race entry

[r6_philly]

I didn't add it up, sorry. it paid more deeper down the list, 5th got $65 last year. would rather see winner get less and pay more down the list, but thats just me... that way chance are 1-2 person wont be hoggin the purse, and they usually do lol

[speedster_1]

I'm going back through the newsletter and it seems the purse for the GT races are now certificates, not cash?   ???

If I'm late on this, sorry.  Anyone have info?

 :-[ What will the certificates get me???  <newbie>  This is a major bummer for me.  Certificates don't buy me tires at my favorite supplier.  This blows.  Nice insintive.  >:(  Everyone knows there is no subsitute for cash.

[r6_philly]

well you use your certificates to pay for race entries then saves your cash for your tires... so I guess it works the same...

[Dawn]

What I would like to know is how long the certificates are good for.  We will be running a limited schedule this year and what happens if we get a certificate, but are not planning to attend any more races this season?

Dawn   ???

[Super Dave]

???

2003 GT cash purse $500
2004 GT cert. Purse $505  

Cert good for license or race entry

Sorry, that's bull cr@p...

Here I'm going to try an make a donation of my purse money...

No Sportbike at regionals...

No GT money...

This was done like 10 years ago, but I don't think anyone at the CCS staff was necessarily actively involved at the time.  It was really poorly received.  History has a tendancy to repeat itself if you don't study the past.

This is really disappointing.

Thanks, Peanut, for being heads up.

[Peanut]

This will sounds selfish but things will be tough anyway for me as a 1st year EX and having the cash taken away in the main classes sucks.

Last year you could possible win I think 200 for GP, 360 or 400 for 2 GT wins as a AM and another what, 200 for a sportbike win as a EX?  540 to 600 total, 760 to 800 for a EX?  (I never won everything in the same weekend, but I've seen Hector do it..;))

Now It's just 200 cash and 350 in certs for AM & EX?
What if you don't race anymore like Dawn's example, do the certs have cash value at that point?  What if you've just started to be a factor, say mid to late season, but have already pre-entered for the remaining races?  Can you get a credit and then apply the certs?  Questions....

Considering sportbike is gone why the switch to certs anyway?  

I knew winning cash as a EX was going to be tough especially with everyone and there brother buying R6's, but wow.

Have the purses for FUSA changed as well?

[Peanut]

Another point...

If you ride the most popular bike, a 600, you have 1 event the pays, gtu.  The bigger bikes, (ie..smaller grids) get 2 purse paying opportunies, in gto and ungp.  Am I missing something?

Yes I know 600 do well at least at the AM level in these bigger classes but at the EX where guys know how to handle the power better?  

Yea, I'm just winin I know....