The next scheduled race is July 14/15, and it's currently planned to also include the 2 races that were lost due to rain from the June 23/24 weekend. As of right now, the entry list for the rained out days is closed, but could be opened up if the racers that were in attendance that weekend don't take issue with it. I don't have any problem with it at all, and I see a few benefits to opening it up and selling it as "The Double-Double" weekend:
1. Four races for 1 weekends worth of travel time.

2. An opportunity to make Team Eagle in a single weekend.

3. The possibility of bringing in more cars to an event that wasn't heavily attended in the first place.

Joe has asked me to start this thread for feedback. So the question is this: Does anyone have any objection to opening up the entry list for those rained-out races?

I'm also working on a couple of cash sponsors for that weekend. I'd like to see $500 to win for each class, each race. That might also draw a few extra cars.

Thanks for your input.

Andy

Andy
G646

Andy,

Sounds like a good idea. More cars more rounds the better for all.

Hi
As it turns out I can not make it to the rain out race on July 14-15.So I think that's is a good idea.
Dave

So that's a YES? How are you going to run 4 races in one weekend? Can we make one of the rainout races a night race?

We will run late Chris but how late you just don't know.

The later the better!

Let's get er done, a lot of us old guys don't much care for night racing, with four races to do if there is any mishaps or spillage on the track it'll be hard if not impossible to clean up and carry on

Al is right, and I agree. Any oil downs or long delays we might not get it done.
Even though black cars look better in the shade.

Well what ever works guys. So much for being dedicated to eagle and showing up to all the races. Just wait it out and buy your way into double header rainouts and save that travel money and time. Only my thought, when it was already stated it was closed.

Glen does have a point. It was announced last race that the field was closed. Wonder how many others feel this way but don`t want to say anything. I`m not so sure it will garner that many more entries but I know it will piss a few regulars off. In the end the track will do what is best for the track and we as racers have to understand that they are running a business. See ya all this weekend.

Loyalty is a two way street

If we don't try to come up with creative things, or ANYTHING for that matter, which will help bring a few more cars in the gates, there will not be anything to be loyal to. What is one of the biggest gripes of anyone from the lower mainland coming to race at Eagle these days? Fuel cost. If you can get four bracket races for one tow cost, there is value to be had. Besides, no cars went down the track, no ladder was set.
Glen, I see your point, but these were bracket races, not a National Event. Why would you be worried about a few more cars being there? For the track, and all the racers, it's a good thing.

Andy
G646

Being dedicated to the track would be encouraging bigger car count ( to help the buisness) and besides the more cars the more fun racing is. What would be the reason for wanting less cars if no rounds had been run? If your the best racer that day and with a little luck you will win no matter how many cars.

Zak TS6644

After sleeping on this topic and searching for the reason this race should be closed I have to put my me ism aside. Andy and Zak are right it makes no sense to keep it closed. Lets roll up the rim on this double double and get this thing done. Maybe both the track and the racers will be winners. As dedicated and loyal racers we should pat ourselves on the back for the dedication we have shown the track over the years. Its been a tough few years for all parties involved due to low car counts lack of spectators but thankfully we have a track.

Theodore Roosevelt once said

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

Oh come on Barby, you didnt sleep on the topic, you spent the night on the internet searching the interpretation for Theodore Roosevelt's statement.....

Ouch....You still sore about getting hooked on my fish story Anne?






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I don't think it will make much difference for the box class anyway, maybe it will for the others