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Topic: Not Sprints, but Tulare U.S. Mod Nationals offer big bucks
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December 30, 2006 at
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I know, I know it's not sprint cars but this is worthy of some note. Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway will be hosting the U.S. Modified Nationals on September 28 and 29. The winner of Saturday night's A-main will receive a whopping $20,000.
One question- We were wondering if this was the richest modified race in the country? I don't know if Ron Rodda or Steve Curtis would know but either way this is pretty sweet to have a race like this in our own backyard. Would be awesome if some sprint car guys could get a ride in somebody's mod for the weekend.
A special thank you to Steve Faria and Don Sharp without whom this event and series would not be possible. $10,000 for second, $5000 for third and so it goes. Great pay downs and special events for the crews as well. $500 longest haul, $500 biggest team, $500 drawing with all teams entered.
Make your plans now. More, much more to come. We could pick up another day to the show. That's pending.
Thank you to the Tulare Chamber of Commerce
THANK YOU - To The Tulare Fair Board
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December 30, 2006 at
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Batesville Arkansas has a $100,000 to win modified event usually towards the end of July, but that is the only one I can think of right now that pays more than $20,000.
That is an amazing purse, especially for California. Where will everyone pit?
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December 31, 2006 at
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December 31, 2006 at
03:40:25 PM by Mike Doyle
Batesville, Ark. is the home town of Mark Martin. $100K is huge for the mods. The Tulare race should have all the best western US cars at least. I just posted a video clip on YouTube of a dirt modified crash at the Silver Dollar in `05. The driver was OK except for a bad case of red eye. He went out and bought a new chassis the next morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABH35aNsrc
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December 31, 2006 at
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I talked with Christy Georges, a modified star from Las Cruces, today at Tucson. She said the 100K Batesville race was downsized to 10,000 to win or something like that. Apparently there were also some issues with bounced checks from that race, something that would never happen at Tulare.
She said getting Southwest cars to travel to Tulare would depend on the rules and purse breakdown, but anyone I spoke with about the event was very interested.
Speaking of bounced checks, every check did just that at the recent indoor show in Grand Rapids MI, over 160 entrants and every check was no good!
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January 02, 2007 at
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January 02, 2007 at
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Update-
The race will now be a 3 day show. September 27, 28 and 29.
More info can be found at www.westernracer.com
Thanks for the info Ron and thanks for the video Mike!
GT
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January 02, 2007 at
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I don't know of any other modified shows paying more than 10k to win. I'm not sure what it pays to win at the Boone (IA) Supernationals, I believe that one is 10k as well. It would have been interesting to see if some of the late model guys who have ran a modified at Batesville (Bloomquist, Terry Phillips) from back east would have pulled out here for a shot at 20k but this event is on the same weekend as the Late Model Nationals at Knoxville.
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January 03, 2007 at
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New Update-
The A-main is now going to pay $50,000 to win.
(UPDATE) 1-3-2007
A-Main is now at $50,000 dollars. Pay down is now well over $70,000 dollars.
Pay down is over double what the payout was for Duel in the Desert.
transfers even get paid. and, more to come.
More info at www.westernracer.com
www.sprintcarchallengetour.com
www.placervillespeedway.com
www.stocktondirttrack.com
www.thunderbowlraceway.com
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January 03, 2007 at
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This sounds like a cool event. It's just too bad that its on the same weekend as the big 2-day open wheel show at Kings. SCRA sprints, USAC/BCRA midgets, & 3/4 midgets. Oh well, another time i guess. Just cant pass up midgets & sprints on the same card.
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January 03, 2007 at
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This is starting to sound like a cool event. Count me in. I am adding it to my calender now.
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February 02, 2007 at
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Just happened to look at the entry form for this show. $280 entry fee? $125 for a upfront pit location? I hope this draws well but those prices at the back gate are scary enough and then you throw in the $40 pit pass per night and it's going to get awfully expensive for teams coming to this event.
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February 03, 2007 at
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I'll be at Watsonville for the 46th Johnny Key 50 lapper.
But if youre into mods, thats gonna be a hell of a show. Hire all the officials ya can, lmao...
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