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September 30, 2011 at
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The California St. exit off the 101 will be closed for the weekend. Take the Seaward exit for the race track.
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September 30, 2011 at
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the 14 fans who are going to Ventura thank you Dave.lol
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September 30, 2011 at
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You can also take the next exit (after Seaward) called San Jon Road. At the end of the off ramp, take a left under the freeway and right on to Harbor Blvd. Proceed past San Jon Rd. and California Street, left on Figueroa St. and you're at the Fairgrounds.
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September 30, 2011 at
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Posted By: turn4rob on September 30 2011 at 02:44:53 PM
the 14 fans who are going to Ventura thank you Dave.lol
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Good grief, you mean all 15 of us will miss 5 junk classes AND the monster trux AND the 30 foot high fire breathing, car eating Dragon.
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September 30, 2011 at
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Posted By: davemahar on September 30 2011 at 05:09:01 PM
Good grief, you mean all 15 of us will miss 5 junk classes AND the monster trux AND the 30 foot high fire breathing, car eating Dragon.
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Yup
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September 30, 2011 at
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Posted By: davemahar on September 30 2011 at 05:09:01 PM
Good grief, you mean all 15 of us will miss 5 junk classes AND the monster trux AND the 30 foot high fire breathing, car eating Dragon.
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Really?
What exactly was the motivation behind your post? We've got a situation where the promoter at VRP is trying everything he can, with the resources that he has, to put on a show for fans of all ages and still find a way (via back gate with all the classes) to keep the lights on and put butts in the seats....and posts like this just take it one step backwards.
Ask my 3-year-old son if he's excited about the Monster Trucks, Fire Dragon, AND Sprint Cars tomorrow night. You might re-think your statement. He's also really excited to see Ronnie Gardner duke it out with the Williams boys. We're also expecting Corey Ballard, the Gaunt boys, and the other "usual suspects" to come play on the 3/8" clay oval. I'm sure none of them would like to hear that you think of them as "junk" class.
By the way, watch some of the videos on YouTube...those "junk" classes have put on some crazy-good racing this year. I admit that my travels to various tracks are in search of sprint car shows, but I am one of those hardcore fans that actually watch the support mains and really appreciate them. Heck, if it weren't for organizations like the California Lightning Sprints, we might not have had Greg Bragg, David Cardey, Darren Hagen, and many others racing Sprint cars with us today!
I hope your comment was simply made in jest...I'm sure it probably was. It is just tough for a passionate fan to hear. I personally hope we keep ALL of the local dirt tracks in place for a long time...but we won't if can't get your support!
Doug Bushey
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September 30, 2011 at
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September 30, 2011 at
06:27:48 PM by Buzzard-
Im getting real sick of this crap.
Youre going to pick up on Daves response to Rob and not Robs initial jab at the low fan count he is projecting for Ventura.
VRA scheduled this Oct 1 race far in advance of VRP scheduling the Monster Truck, Car eating whateverthehell and Sprint car show. But we wont mention that huh Doug?
I assume Dave will be supporting Ventura tomorrow, and I have seen him at VRP in the past. I feel that your comment is pretty far off base in this instance since Dave will even drive to Nor Cal to catch a wing show. Something the majority of this board wont do.
Im not sure what Ventura is running but I assume Dave will have to sit through at least six classes no matter which track he attends.
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September 30, 2011 at
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Buzz...
First, I'm not offended by Rob's comment because it is consistent with the playful tone he always has (he even ended it with an "LOL" to make sure it was taken lightly).
Second, I don't care what race track anyone chooses to attend over any other. If they're going to a local race track...GOOD! That IS what we need right now. I love Ventura. I love Perris. I love the Nor Cal wing show...that's where I grew up, and I've been very vocal on here about that. This isn't about tracks competing against each other. That is another topic. What I DON'T respect is all the negative zingers on here directed at ANY local racing. The point of my reply was to point out that some of this stuff can be misinterpreted and disrepect towards the local talent and promotion.
Whatever...this explanation is merely an exercise in futility. I knew I should have just kept to myself on this one. I'm done. From now on, I'm going back to using Lance's excellent website for what it was intended...to keep me informed. I'll keep my passionate comments to myself and let you guys decide who's the master of interpretation, wisdom, and rightousness...
Doug Bushey
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September 30, 2011 at
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Posted By: Doug Bushey on September 30 2011 at 05:47:53 PM
Really?
What exactly was the motivation behind your post? We've got a situation where the promoter at VRP is trying everything he can, with the resources that he has, to put on a show for fans of all ages and still find a way (via back gate with all the classes) to keep the lights on and put butts in the seats....and posts like this just take it one step backwards.
Ask my 3-year-old son if he's excited about the Monster Trucks, Fire Dragon, AND Sprint Cars tomorrow night. You might re-think your statement. He's also really excited to see Ronnie Gardner duke it out with the Williams boys. We're also expecting Corey Ballard, the Gaunt boys, and the other "usual suspects" to come play on the 3/8" clay oval. I'm sure none of them would like to hear that you think of them as "junk" class.
By the way, watch some of the videos on YouTube...those "junk" classes have put on some crazy-good racing this year. I admit that my travels to various tracks are in search of sprint car shows, but I am one of those hardcore fans that actually watch the support mains and really appreciate them. Heck, if it weren't for organizations like the California Lightning Sprints, we might not have had Greg Bragg, David Cardey, Darren Hagen, and many others racing Sprint cars with us today!
I hope your comment was simply made in jest...I'm sure it probably was. It is just tough for a passionate fan to hear. I personally hope we keep ALL of the local dirt tracks in place for a long time...but we won't if can't get your support!
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Just wanted to bust Rob's cajones! I've been listening to a lot of dorks dissing Jimmy this year and then saying what a great guy the V'ville promoter is. Well Jimmy has been the patron saint of sprints and midgets for a long time and deserves support. Besides going to Ventura is like a private club, you know most of the drivers and half the fans.
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September 30, 2011 at
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Dave, see you tomorrow unless I end up in Costa Mesa for the nationals.
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October 01, 2011 at
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Why does it seem everyone kisses mr promotors ass everytime somebody says one thing negative about vrp or the promotor they catch a bunch of crap or mr bushey gets on here and defends vrp this board is to exspress feelings i dissagree with alot of what mr promotor does and alot of things he has posted and in regard to his message responding to me the other day i spend alot of money all year long to go to races and support sprint cars and they are mylife and what i have loved doing and watching for 30 years but i will take my buisness elseware just my opinon and sorry you all get so mad but i know for a fact others feel the same
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October 01, 2011 at
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when it comes to the few tracks we have left to race on here in so cal it might be good to just let the bad feelings go without posting them. i find things i dont like at almost every track i go to , but i still support them .its important to support sprint car racing as a whole and this includes the tracks we race on and the promoters that run them. its not about personality's , its about saturday nite at the track . it would be great if we could just fight about who the best driver is or maby who crashed who , or some of the rivalry from the stands . bashing the tracks and or promoters is not conducive to our sport , which at this time seems extremely fragile ..i am not directing this post at anyone !! i am simply stating my opinion ...i have said this before i like it best when they run sprint cars only ! i am intrested to see how the monster trucks affect the # of people through the gate .if that what it takes to get some new faces interested in sprint cars , well so be it .sometimes you gotta keep throwing shit at a wall until one sticks !!
Drama , Controversy , Rivalry
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October 01, 2011 at
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October 01, 2011 at
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Posted By: harleymanjr on October 01 2011 at 01:04:45 AM
Why does it seem everyone kisses mr promotors ass everytime somebody says one thing negative about vrp or the promotor they catch a bunch of crap or mr bushey gets on here and defends vrp this board is to exspress feelings i dissagree with alot of what mr promotor does and alot of things he has posted and in regard to his message responding to me the other day i spend alot of money all year long to go to races and support sprint cars and they are mylife and what i have loved doing and watching for 30 years but i will take my buisness elseware just my opinon and sorry you all get so mad but i know for a fact others feel the same
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So you are going to get all upset and take your business elsewhere, even though you say sprint cars "are my life"? I don't know, but it seems to me you have got it backward. Now I don't see anything wrong with venting your frustration on here, I think we all have some about the current problems we're having, but stomping your foot and saying I'm not going there anymore is counter productive to the sport you say you love, and will only make the problem worse. It also makes you sound like a big whoops..LOL If you don't agree, say why not! If you don't like how someone promotes, say how you'd do it different or better. Hell man, if you don't like the people who defend em fine, stand up to them; but don't stop supporting the sport you say you love.
Now someone said that Ventura was like a club, and maybe that's part of the problem. You guy's at Ventura have no right to bitch about Victorville running on the same night that you are when you have your own little set of "club" rules that worked in the past for YOU, but leaves cars sitting in the garage today.
Myth number one.. They race for us.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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October 01, 2011 at
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I was one of Steve's biggest backers when he started because of the way he was screwed by another promoter but schedulign against SM and now Ventura after he came on here and said he won't schedule against other tracks and apparently that was a lie. And I just went and looked at Ventura's rules and the only difference between there and SMS is the tire. So whats the excuse now? SMS guys cant run with Taylor, Rutherford, Kruseman and the rest, simple as that.
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October 01, 2011 at
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It looks to me more like those Ventura boy's who have the mean's $$ , just want to run with the "club", anyway... Look, if it's to far for the regular Ventura bunch (both teams&fans) to show up for a open comp race at Victorville, why should the fans who are closer to VV have to drive to Ventura? Last time I looked there's millions of people, and a hell of a long way's between those tracks.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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October 01, 2011 at
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Posted By: Derp on October 01 2011 at 11:25:14 AM
I was one of Steve's biggest backers when he started because of the way he was screwed by another promoter but schedulign against SM and now Ventura after he came on here and said he won't schedule against other tracks and apparently that was a lie. And I just went and looked at Ventura's rules and the only difference between there and SMS is the tire. So whats the excuse now? SMS guys cant run with Taylor, Rutherford, Kruseman and the rest, simple as that.
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Hi Derp....We are not trying to Schedule against any other
Tracks....Problem is that Ventura has 3 Sprint Car Shows this month, and I have
to run x amount of Dates per my contract or we get fined!!!! The other thing is
that we saw from our 360 only Show, that even with Ventura off, the 360's really
don't show up at Victorville...This is mainly a 410 Show that is open to
360's????....We said from the beginning that we would run 410 Sprint Car Shows
to give who ever wants to Race a place to race. Doesn't matter if it's 20+ cars
(Which we would like) or 10 Cars...(Which is more realistic) at least they have
a place to come play!!!! it's sad, but it is what it is....Unless it is a USAC
Show, you better have support divisions, and Monkey's riding elephants, if you
want any crowd.......I will put money on it right now, before I head out to the
Track....That we have less than 10 Sprint cars tonight, and a Bigger Crowd than
we normally do.....It is almost noon.....Let's see at 11PM if I called
it....Hope I am wrong about car counts.....But bet I'm not!!!!
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October 01, 2011 at
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hmmm i drive a 100 miles to ventura or 75 miles to victorville or 10 miles to costa mesa speedway for the nationals . let me think hmmmmmm.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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October 01, 2011 at
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This message was edited on
October 01, 2011 at
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Posted By: dirtface on October 01 2011 at 03:19:08 PM
hmmm i drive a 100 miles to ventura or 75 miles to victorville or 10 miles to costa mesa speedway for the nationals . let me think hmmmmmm.
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There's not any non wing races over here for a couple of weeks Randy, but you my friend have what we all like, choices. The only choice I have here in AZ is a winged ASCS race in Tucson, and that's a 200+mile, and a 4 hour drive from here. In other words for this non wing snob, there's no choices at all.
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October 01, 2011 at
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I say all on this board get BIG WHEELS and we will have our own race . 100 bucks to the winner my money.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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October 01, 2011 at
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October 01, 2011 at
05:40:52 PM by BIGFISH
"I can't see anything, is that bad?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UaE_LWDDWk
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