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The video of the action at Ventura last Saturday (see http://www.hoseheadforums.com/forum.cfm?ThreadID=78058) makes it clear (again; I was there for the midget show three weeks ago) that the new clay at the beach has broadened the available lines a driver can use. Troy could =expect= to go high, find a cushion, and get a grip coming out of two and four, much like what we're used to at Tulare, Perris and Victorville.

I have received calls and emails from several suggesting that OSS needs more banking to make that possible. Which, of course, on a dirt (I'm not sure if that stuff is "clay" the way it rooster tails) overlay of an asphalt surface means... more clay. I certainly appreciate how much it cost to get the whatever it is that is being raced on at Orange Show, as well as the relatively low wall in the corners. And I (personally) am delighted to see what's going on there now.

But some say that the inability of most (though obviously not all) of the drivers to "use" the turns results in a "fast parade" with limited passing. (I only saw the video at http://www.hoseheadforums.com/forum.cfm?ThreadID=77990). And that may also result in decreased revenue at the back gate as well as the front.

Comments? Critiques? Harsh criticism? Vile invective? Outright vituperative? (Am I carrying a message for those who are being too critical themselves?) Let the games begin.

Sure, I'll fall victim to the "game". Here's my 2 cents worth:

• It's another race track in SoCal for Badass Sprint Cars, Midgets, and Stock Cars to race. What could possibly be negative about that, unless of course you hate noise, dust, and the smell of methanol?
• All the drivers have to race the same surface...regardless of where you're racing. Those who are complaining are not winning. That's normal.
• There certainly hasn't been a lack of passing...the video documents that. The messages I have received tell the same story.
• The opinions of the drivers matters a great deal...and so far the general consensus has been positive. Those who expected perfection on Night #1...sorry, this is the real world.
• The fans are the true voice in this deal...and so far the general consensus there has been positive too. Sure, many have offered criticism...that's their job. They are the consumer. It is our job to cater to them. I think we have a long way to go, but we're definitely headed in the right direction!

Obviously, as with any brand-new deal, there will be growing pains. Constructive criticism goes a long way if taken seriously and action follows suggestions. Drawing erroneous conclusions however...welll, you know how valuable those are...you can keep 'em.

During each URA race event, I make it a point to ask the audience to contact me after the races via email, Facebook, Twitter, or message boards. I also make it clear that I want to hear the good AND the bad. We don't know what to fix unless we know what's broke. And we sure like hearing what we ARE doing right. Since the first URA race, I have received a decent amount of messages and phone calls. All are taken into consideration. I feel for you, raj...having to be the messenger for the several people that have contacted you with criticism of OSS. That's my job. Send 'em my way. Unless you've polled them and asked for those opinions directly, I must not be handling the "information highway" very well...or else they'd be sending me all those comments.

Thanks,

Doug Bushey

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Doug Bushey

Passionate Fan / Announcer / Media & Public Relations 
Agent 

We need more sprint car racing at our home track.

Ditto Randy me thinks Raj has been hangin with Howard Wolowitz too long.

ROB

"Well done OSS team."

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

Doug. I only have one small, comment on your above statement.

"All the drivers have to race the same surface...regardless of where you're racing. Those who are complaining are not winning. That's normal."

While the first part of that statement is very true, the second, although possibly tongue in cheek is not. Even if we all have to contend the same surface, track position becomes tantamount to winning. Full inversion by qualifying time. See who is whining and who is winning then.

Disclaimer: I may mean some of this post. Other parts of it are on their own.

VRA Sprint Car rules

WC 360 Rules

Im only a photographer mate. I read them but my eyes glazed over pretty rapidly...

I would ask someone like Brody Roa who has run both, or even Danny Faria, I know he has run both, the Ennis car has been at both tracks and Adam Frith-Smith has been everywhere.

Ill fill you in on some VRA history. They don't really travel. Ever. Some of them will, but as a series Naylor can not convince them all to travel. Once bitten twice shy.

I would love to see a WC 360, VRA, any other 360 series battle Royale.

Chowchilla, Hanford, Santa Maria, Ventura, Orange Show, Victorville showdown. One race at each track for a California 360 crown. Hell, add Watsonville and Placerville to the north and Stockton to the central, Perris to the Southern. 10 shows one season. King of California non wing 360!

Hell, chat with me at the track, im full of it!

Mate, we can agree about one thing. If someone isnt whining about something we arent racing.

Ill fill you in on some VRA history. They don't really travel. Ever. Some of them will, but as a series Naylor can not convince them all to travel. Once bitten twice shy.

It's not a bad thing, but that's why I've alway's called the VRA a "club" and there were many back in the day.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

George....Crewmember #66 Senior Sprint Underdog Team