I plan to support the NSM class.  I have lots of work to do and money to find before I put my new NSM license to work, but I will support in any way I can.

Thank you for your kind words, but I do not think I have the right personality/temperment for an official, plus, I don't know that much.  A good official is a special person that loves racing as much as any driver.  That is why I never mistreat officials or talk to them disrespectfully.  Besides, I aint ready to give up on climbing through the window a few more times!! lol

Ocean will pay $250 to win the sportmod A. Like bap said "its only a hobby mod class". I think thats fair for now. When we get over 20 cars the winnings will go up to $400 to win

JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 99 wrote on 02/17/12 at 9:08am:


well i believe pay when i see it posted on the website that made for chow, the mud that fly off my sport mod flys further then here say lol

Missle Motorsports wrote on 02/17/12 at 11:10am:


im going to send a email and try to make a phone call on this, phone busy

Ocean is known for always paying their drivers and they pay well in all devisions higher than hobby stock.
20 sportmods is unlikely but thats what the higher brass at ocean has said sportmods will be paid in 2012
IMCA Amods $400 to win
IMCA Bmods $250 to win

I was told merced is not paying B mods period..I'm just happy Chow has new promoter. Seems like pay pay pay and you have not even started racing. maybe should wait and make sure there is more than 5 cars..

Forget about the money, should be asking John if he is going to hand out the same Champ rings he gave to all is champs at Watsonville in 2011..what promoter does that? I think even the 4 banger champ got one

John gives the rings out if the average seasonal car count is around 18.

Gasit:
A-mods paid $500 to win last year. $100 less than Santa maria and Bako, but it wasn't $400

What official would that be?

Gasit wrote on 02/20/12 at 11:24am:


Hey just wanted to let you know its all good i wasnt trying to bash you on nothing, and ya it hard to get 100% correct info thats why i go to the horse mouth and ask him, but still things change with that, hey anyone that raced chow before that about the same pay everyone had to deal with didnt have too many 200 to win nights, the thing everyone is thinking about is if there only going to pay the ONLY top 5  i dont think alot of people like that idea, posted in the rules show it that way so who know..

JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 99 wrote on 02/20/12 at 9:06pm:


i sent a emailed about the same deal 2 3 days ago and got same reply and he asked for my thoughts and i told him and i never got a reply, not trying to bash john or anything hes trying to do, i know hes trying his best to grow his business and its going to take alot of money to turn chow into the operation like his other speedway but it looks to me there only cutting the pay in the sport mod to only paying the the top 5, WHY only the sport mods???????? i just heard tonight being a IMCA track or Points tracks or whatever u want to call it and the MIN PAYOUT a track can pay is 125.00 to win, i dont know alot about IMCA and how they operate i just know the rules.  it just going to be hard on him when last year merced speedway offered us 70 to start, merced 2012 season hasnt been talked about to much still have to check into it so we all will know. i would like to thank john for taking over chow and going to turn it into a nice track and not just letting it close and be wasted space. going to take time but should end up being a very nice track one day