Chowchilla racers should  be very happy to get one of the best in this business to run the track. You guys sure know how to welcome someone..
I was told Merced is paying the same as Ocean, John I'm very happy your at Chow think you run great track in Watsonville and look forward what you can do with this track.

Racefan11 wrote on 02/20/12 at 11:11pm:


well i am going to do that that why i said that what was offered last year, i like what john trying to do with ocean and chow running the 2 track deal run friday get in saturday hell that just adds to my well needed seat time, if it sounds like im trying to put chow or ocean down im not at all.

JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 99 wrote on 02/21/12 at 12:50am:


couldnt say it better myself

  This pay issue isn't some new revolutionary idea.  Northern Nevada tracks like Fallon, Fernley and Lovelock have paid  half the field plus one forever; i.e. 20 car field 10 plus one = 11 cars paid.
   All classes are paid this way.  I'm not crazy about it but it's the only way many tracks can keep the gates open.  Makes you work harder to get a few $ but you either accept it or find another hobby.

Or simply find another track to race at!!  LOL...Why follow Nevada's tracks pay policies? I'd rather have the tracks follow the pay that Idaho, Utah, Arizona, etc payout, through the field.

Its the first year for this class at Ocean lets see how many cars show up. Any predictions for opening night?

i think by the end of season we might see a semi main  ,thats what all tracks shoot for

125 and only the top five is pretty weak.  Scott Woodhouse paid the stock cars with ten cars 180 to 200 to win and I think last got 25.  This class will pay for itself it doesnt need to add to another divisions purse.  It should be at least 100% back gate payout.

sptmod99 wrote on 02/21/12 at 8:05pm:



I dont think that IMCA is making this call. JMO if you want this class to grow you should put your best foot forward from the beginning. The guys at the back of the field need to be compensated too. Every class has the guys that are field fillers, when the field fillers are in hole 100% eventualy this will hurt the car count. This is JMO and i am not bad mouthing John or Ocean. I will support both tracks as much as possible with my A mod but my support would be alot less if I were racing for no money to offset my losses.      

JOHN is reading all what is said i know it, but what he told me in a email you all wont get a response on this board from him due to all the bashing kenny got so if your looking for answer this is not the place to get it,

I race from my pocket with no helps from sponsors, only help from teammates here and there when needed. but other then that i pay for it all, if im looking at a track i only looking at starting pay, not winning cause i know my motor aint close to even what a crate motor has. i finished last place in almost every race i have ran, when i say last i mean out of every car that was still racing, so starting pay means alot to me cause i can figure my budget and know i will only be out such and such instead of out it all, if i had to race all season on just spend spend spend and never gain anything back, i can promise you i wont be racing many races might go to 1 but probably couldn't afford to go back for a month or so. on that note that would keep car count low, cause i know many racers are in the same boat with me, racing when they can and on a tight budget.

JOHN need to pay full sport mod field first year and show the racer what kind of outfit he will run at chow and maybe next year if he only want to pay top 5 then fine, but for next season u will have the return of the racers that like the program more then like the payout, just a idea to throw out there

in my opinion what hes got going for him is race Fridays and get in Saturdays, great deal but if pay aint there u cant drive from A then to B

If a purse is modest, a guy might not spend all the money he can to go fast, instead he might choose to go as fast as he can without spending much money.

Lets not forget fellas, as soon as the purse get high enough, you will probably be chasing the Red #2 and Pounds and Stone and Stanford.  You will find yourself struggling to get your share of that monster purse.  When that happens, your portion will not be any more than it is now, because your finish position will be lowered by 5 spots at least, but you will be spending more, trying to keep up, so your NET will be less .... and the cycle starts again .....  So, be careful what you wish for.


It is time to accentuate the positive, elliminate the negative, and ignore Mr. Inbetween