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What the absolute **** is this ****?
http://racedayct.com/2016/10/come-t...ern-mod-tour-to-merge-for-2017/#comment-78126
So I know the Southern Tour had gone to ****, averaging 12 or so cars per race, but now they're gonna drag the Northern Tour into this!?!? Why should the good tour, the northern tour, the absolute cornerstone of Northeast short track racing, have to drive 1000+ miles on a somewhat regular basis to race at southern tracks where NO ONE CARES ABOUT MODIFIEDS!!! The K&N Tour came up to Stafford this year... first time the series has raced up north outside of Loudon in YEARS. Despite all the hype, and the fact that it was a good race, the general feeling of the crowd was "meh". Why? IN CONNECTICUT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT LATE MODELS! And why doesn't Bowman Gray get a date?!? That is the ONLY southern track that actually could've hosted a modified race where fans would show up. Why should dates be taken away from tracks up here so drivers can go to southern tracks where even less of a crowd will show!!! Why do teams have to drive across ten states to a show that would've paid just as much up north!
This is absolutely infuriating...no one benefits from this...zero. I haven't been so infuriated by internet racing news ever. And what the **** does this mean:
I am so happy The Tri-Track Tour is going strong. Hopefully the Valenti Tour gets its **** together again. I am stunned, infuriated, and pissed beyond words. This is so hurtful to modified teams it's stunning to think even NASCAR could think this is a good idea.
http://racedayct.com/2016/10/come-t...ern-mod-tour-to-merge-for-2017/#comment-78126
RaceDayCT has learned that NASCAR will announce today the consolidation of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour for the 2017 season.
NASCAR officials met with teams and drivers from the Southern Modified Tour this afternoon and also communicated with a number of Whelen Modified Tour teams on Wednesday.
“As NASCAR looks at the schedule for 2017 and beyond, we are looking at a number of options to continue growing the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour,” read a statement from NASCAR. “Our goal is to elevate the marque events on the calendar, strengthening the Modified brand along the East Coast. From Farmer and Allison to Evans and Cook, the Modifieds have always forged a unique identity and stoked intense passion among our fanbase. As we shape our future, we are focusing on what has made the Modifieds special and are committed to continuing that rich tradition.”
At this point much of the restructuring is a work in progress. The division is expected to have 17-20 events in 2017. It has not been finalized on whether or not events that land on the schedule at traditional Southern Modified Tour tracks will be points paying or non-points events. NASCAR has also not determined how the championship structure for the series will work.
The Whelen Modified Tour will still run its traditional highlight events at Stafford Motor Speedway (Spring Sizzler and Fall Final) and Thompson Speedway (Icebreaker and World Series). Beyond those events it remains unclear how many times the series will visit state tracks.
In 2016 the division has raced at Thompson three times so far and will close its season Sunday with the running of the Sunoco World Series 150. The division also visited Stafford Speedway four times and traditionally runs one event annually at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
The Whelen Modified Tour began in 1985. The division had a 17-event schedule this year. In addition to the nine events at the Connecticut tracks the series also visited New Hampshire Motor Speedway twice, Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway twice, Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, N.H., Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway, Seekonk (Mass.) Speedway and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The Bristol event was a combination event with the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. New Hampshire Motor Speedway also hosted an exhibition All-Star event in July.
The Whelen Southern Modified Tour began in 2005, taking over what had formerly been the Southern Modified Auto Racing Tour (SMART), which was not sanctioned by NASCAR.
It has been confirmed that the new 2017 schedule for the restructured Whelen Modified tour will not include events at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. and Caraway Speedway in Sophia, N.C, two of the cornerstone tracks of what is now the former Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Caraway hosted four of the 11 Whelen Southern Modified Tour events in 2016. Bowman Gray Stadium, one of the most well known short tracks in the country, hosted the Whelen Southern Modified Tour once in 2016.
So I know the Southern Tour had gone to ****, averaging 12 or so cars per race, but now they're gonna drag the Northern Tour into this!?!? Why should the good tour, the northern tour, the absolute cornerstone of Northeast short track racing, have to drive 1000+ miles on a somewhat regular basis to race at southern tracks where NO ONE CARES ABOUT MODIFIEDS!!! The K&N Tour came up to Stafford this year... first time the series has raced up north outside of Loudon in YEARS. Despite all the hype, and the fact that it was a good race, the general feeling of the crowd was "meh". Why? IN CONNECTICUT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT LATE MODELS! And why doesn't Bowman Gray get a date?!? That is the ONLY southern track that actually could've hosted a modified race where fans would show up. Why should dates be taken away from tracks up here so drivers can go to southern tracks where even less of a crowd will show!!! Why do teams have to drive across ten states to a show that would've paid just as much up north!
This is absolutely infuriating...no one benefits from this...zero. I haven't been so infuriated by internet racing news ever. And what the **** does this mean:
. If some form of Chase gets dragged into this it'll just be an ancillary thing that'll piss me off.NASCAR has also not determined how the championship structure for the series will work.
I am so happy The Tri-Track Tour is going strong. Hopefully the Valenti Tour gets its **** together again. I am stunned, infuriated, and pissed beyond words. This is so hurtful to modified teams it's stunning to think even NASCAR could think this is a good idea.