Mandatory Radios

Mrs. T2 · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Lansing, MI

Okay...everyone, not just Patrick (lol), should spend the money on those books when they are starting out or moving up...or whenever they looking for straight forward advice from a racer Cool

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Mrs. T2 · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Lansing, MI

Here's what they are saying on MSTRC's site...
http://www.mstrc.com/index.php?showtopic=14076
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circle8track · Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 88

I understand the saftey aspect of it, and I want all people involved in motorsports to be safe. But at the same time to be honest, It doesn't make the driver safer, so I don't understand why the drive should have to pay for the radio. The reason why I am so against this is that I drive a pure stock. I don't have a lot of money into my car and I race I on a fairly low budget, and I know that $100 or more out of my racing budget for something that I don't benifit from would mean that I would have to cut a corner somewhere else in my car.

Also as far as car counts, Invintaionals I know for sure that the Auto City guys that come down to Spartan to race would not buy the radios to race only 4 times or so a yeat. So, that alone would hurt car count and cost the track money.
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Mrs. T2 · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Lansing, MI

I know of one track that rents them by the evening at $20. And at the starting out prices posted here on the website

circle8track · Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 88

One the MSTRC forum they were saying that $200 is more of a true price of these radios with all the things needed to use them. I don't know enough about them to any better, but that is coming from a Crystal regular. I just see this as more saftey for the track than the driver, which I think is needed but it should come at the expense of the driver. But if mine is going to be paid for by a sponsorship, then my complaint is over plus, I need a new Tattoo anyway.
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2007 Spartan Speedway Track Champion
2006 Racin' and Rockin' Winner

schinde · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 416

Aaron,

Lost Tiger's offer to you is wonderful. As you can tell, they seriously want to help short track racing, and short track racers.

The Raceceiver radio's are much more important to the driver than to the track. Advance notice of a caution/spin, fluids, etc., assisting the track with lineups after a caution, and, as this has happened to me twice this year already, the track officials can also let you as a driver know if something is rubbing on a rear tire, which you as a driver won't know until you exit the track or otherwise find out about it. With the Raceceiver, you could be notified to pull off, or pull up during a caution to get checked by the spotters to see if it is something that can quickly be cured, of if you need to get off the track.

Those cost of the two tires to replace the toasted ones (both new, by the way, d**m my luck) would have paid for the Raceceiver radio. Either way, I spent the money, would rather have spent it on a radio than on the tires.

Spartan does a great job, these radio's would only make it even better.

I am in favor of them, and, they would also serve as an ear plug for one ear, which means that my wife could talk to me between races without yelling at me, as I tend to leave the earplugs in once they are there.

I see positives here, no negatives.

have a good day,

schinde
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