G2 Radios presents The Waterford Speedbowl Message Board

I want to know what you all want. I want to know what you all need. What do you want and need to see next year? More tours? Less tours? More track time for other divisions? Less track time for other divisions?

Do you want to see the return of the WMT, ACT, CWES? Or do you want to get rid of a tour or a division? What do you want and need to see the track to improve in the pits and in the stands.

It is time to speak up and voice what you want or see happen in 2012. Do you want to see something different on the schedule next year? Do you have an idea that could add to the excitement? Voice your opinion here. No idea is a bad one. No question is a stupid one. Remember the bowl "Top Dogs" read this forum so any idea could improve the 2012 schedule and the track.

But please be nice and don't be disrespectful. Don't say anything that you would say to your mother. I will tell you what I think and have in my mind later. I want to read and see what you all have floating on in your minds.

give the minis and street stocks a control(pick one that everyone has to run) header.

anything would be better than that godawful stock exhaust manifold we have to work with.

Maybe open the pit gates at 3 instead of 2 for regular Saturday shows. No 3 practices and less down time. Also, when it comes time for the National Anthem it should be piped through to the pits at ALL times. The officials working the pits try their best to give a heads up but sometimes they don't even know. People need to be reminded at times that when we are paying tribute to our Flag, our servicemen and women, loved ones, etc., NOTHING is more important than being respectful and QUIET!!!!

LC should run first or last if on a saturday. Bring back the WMT and ACT tours and nix the super mods. Bump every one except the SK 5 laps. 3 rounds of practice for all! National anthem must be heard all over track.

I think the LC Should cap the age limit. This year was the worst year I've seen for the LC. I love the division but when you see a bad crash just about every week they show up, it starts to become unlikeable. Like I said I would love them more if they did not do so many stupid things.

Some ideas would be to bring back the Young Lions Division. If they do well in the YLD race and they don't spin out or crash then they can run in the main feature. Or force the young drivers and rookies to race on the Wednesday shows for a few weeks and if they improve then allow them to race on a Saturday.

Get rid of the BL on Saturday shows. Unless they are going to bring in 20 cars like the LC then don't have them show up. I would rather see the X-Cars or the SX-Cars. I don't mind seeing them on the opener, "Thunder on the sound' and the closer but not on a regular night.

A few more races for the SKL, Not many but give them a few more races.

I would have to disagree with Oilinsteadofblood. The SS and the MS earned to keep that extra 5 laps. The LM are fine with 30. I just wish they would pull in more numbers.

I would like to see more Mod Tour races. Be it VMRS or ROC I would like to see a race on a regular Sat show. How about the return of the WMT. A guy could dream.

The food is way to high. But if they keep coffee at 2$ and ice-cream at 3$ then everything will be fine with me.

For the love of god make the "Closer" more interesting! 50 lap SK race is way to short. If you want to give the SK's a 50 lap race it should be on "Wing and Wheels."

Speaking about the 50 lap races for the LM, MS and SS keep them! They were fun to watch. Please return the 4-cilender frenzy. That was a good event.

It would be nice to bring back ACT tour. If not then how about PASS?

How about some coupon ideas. Buy 4 adult tickets get the 5th half off. Buy 8 adult tickets get the 9th ticket free. That could be a way to bring in more people. Put some coupons for some deals on the food. Like buy 3 slices of pizza get a free small soda. Something that would make the customer happy as you the owner would make more money.

I'm sure I have more ideas or something else to add but that is for another time later.

Keep the bando's on saturdays. good time to get a beer.

I've been thinking about special events. Like W&W and Thunder on the Sound. And I've come up with some ideas.

Event name?: "25 to Life"

Event description?: Just like "Thunder on the sound" All divisions race on one night, but for only 25 Laps. (this was Thunder on the Sound. But it is now home to the Bud Nat 150.) The kicker is that they start by revers order of points. But the drivers must compete at least half of the races to be able to get a good spot to start.

Example: In points it would look like this.

1. Rocco - 120 points - 10 out of 10 races
2. Chadwick - 100 points - 10 out of 10 races
3. Pearl - 90 points - 9 out of 10 races
4. Pressel - 56 points - 7 out of 10 races
5. TC - 20 points - 3 out of 10 races

So with the points looking like that the race line-up would look like this.

1. Pressel
2. Pearl
3. Chadwick
4. Rocco
5. TC

This concept would be for all the races that night. 9 races all going 25 laps. They could make it 10 races if they can find a tour or make a outlaw race. The bad thing is no heat races, but they would use the heat race time for the number of features the would be on hand that night.

So what do you all think of that idea?
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Next idea.

Event name: "Wheel's Under the Clock"

If your a Grand-Am or an ALMS fan then you must like time races. How about we being that concept to the bowl. You want a event that will lest a long time, but you also want a event that would get done in a releasable time. Six division night that would race not in laps but in time. Four races would race for 20 minutes. SK, LM, MS and SS. Two other divisions would race for 15 minutes. XC, SX, SKL, LC or a tour that would agree to the time race.

If a caution comes out the time will still count down. The only time when the time would stop for cautions is when their is 1 minute left on the clock. As the race must finish under green. A red flag the time must stop.

This would be an entertaining night but who knows it could be a disaster.

So what do you all think of that idea?
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Here is some ideas to think about.

Bring back the double down shootout? but instead of just haveing SK, LM, MS and SS in the middle have a tour race. Be it a Open Mod Tour race or a Late Model Tour race.

They were struggling to find an event and races for the mid-season 300. Give the LM back the 50 laps or how about bringing in a tour for 50 laps. Or do what Thompson does and bring in a Tour-Type Mod race. I just don't think the LC and BL should have been on that card.

Give the SK's 50 laps on W&W or bring in the Pro-4 Mods.

That's all the ideas I have right now. What do you all think?

Bringing touring divisions in gets expensive.

I REALLY DON'T THINK YOUR GOING TO SEE TC (TODD CERAVOLO) RETURNING TO THE BOWL UNLESS THERES A CHANGE IN RACE DIRECTOR. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF BEING PENALIZED THE WAY HE WAS FOR NOT ATTENDING A "MANDATORY" PIT PARTY ON A SUNDAY MORNING. MY GUESS IS HE CONCENTRATES ON JUST RUNNING THOMPSON.