Originally Posted by
ncbschzzt
Im just really confused about all this, it doesnt make sense. You can still have an excellent SCT course that works well for 1/10th scale cars as well. I have tried talking to Garrett last time I was out there and gave him the track layout I had drawn up. He said he would take it and take a look at it, I said cool and tried to talk to him a little more. He pretty much ignored me after that and walked away. What I was trying to tell him was I have a skid steer available to help do the track and would make time to help. However I cant get him to listen to me long enough to ever get to that point.
I think he's a nice guy for sure, but when it comes to track layouts and ideas he's really not interested in what "buggy" guys have to say. I have raced SCT and its not bad, but its not my thing. If this track is only going to cater to SCTs then thats fine, but lets make that clear. I think as far as this guy who was announcing goes I think he probably took offense to someone telling him the track is not drivable for a buggy. SCT tires are huge compared to buggy tires, so when you make dramatic whoops or have odd jumps it doesnt do well for the buggies. I will race my 4wd buggy there with the SCT, but dont like getting punted around by SCT drivers that like to "rub fenders"
I think I am over this subject and have tried to get my point across to Garrett several times and I would love to help redo the track with some buggy perspective. Many people may be surprised at how much fun buggy can be with a track that allows for its racing. I know that 200+ people still get it at JBRL races in socal. I know that even guys at 702 have buggies, but dont ever race them at 702. Just a bummer, I was extremely excited about this place. I guess it wasnt meant to be for us buggy folks.....
I'm not trying to speak for Garrett here, but I can tell you this about him.
Garrett was stressing over his first big race the last few weeks and he was
not his normal friendly self some days the closer time got to the race.. He
was not even slightly friendly to myself or my wife the last Sunday we
raced there and I told him he was not being his normal friendly self to his
face. He was so stressed about the big race coming the next Saturday he
never really even noticed what I was trying to tell him. Garrett will learn
in time to deal with the stress, but until then you need to cut him some
slack and try to roll with his bad days where he ignores you and doesn't
talk much. Everyone in Vegas needs to support him, he trys real hard and
if you take the time to look you will see that. Garrett is human, he will
make mistakes, but as long as he is trying hard to build a great place for
all to race they need to keep supporting him and keep trying to explain
what they are looking for in a race track to him. Everything will come in
good time, if everyone just relaxes a bit and trys to help Garrett get
through the good & bad times he will eventully make this place a GREAT"
place for all to race..
Remember Garrett has spent alot of money to build this place, he's no
fool and he wants to succeed. He wants to learn from everyone and
try to please the majority of racers so he can succeed. Garrett did not
spend all this money to just close up and loose all of it.
I only wish the economy had not forced us to move away for a few months
so we can make a living. I love racing their every weekend with all my
great friends. I never took Garrett acting unfriendly towards me as anything
but stress and when I return, I figure he will still have his bad days and his
good days, but I know the bad days will be less and less if we all use a
little understanding and he gets more use to being a track owner...
If I lived in Vegas I would support Garrett every week because he is a
good guy,trying to give R/C racers a GREAT place to race...
Don't forget he has a GREAT group of guys helping him for no pay just
because Garrett is a good guy with a GREAT idea they believe in. Todd,
Bobby,Oscar,Scott,Guss and others all bust their azz for no pay to help
give you a great place to race..
I'm going to miss being there for the next few months, but when I/we get
back in the area we'll be back racing there because it is a GREAT place
with GREAT people that has GREAT racers all having lots of GREAT FUN"
Try to always remember, it's great to race out of the wind,out of the cold,
out of the heat on a so,so track then put up with all the crappy weather
on a little better track... The more you support a guy, the more what you
have to say will be noticed, the less you support a guy,the less what you
have to say will be noticed..
I want to see 702 Raceway there when I get back, so try to be kind to
each other would ya" LOL"
