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SpencersGirl39
ok ok ok I dont know if i should post on here with my mind going a hundred miles and hour...but spencer racing may not be going back to mt pleasant and i need some answers .......So i can talk chad into coming back......

1. Why werent our pit passes from last week used?????? To us that was stupid.........we came to the track last weekend and only seen qualifying and 3 ...4 car dashes.....ok to get paid double this week.....well what about all the people that didnt come last week and only got to race ONE race....bummer for them .....because i talked to a couple of those guys and they said that they may not come back......wow.....I just feel like i was ripped off because it is supposed to be rain policy....i am really upset with having to pay twice.....

2. Who is helping with promote the streetstocks????? Please dont say Crawford???? I feel like someone needs to keep there good eye out for him.......i seen him hit so many people and the same with 06 and the 07.??????? I thought we arent supposed to drive like that?????

3. Why dont mt pleasant start video taping the races....instead of the HE said SHE said crap.....really come on i can name probably 5 times were there should of been a call on someone and it never was....i saw the 7 CAUSE two cautions....BUT they still let him get 3rd..... Im not being a poor sport i just want to come back to mt pleasant and last night was the topper of things.....

And all i have to say if the crawfords read this.......Chad is so nice to you and you are so RUDE.............................To tell someone to LEARN how to build a RACE car or to tell someone to worry about how to get their car in the corner...does it ever rain in your life??
They have such a good car and they still are the way they are.........
I just dont appreciate.........people who come to our pit and start talking CRAP about us.....everyone knows that chad is a nice guy and he loves his racing but what the hell.....how can you really enjoy racing when you have these guys ALWAYS dogging everyone out....So please PLEASE give me some answers because if I dont I think we are going somewhere else for the rest of the season and we will be taking cars with us...and i dont want to see that happen....I LOVE MT PLEASANT......but I think its getting to be a little crazy......Thanks for reading this if you did..........just needed to vent a little....
Thanks again
Miranda
berg621
i was there friday night and agree with alot about the street stock feature, especially when jeremy was taken out. Why did they black flag chad?
SpencersGirl39
im not to sure why they black flagged chad.....but thats ok.....and yes it a bad thing for jermey poor guy can never get a break!!
flyin5
Well I was there to friday night and the whole show was F^%* up. The only reason I can see why they black flagged Chad was he came back out under the green at the wrong end. I have already e-mailed the promoter to try and get some awnsers. I know of a few things that the Crawfords are doing that it says right in the RULE BOOK not to do and they are letting them do it. I have a car thata is almost complete but I am half temted to built it into a pro stock and goto crystal.
SpencersGirl39
Wow im really happy to see the feedback im getting from this....its nice to know that we arent the only ones!!!Yes i believe that was the cause of the black flag but i told him before not to go out if they are racing already and i thought you couldnt go back out that way but we dont see how you can try to get through all those people and cars.....plus thats by the foodstand so when your in a hurry to get back in with your tire fixed.....you are afraid of hitting someone that isnt payin attention or anything of the such... Yea i really dont know what we are going to do next......i feel like crawford has been so rude to us just to make us not come back...and not only do I feel this way a could name a 50 people that think that MAYBE there is a little bit of favoritism going on.....but its so hard to say something bad about a place i love to go....I am so bummed of chad decsion of not going back....I feel like maybe the whole having 4 cars out on the track that our his...is kinda crappy...just because they are working as a team.....they are either blocking........smashing.....and they are winning???But these are just my thoughts...i could be wrong in someones eyes but i just feel like something needed to be said...i love mt pleasant and i love going there....even with the 2 hour drive it takes us to get there and home....We've had 2 years of perfect attendence and everyone seems to enjoy our company....its just to bad that you have ONE guy that is ruining the fun in racing......

Yes flying 5 chad is thinkin the same thing about building a pro stock and going to race at crystal...nothing written in stone but that is an option.....Thanks again everyone for the post!

racer823
Maybe Owendale isn't so bad after all. Go where you want to but eventually any place you go they will do something that makes you angry Crystal will be no exception. The only thing you can do is determine what track has done you the most wrong and leave it in your dust.
SpencersGirl39
yes i agree....but i wouldnt go as far as owendale...there was 24 cars and it was PACKED!!!!
BuehrlyRacing
19 Street stocks qualified 7 llm 7 sportsmans and 2 road warriors thats 36 cars stands were pretty full and it was some decent racing. No matter how many tracks you go to you will always have problems of some sort. No track is perfect and they always seem to have their favorites. I wasen't there to give my 2 cents on the situation but it seems like most people so far see it the same way. I do know when we raced at mount pleasant we were told when you go in the pits you don't come back out it could have changed it has been a couple years since we ran there. I say all you guys can do is stand your ground race them hard and hope to come out on top. It sucks enough to have to race some good competition but then when the track seems to be against you too. It makes it almost impossible. Boycotting the track only helps the crawford team that is one of the competitors that they don't have to beat. Stand your ground it will come back around. There is no sense to building a new car for crystal the same thing happens there it happens everywhere. You get bad calls and there are some real jerks that you will have to race with but your team has a lot of respect from a lot of people don't let some new people wreck what you love doing. Chad hits his marks at owendale every corner as long as somebodys not there he is very consistant don't give up.Just my opions of course.
bobm#0
yes the black flag was for coming back on the track at the wrong end under a green at that.
SpencersGirl39
Yes scott.....i agree with you.....but we arent goin back to the streetstock next year i dont think...chad thinks he wants to move up....so thats ok with me....Chad had a talk with his sponsors yesterday and we watched some race tapes and I think we have chad talked back into going back up to mt pleasant.....I agree with its just letting the crawfords win....but its just bull crap that he gets special treatment.....Man sometimes i think what does have in or on his car that beats everyone BY a lap i just dont get it...but its like i wanna say i think his car is illegal but it would be nice if the things in the rule applied to the 7 car.....i hear there is some things on his car that the is wrong and it says in the rule book but the guy at the races that looks at the car because there is no inspector.....he let it be alright....well i dont get that but thats just my thought.....

yes i agree with him going out the wrong way and THE GREEN.....i was mad because i always tell chad NOT to go if its green....but heres a question....Why cant we go out that way....for any of us....like the 11 32h 39 27 15 92 7 07 06 1 71 34 43 24 67 12 how can all those guys IF they had a flat tire get there tire fixed and if the MOD feature or the MiNI are all lined up thats kind of hard to get them guys out there.....and with all the people either going to the bathroom or getting food its kind of scary going through there and possible getting hit....because you know if you get a flat tire and you are goiing for points it kinda sucks if that traffic or the cars are in your way....so I thought maybe why dont all the cars that are on the right of the ambulance go out on that side of the track and the other cars on the left of the ambulance go out on the left side of the track....I will sit there and let cars out.....just one more person to stand there and then you wont have that confusion or someone getting hurt...because let me tell you i have been almost hit by a mod before when he came in for something......but i can understand there frustation.

Yes i hear owendale was alright saturday night and we might be there this weekend for super race day just because i love watching the sprints.....but scott usually mt pleasant isnt quite as bad as it was friday night...i SWEAR it was a full moon...but it was CRAZY...the worst i have seen it.... I love mt pleasant i love the people in the concession stand and the lady that cooks the burgers on the grill and Warren our line up/pay out guy!!! And of course our pals in the ticketbooth!!And you know who you all are....we appreciate all of you!!!!

Thanks again for all the post!
Miranda 3gears.gif

BuehrlyRacing
Miranda ,
The rules for the pits are becuase of safety and yes running for points you want to get back out there and get as many as possible but in doing so you put a lot of people in danger to rush to get to your pit then to rush to get the tire on then to try to get back to the track not to mention entering the racing surface. I know sometimes people get away with it I know once there we did but they only have everyones safety in mind. It sucks but it is for the best in most cases. As for Chad moving up that would be cool it's nice to see him progress through the ranks and do good. It would be cool if you could make it Owendale its nice to see some competition for Puvalowski.
Street Stock Fan
Well I’m new to this site, just ran across it, but definitely not new to racing. I grow up watching 007 run Mt. Pleasant Speedway, as well as Merritt Speedway. So you can say dirt tracks are in my blood.

I would like to address the smack about the racing in the Street Stock Division at Mt. Pleasant Speedway, in my opinion.

First issue "Who is helping with promote the streetstocks????? Please dont say Crawford???? I feel like someone needs to keep there good eye out for him.......i seen him hit so many people and the same with 06 and the 07.??????? I thought we arent supposed to drive like that?????"

Reply: I’m not sure how it looks from the pits, but the racing is usually pretty good in Street Stock from where I sit in the stands. Crawford (7) was put to the back for causing the caution, and he raced his way up to third, with a damaged car. The second caution you seem to refer to in: "i saw the 7 CAUSE two cautions....BUT they still let him get 3rd..... Im not being a poor sport i just want to come back to mt pleasant and last night was the topper of things....." was not of his own doing, he was hit from behind which put him into Spencer (39), but Spencer (39) was almost stopped in the corner because he was so sideways. In my book that was good a race.


The next issue: "They have such a good car and they still are the way they are.........
I just dont appreciate.........people who come to our pit and start talking CRAP about us.....everyone knows that chad is a nice guy and he loves his racing but what the hell.....how can you really enjoy racing when you have these guys ALWAYS dogging everyone out...."

Reply: Crawford knows how to build a racecar, that’s obvious, and for Chad to offer to trade cars, and Crawford declined, because Chad’s car can’t seem to get around the corner, well that’s Crawford’s opinion, but it does appear that Chad has difficulty in the corner, he always sideways. I have to say, I heard that Chad was in Crawford’s pit before Crawford could get out of his car after the feature race. Who’s in who’s pit????? Talking CRAP.


Next issue: "yes it a bad thing for jermey poor guy can never get a break!!"

Reply: Let’s see Jermey Spencer (36 yellow) got black-flagged for deliberately ramming Crawford Jr. (06) under the yellow. Then he accosted Crawford Jr. in the pits, while Crawford Jr. was taking off his belts. Crawford Jr. is 16 years old, and Spencer (36 yellow) is how old???? Crawford Jr. kept his cool, while Spencer kicked and beat the CRAP out of the Crawford's car with his fists. I’m not sure what break the poor guy needs.


Next issue: "and not only do I feel this way a could name a 50 people that think that MAYBE there is a little bit of favoritism going on.....but its so hard to say something bad about a place i love to go....I am so bummed of chad decsion of not going back....I feel like maybe the whole having 4 cars out on the track that our his...is kinda crappy...just because they are working as a team.....they are either blocking........smashing.....and they are winning???But these are just my thoughts...i could be wrong in someones eyes but i just feel like something needed to be said... "

Reply: Wasn’t this the first week of 4 cars for Crawford Team? The fourth car didn’t seem to being running well, so I wouldn’t count that in the mix. It seems that a couple of weeks ago, when Crawford Jr. (06) took first, and Crawford Sr. (7) took second, three Spencer cars show up at the next race. The Crawford team competes against each other, as does the Spencer brothers. It’s racing.

I found the article about Mt. Pleasant Speedway in the Morning Sun, June 18, 2008, and Spencer stated he wants to go where there is competition, am I to assume the competition is too tough. Correct if I’m wrong, but didn’t Crawford (7) win the 2007 championship in the Street Stock Division last year with a single car team. It was his first year back after a 6 to 7 year lay-off.

Next issue: "I agree with its just letting the crawfords win....but its just bull crap that he gets special treatment.....Man sometimes i think what does have in or on his car that beats everyone BY a lap i just dont get it...but its like i wanna say i think his car is illegal but it would be nice if the things in the rule applied to the 7 car.....i hear there is some things on his car that the is wrong and it says in the rule book but the guy at the races that looks at the car because there is no inspector.....he let it be alright....well i dont get that but thats just my thought....."

Reply: I watched from the stands last year also and can’t count how many times Crawford voluntarily lifted his hood. Ah… a thought, maybe Crawford is just a very good driver, as well as a car builder and a mechanic. He doesn’t win every race, but does he whine, or write smack about the driver that does, NO. Crawford is good, and he knows how to get around a race track.

Everyone comes to win, and part of racing is accepting defeat with dignity. There is only one winner per race, and those who do not win, should not whine. When Crawford loses, does he pull into the pits any differently, no. Some drivers pull into the pits hot, spin ect… Crawford just pulls in the same whether he wins or loses.

Maybe Spencer should worry more about his own equipment, than Crawford’s.

Again it is just my opinion but, if someone has to buy Lawrence Sprague’s championship car to win a championship, they probably don’t know the intricacies of building a championship car.

It is rumored that Crawford’s (7) car will be for sale after the points season has ended. Bring a certified check and an empty trailer to the last race and you can haul away another championship car.
flyin5
Ok I'm not sure if I wanna get into this anymore but here it goes. Yes Crawford is a good driver and a good car builder but it might be nice if his car was legal. I know his is not legal and I know of quite a few more. I think all the street stock drivers might wanna get out there rule books and make sure they mind there p's and q's. When the rule book says not to do it and its done there is a problem.
Street Stock Fan
If you are so sure that Crawford is illegal, what is it? What is he doing???
If you are going to say someone is cheating, then have the nerve to say what’s illegal.
Crawford offers his car weekly to be inspected. Do other drivers???
SpencersGirl39
First ok i didnt come on here to start anything...these are just my thoughts this has nothing to do with CHAD AT ALL...its MY THOUGHTS AND ONLY MINE!!!!!! Please dont think chad had anything to do with any of this...i take this on my own....i dont come on here to talk crap about other drivers or anything i just come on here to voice my thoughts that all....

Ok next thing chad never offered to trade cars..that was all jermey so please dont attack chad that had to do with the 36.....it hard to get the spencers kind of mixed up ........and chad only went down to crawford to tell him he thought he was racing kinda crappy.....thats all.....we dont want any bad tension around at all.....i just thought i could voice my thoughts...but i always get attacked when i come on here and always starts something and im sorry...i will only get on here if needed...
Yes crawford is very competative .....i will give him that hands down.....but you must not be in the pits to see how he treats some people thats all i was saying that he is just rude and i feel sometimes he is overlooked that all......i never ment to attack him.....to my intention at all Yes i have seen crawford lift his hood for anyone.....and thats cool.....chad has also.....please dont get me wrong i wish chad could beat him but i never thought someone could come on here and totally smack us......i will say a million times that im sorry if i offended you.......didnt need any of that to happen....chad thinks crawford is a hecht of a driver......and dont take anything i say out on chad....he just as clueless to this site and im sure crawford is......i dont mean to pinpoint names i just wanted some answers to some of my questions??? thats all.....and I hope that everyone reads this doesnt think less of chad because this is my posting and hes has NOTHING to do with this.......and for anyone that is saying that he is saying this is lying.....
I hope for maybe better things to come...and I will have to let chad know about the car being for sale.....but i doubt chad will want to stay in streetstock.... but here is another posting getting out of hand again....sorry for i guess bringing drama..........thanks for posting...

Street Stock Fan
Issue: “please dont get me wrong i wish chad could beat him but i never thought someone could come on here and totally smack us......”

Reply: I guess my point is that claiming someone is illegal in one of the your previous postings, is talking smack about Crawford. If someone is going to claim Crawford is cheating, please anyone tell me how. You’re right Crawford probably doesn’t even own a computer, so I’m pretty sure he has never seen this sight. Like I said in my original posting I’m new to this sight, and I was just pointing out some inconsistencies in the postings in regards to Crawford Racing, especially since Crawford can’t.

Thanks
DRTmotorsports
Wow, I thought we were the only ones to have issues Friday night, LOL.

We checked the line up board for the heats. Duplicate car numbers in the first heat. OK, obvious question, which one is which? The reply from the gentleman standing there writing them down? "I do not f%*^#$g know". So, I asked him to find out for us. His reply was hitting the board with his clipboard, and then saying, "There is the line-up. Deal with it."

All I could think was 'Wow". So, I told my driver to line up in the fourth position, rather than the ninth, and see what happens. We beat the other car there, and started fourth. Still do not know if it was right or not.

Feature time. Moving up through the field nicely. Two cars tangle, and spin in turn two, caution comes out. We slow down, and get run over from behind. Was able to keep going. We should have restarted third, but the tower somehow came up with idea we caused the caution. The two cars who spun, and the car who ran us over got their spots back. Keep in mind, these first two cars were way ahead of us, and the caution was out for a good 7-8 seconds before we got hit from behind. Ok, I can understand the caution cars start at the tail. But when you are not sure who the actual caution car was, I guess it is easier to blame the non regular, and send him to the tail. There was no way you could even come up with us being the caution car in that deal. Oh well, bad calls happen from time to time I guess.

Everyone pitted near us was real nice and friendly. But boy we sure seem to tear alot of stuff up at that track. I can deal with a scoring mistake, even as bad as that one was. But the attitude from the guy writing down the line-ups was enough to make me not want to come back. I see alot of people get mad every night at the track. Sorry, I am not one of them. This sport is suppose to be fun, and it does not pay enough to get mad at icon_mrgreen.gif
needforlatemodelspeed
We JUST might be running streeters next year at MP. Look out icon_smile.gif
SpencersGirl39
Ok yes i did say that......but its just not on my own doings....alot of people think that...not just I....so yes i was talking smack ok but i will be a big person and admit i was in the wrong for putting someone down.....but in my mind frame then i felt like it was what i wanted to say...sorry for putting it that way....Yes not a problem thanks for posting but i thought about the buying a champion car was probably not a great thing to say.....

I seem to get a little carried away at some times talking about racing...i do admit that lol.....Crawford does have his stuff together no lie there.... I just feel sometimes he treats chad and others like crap...but you know everyone sometime gets a little bit of special treatment....But somehow in different ways....And with crawford i just feel like hes really rude to our team.....i dont know if thats just him being him or not.....i just know that he has come down to out pit and told of things that i would HOPE chad would never go and say to someone....i would think he was tryin to brag about things and chad is not like that...let me tell you something also i believe chad would love to ask how crawford is so fast.....but hes been around for a long time...i remember chad saying he cant wait for when he is that age and he hopes he is as good as for example rich robinson jr.....

we did buy lawerences car....but let me tell you we NEVER thought we WOULD EVER win a championship... it was really the best part in chads racing career.......so im sorry again for offending any of the crawfords....or his fans...because i just wanted to share my thoughts....

also i understand what you are saying about jermey 36 he does have a temper but he also is a good racer..... thanks again to everyone and sorry
i also just wanted to show and share with everyone that when we say bad things about owendale we have bad nights at mt pleasant to..buts its just different things that are going wrong....
SpencersGirl39
also chad had his car inspected at the beginning of the year by i think his name is dave....and i know dave has looked at crawfords also....but i dont know....im done with the post because i dont want anything to get worse!!! thanks everyone!
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