Who is the best Race Director?

Mark Schmidt · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2001 2:19 pm Post subject: Who is the best Race Director?

I would have to say the group at Marshalltown

Larry Ferguson · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2001 3:37 pm Post subject: Who is the best Race Director?

Wait a minute, what about good ol' Hollis Brown. Talk about carrying a big stick! That guy can run a race. It's too bad he that he and his wife bought the track in Las Vegas. Before that, he was running the little show called "Tustin Thunder". He did a wonderful job with those events. Although there was that little incident with Randolph ripping up the parking lot with Patrick Long's 80 shifter...never mind. I would say that Hollis has done more than his fair share over the years. And look what he has done in Las Vegas!

Speedgoddess · Joined: 27 Jul 2001 Posts: 6

Robby Harper and Johnny J would have to be my pick ...too bad they don't run teh Sprint races for WKA!

Paul Harraka · Joined: 28 Aug 2001 Posts: 1345

TOM ARGY !!!! We went out to the IKF Grand Nationals at Santa Maria in July and we were VERY, VERY IMPRESSED with the job Tom Argy did as race director. He was very fair, helpful, and VERY RACER FRIENDLY, which is the most important thing to me. Tom gets my vote as the BEST RACE DIRECTOR. Bingo Emmons of WKA has also been doing a great job at the WKA Mfg. Cup races. If IKF and WKA EVER have a True National Championship races, Tom and Bingo working together would make a great team as Co-race directors.
Paul Harraka

john · Joined: 16 Oct 2001 Posts: 14

Race Director is a thankless job. You must be fair firm, consistant and listen to reason. Craig DeMaio at Oakland Valley Race Park gets my vote as the best race director I have raced under. He displays all of the qualities that I listed above. Of course he is not perfect but then again is anyone? I am surpised that WKA or SKUSA hasn't brought him on for the national races. Thank you for your time.

John Kudlack

Chuck Courter · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2001 5:30 am Post subject: Who is the best Race Director?

Of the race directors who have officiated where we have been it would be a toss up between Hollis Brown and Tom Argy. Both are very good, fair, and will admit a mistake when one is made.

My hat is off to all of them though as it is a thankless job.

Chuck Courter

Jeffrey henderson · Joined: 22 Oct 2001 Posts: 4 Location: Afghanistan,

I don't know if it is my biased opinion because he runs our race every year at the Rock Island Grand Prix, but I vote for Tom Argy, jr.

Greg Cavouras · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2001 7:09 pm Post subject: Who is the best Race Director?

Paul Zalud!! Anyone who's run a SKUSA cascade region race will know exactly what I mean... event director, tech official, promoter, announcer, and racer, simply unbelievable.