Have you seen posted on Gateway Web Site Meg Mopar Week End May 17-19 Who's Going? I'll start me, We had to hope and pray that Gateway re-opened so any race we'll be there to support track/owner.

I will be there

After what they pulled on Josh King and his event? No thanks.

I can get treated beddly much closer to home than St Louis. No Thanks! It would be a great place if they got a new crew to run it. Unless im mistaken they are having the guys from super Chevy help them put this event on. Ya that sounda like a good time.

Boo bad deal.. No one should go to that..!!

Josh worked hard to bring Monster Mopar weekend back there last year,and was scheduling a days to do it again this year. They told him no then scheduled their own event and started out calling it Monster Mopar even though Josh owns the rights to it.
Now they have Mega Mopar put on by the Super Chevy guys.
From what I have heard those guys don't cater much to racers,more interested in the show car side of things.
They just played a little to dirty for me to want to go and I would bet a lot of other racers wont drive far for it.
Keith

Yes Track was packed last year was that the first time/year for Josh to run the show? I know it was good not great. Would like to see more quick 16 cars, more parts vendors, why doesn't any Mopar event have the SS Barracudas and Darts show up they were here in the past Horton came from West cost.

I personaly did not like the way things where handled between Josh and GMP, It did take an event away from where M M W started from away, and it was a mistake, Be that as it may, It is a mopar show, They say will be of the same Format, and payout structure that was with the M M W event. I am sure it will have issues,, But so did M M W we pushed thru them to make it the show that Josh wanted buy and bring back.
I live within 80 miles of three tracks, it is 235 miles to Indy,
I will attend the Mega Mopar event, and If money allows me to I will also attent M M W as I have never missed that event since it started,,
I do not like the idea of any one saying to stay away Or boycot from any MOPAR event , no matter who put which one on!!

Don't get me wrong,I'm definitely not saying it should be boycotted . I honestly think it will be more car show and less racing though.
I know some local Chevy racers that used to go to Super Chevy weekend. They always told me they raced there because it was easy money,just some guys paying entry fees to run their show cars that never really raced before.
Just not my idea of a fun race weekend.
Maybe I'm wrong about the same guys being in charge of it.
Keith

Racers need to trust the promoter before making the decision to tow to a weekend event. Josh has shown he is willing to work with the racers, he makes himself available to answer questions, he pays out all money promised. Indy and Norwalk will draw racers from several states away because they trust the show will be run honestly.

Who are these Super Chevy guys, do they have a website or do they promote their events on here? What has their track record been for payouts and fairness? If I remember right, Super Chevy had a hard time after Gustin sold it. I wouldn't tow down there unless I had some good reports from racers who knew these guys.

Check the purses offered and you will find the Super Chevy sponsored stuff is not for racers.

If they have a 1000 show cars, there will be 800 trophies, but if you get to the 1/4 finals in the race, you probably will not get your entry fee back in winnings.

I raced a GoodGuys race once - runner-ed up in heavy-street and got a check in the mail for $42 on a $60 entry fee. .

I will NOT be attending the Mega event even though it is only about 2 hours away.

Scott

I will support josh's mopar events only.....

Josh (Monster Mopar) seems to be the only real mopar guy trying to promote the sport for the rest of us. He is very fair on payouts even when things happen that are out of his control. I think we all know we are a minority in the sport of dragracing and I for one want to thank him for what he has done and will continue to support him.

Rod

I drove out to St. Louis last year and had a great time. I was ready to go again and then saw what they pulled on Josh. A no go for me because of what they did and how they did it!!!!!!

( Quote), We are an independent agency representing the Manufacturers Series Ownership Group of host race tracks, including the Mega Mopar Action Series.

We hope you don't think we put out unbelievable info, because of having to retract a statement.

That said, we were still somewhat uninformed when we announced the first "truths." While they were actually were correct, we wanted to make sure that there weren't any holes in what we released about who actually owns the series, the MMW name and why Gateway decided to produce their own event.

According to our latest communications with Gateway MSP, the payouts will still be the same, because that's what St. Louis Mopar racers have come to expect there.

There has been a lot of chatter on various forums about this Mopar event, much of it is potentially damaging to the national Series as a whole, to sponsors, to Mopar Action magazine and other branded events in the Manufacturers Series. All we ask is that St. Louis Mopar fans join us in May, and help keep the Metro known for one of the best and biggest Mopar events in the country, regardless of the name.

What can we do for Racing to help make this the best Mopar event in the national Series? Because it's not about the track or the promoter, it's about the competitors. We're simply providing an outlet for Mopar fans to gather and compete.

Please let me know if you have any questions,
Mega Mopar Action Series - SG (Quote)

This was posted on another site,
This is still the same info I was given last week,

We can all still support the M M W series, This is just another Mopar show, that G M P needs support for.
If we do not support our local track we can ill afford to have it close again with no hopes of it returning or getting better for any racer!
And just because we decide to go to this event has no bearing on Josh's event ! Or our support for his show,, As seen in the past , we do support it, and we acknowledge what Josh has done for the racers!

Actually, the ONLY reason we drove so far last year was to support Josh.