Got Our Car Banned From a Race Track! First Time for Everything!

We raced our IMCA modified at Merritt Speedway Saturday night and managed to get our UMP car banned from the track.

[@TFWS6]

That was cool seeing the chassis chucking dirt when it rolls into the corner.

[@dirttrackfan1206]

Little off topic here but it’s pretty cool to see tht hunt the front sticker on the back of ur car sittin in the corner for the ole gasser to rip whenever it works out. Not many guys would do that. Badass

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Told him after memorial day weekend he’s got a ride at ctr whenever he can make it up this way. He’s a great guy and a hell of a driver!

[@bobbimeredith4330]

HTF is who got me watching your channel

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks for following along

[@mike77tmc2]

Good race Collin! I hope you get things taken care of with the other car. Looking forward to seeing more videos with you racing!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@richardgeary6432]

Good run Collin! You are quite the wheel man, and show great sportsmanship. You are a force to be reckoned with. Keep after it! 😄

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@brianwellington42]

Great video! I found you guy's from HTF and have been a fan every since. Sorry about the bs drama. Instead of working to better their stuff, they'd rather cry because you did!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks for following along!! We appreciate it

[@randylahey345]

You are a very smooth, consistent, fast driver. I love to criticize, but credit is due. Also, great decision making. Well done

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@Barry_Harberson]

Excellent racing, smooth and clean. Hate that Merritt doesn't appreciate your hard work and innovation on the new car. Keep slinging that Dirt 👍

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks!

[@franktithof8742]

Nice job !!!Keep pushing!!!🏁

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man! We will!

[@xtr3m3god53]

Great cam footage. You called it about the ump car, pissin people off and didnt even run it.. keep up the great work bud.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man! We’ll keep plugging away!

[@xtr3m3fLx]

LOL

[@robertobrien7555]

Congratulations on the W and a 2nd. You got through 1&2 better and he got you on the top in 3&4. What a good race. Your a better competitor than me if I built a ump car and was told don't worry about it. If the car couldn't come back neither would I. Just keep beating them with the imca car. Maybe you can run some Mars modified series later in the season with the ump car.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you! Yea he was just killing me off 4.. yea just sucks because its the closest track to home so its hard to not go there. I want to get down to illinois or indiana at some point this year just have to figure out the schedule at home and when we can get away

[@terryclouse3340]

It figures Merritt speedway doing something like that

[@ToddsterSaw]

That move up in the heat race was awesome, I was watching on Flo. I'm very curious about what went wrong in the main, something went catawampus for sure. Hope you can get it fixed and get back up front.

[@danwilliams6830]

Strong run looks good, loved running the bottom at Merritt if you have the grip you can go places 😊

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks! Yea if u can get it goin on the bottom you should be able to go forward!

[@ryanclark9291]

Collin great run. My brother and built a IMCA mod back in the 80s with a corvette front sub and we sold it before we had a chance to run it. Well the guy bought it and won a track championship at Merritt and they outlawed it the next year because the rear steering

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you! Thats awesome!

[@Austin4k]

Can't go faster than the 47. So we gotta complain. Love it LMAO

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Haha!

[@averagejoe9234]

way to stay positive! Keep at it man

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man!

[@brandoncurtis6535]

Haters gonna hate way to be a pro huge fan of yours for this and the fact you are a hell of a wheelman

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@chuckcleaves6816]

Thanks for sharing

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks for watching!

[@BobNob1]

that looks as ruff as off roading

[@anthonyjohnson7870]

You were diggin man 🤘

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man!

[@dylandyer1562]

Come to Silver Bullet Speedway would love to see you guys there. Also Ken Schrader will be there this week

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

We have been wanting to make the trip down there again. My wifes parents live not too far from there!

[@mattheron4878]

If you'd like to race in Canada there is a dirt track about an hour away from Detroit called Southern Ontario Motor Speedway. They run UMP modifieds every Saturday night.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I have always wanted to make the trip over! Definitely a possibility!

[@williamdennissmith6695]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing Diamonds love that track.

[@imsowright90]

Good run.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@jonathontaylor5585]

Hi Colin. My name is Jonathon Taylor I just subscribed to your KZbin channel bubba. I'm a fan of dirt track racin it's my favorite type of racin. I'm friends with Tim Nash he's a awesome racer too. I'm from Calhoun KY but I live in Charleston Missouri. My home tracks are Windy hollow speedway and NEBO Western Kentucky Speedway. Nice to meet you bub.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Awesome! Thank you for following along! We really appreciate it!

[@jonathontaylor5585]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing ur welcome bro anytime.

[@danamcintyre3565]

Hay I guess they just need one of your cars to win, when you can't keep up that the option you have !

[@scottboyd7368]

Found you from HTF. Interesting rules with the engines, crate and open in the same race. Is there at least a weight penalty?? Sorry for my ignorance.... Your stuff really worked well, high and low. Great job at the wheel. I'm a new guy with you, but I'll be following you now. Keep up the great work, good luck, stay safe.....😎

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks for following along. Yea they made us add weight put a 6800 chip in and take our spoiler off to level the playing field. But i guess that wasnt enough haha!

[@scottboyd7368]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing It's okay, your IMCA stuff is excellent. Learn every track, take notes. You WILL be national soon.... Look what HTF has done in the last two years. You Tube has been a MAJOR cash influx for them. I personally think they overstepped with the series and channel all at once. Please don't misunderstand, still a big fan. Get your merch advertising going strong, HUGE profit AND builds the brand. You guy's have a great program going and I wish you all the success!!! Take care and stay safe.

[@jefflawsonqwest]

That was a good feature. I’d go out of my way to go race elsewhere for a few weeks if possible. Seems they should have to tech it and have a reason for a DQ…I don’t know.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks. We have a lot of customers that race there weekly and its close to home so its hard to drive by there to go race elsewhere

[@austinedwards199]

Thought it was kind of a dumb idea to begin with to have a ump/imca class. Should’ve just been one or the other in my opinion. But would like to see ya at 96 Friday night or crystal tomorrow night! Best of luck wherever you go

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yea thats what i told them but they said it would be fine. Well i guess i was right lol. Thanks man! Hope to see ya around this year!

[@joshharrington1848]

Hell of a run man, usual racing crap can’t beat ya so complain to get rid. Go back and keep showing them it was not just that car.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks josh

[@thequaker1512]

i drew a 3 and a 32 at a track this year and started dead last in both heats, they watered it right before one of the heats and the other one was on us. some of these tracks act like were children and wont notice they give people an advantage if theyre a name. fuck em man cant stand how some tracks are ran.

[@ryanmcguire8752]

You wouldn't be talking about that track in Quincy would you. 🤣🤣 Bauer has been there and running well and is leading the points. It's a whole different track now that they widened it.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

No tri ciry motor speedway in michigan

[@ryanmcguire8752]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing I was talking about Butler on Saturdays. 🤣🤣

[@Axeman428]

Great driving but I know what you mean about pissing the others off especially if you come to a track for the first time and lap the field. It may not have been so bad if we were in a Chevy like almost everyone else but after a couple of weeks they b cursing the crap out of you after welcoming you the first time but if you don’t let them win you will have to fight.

[@williamsaloka9043]

Stand still!!

[@benestep1877]

if you wanna come check another track out Flat Rock Speedway is doing an autograph night this Saturday and itd be a cool experience to meet you!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

We only run dirt tracks. Id drive an asphalt car given the opportunity though! Lol

[@benestep1877]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing would you drive a figure 8 if you had the opportunity?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

That im not sure of. I have a messed up back from a old snowmobile crash. Not sure the family would allow me to do something like that lol

[@benestep1877]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing ahhh that makes sense

[@fredwojtek2170]

I'm with Mama. Raced imca 16 years and finally went outlaw mod racing this year with a local touring series and I'm having a blast. IMCA needs to rethink there line ups.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yea wish they would do something. Even a passing points format would be better then what they got

[@williamglenn2018]

Banned from the track ? Shit You are lucky you did not get run out with a jack handle. Sorry that was me back in the 90's . Keep up the good work. Watch your back.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Its all good man! Im not too worried lol

[@LoOnyCal]

i have spent many a weekend at Merrit!! my Cousin Dale Kaake Runs both his Kids there!!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yup race against dale 3 every week!

[@rodconner9079]

Damned if ya do -- Damned if ya don't!!! A little much of that now-a-days. Let's have so many (insert # here) spend $$$ and build this up, it'll be OK ... ummm, you can't race that here! Ridiculous! Congrats on the P2. Be Safe

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man!

[@brianross5545]

Find you a wheel man for the Imca/Ump car. Change the wrap. They will never know.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Oh they would know! Lol they keep a close eye on my operation lol

[@brandibright2082]

That's the way it goes haters gonna hate keep diggin. Clay from mobile Alabama

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yup! Will do!

[@brandonhouston3683]

Ardmore Oklahoma/ Southern Oklahoma Speedway they'll let you run any modified with them and if you pick the right weekend minimum $1500 to win

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Little bit of a drive for us unfortunately lol

[@tomgray5481]

Good video as usual! That totally stinks! Does Mr. Blackmer still own both Tri-City and Merritt?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you! Yes he does

[@jaredangelo2839]

The race track your talking about 4 hours away would it happen to be my home track the famous Land of Legends In canandaigua NY?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

No its butler motor speedway and hartford motor speedway both in michigan. We are in northern michigan

[@RIGORMORTIS02]

I'm a Modlite guy not a fan of IMCA. Enjoyed the video definitely a good race

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I like racing the imca stuff its usually really good racing. Just some things that need worked on with rules and stuff

[@randyfournier2100]

Clean Sweep at Tri-City Motor Speedway 6 16 of 23 the Thirlby boys dominate from heat race to feature awesome job you guys I really enjoyed watching you you got it going on you and your brother for sure Jesse from hunt the front would be jealous

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@dannyleka217]

#FALS in Fairbury IL is a amazing track

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yes it is! We have been there a few times and would love to make a couple trips down that way. Just sucks its 7.5 hours from home

[@imperialmodelworks8473]

Why were you having to restart 2nd or 3rd you were in the lead when the cautions came out? Or did i misunderstand, and you werent leading?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I was leading at one point but got passed. Im pretty sure they had the line up right each time

[@timferguson8654]

What's the difference between the two cars

[@chriscoble9620]

Let them cry your just a great wheel man

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thank you!

[@chriscoble9620]

Your welcome

[@brendanperry542]

Curious, why do leaders start by themselves and 2nd and 3rd start side by side? Wouldn't you think that's a unfair advantage giving the leader the jump like that? I'm a long time asphalt guy. Been slowly trying to learn some dirt stuff but never understood that.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

They call it Delaware double file restart. Its pretty common in dirt racing now a days. The start of the race is traditional double file.

[@jeffreyweatherwax5444]

i know it was years ago but one thing i thought it was funny was watching a street stock at cherry speedways pull a way from a late model on hot laps

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I can believe that lol some of those late models at cherry were interesting pieces of machinery haha

[@TheCrewChief374]

😂 Yes I remember why I stopped going to IMCA sanctioned events is just for reasons like what happened with you. It is even more laughable due to the fact you haven't even been racing the car. (It definitely comes across that people need to go do something else if all they are going to do is complain about what other people have, even though that person being yourself hasn't even used the item of their outrage. Not to mention this sport is called racing, not winning or whining in their case.)

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yes its pretty funny! Just sucks we have a car race ready that we cant use close to home. But we’ll figure something out

[@MLMWarriors]

Oh my

[@bobstoye9723]

Come run the hell tour!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Wish i could. Cant get away from home that much lol

[@matthewkasper2306]

Are you talking tri-city in IL?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

No in michigan

[@randybrunner9739]

Can you please elaborate a little more on this? Are you trying to run a UMP car at IMCA sanctioned track?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

So basically they used to run ump and imca. They didnt want ump anymore so they allowed the ump cars from last year to race in the imca class with some changes to slow the ump cars down. I expressed to both track and imca that this would not work and they both said it will be fine. So me and a customer of mine ran our cars twice and was told we cant bring them back.

[@broughxtreme]

I know the feeling. Was racing TQ midgets yrs ago, got one banned cause I built it with the motor on the side (like a go-kart) and not in the front. It was TOO good and others were being built, they would have taken over, so they had to get rid of them. They changed the rule to say that the motor must be in front of your knees. So I built my next car that way but everything else was very radical, that got banned too until I made some changes to it. Now there is a rule in the book about "new and radical design". Ha Ha, MY RULE

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Yea racing in general has taken a lot of the ingenuity and out of the box thinking away for sure.

[@greggv8]

My father and one of his brothers built a straight 6 roadster in the 1950's that got effectively banned for being too good. Modified a torque tube rear axle to shorten the torque tube to the point where the transmission connected directly to the rear with a single U-joint and the axle's pivot point was at the U-joint. Dad's older brother Carl was the driver, dad was mechanic and car builder. With the engine and transmission so far back, Carl's legs straddled the back of the engine. Practically unbeatable in its class. The racing organization demanded to be told all the secrets to Dad's rear suspension and drive design. He declined to tell because of course they'd share it with other teams they preferred to win. So they said the car had to run in the next higher class VS the V8's, which of course it couldn't keep up against. The car got retired and Carl quit racing.

[@michaellafontaine8605]

Come to Butler motor speedway with your ump mod

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Maybe one of these days we’ll make it back down there

[@Drunken_Hamster]

Why is it banned, though?

[@damienslominski6455]

If I was you I would stop running Merritt. Head to Butler!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I can run for the same amount of money at merritt and its an hour from home vs 3.5 hours to butler. Id like to make it to butler at some point though

[@damienslominski6455]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing fair enough I'd go down there more if I didn't live 15 minutes from Tri-City

[@damienslominski6455]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing as long as your checks are clearing... Haha

[@parkerboone7539]

Wait so why exactly do they not let you run your built car?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

They made a set of rules for us to follow but apparently some other competitors complained enough that mine and a customer of mines car was too fast so they banned them.

[@Wraithsgamin]

People cry to much when ur kicking ass

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I guess so lol

[@dallasrichard48]

I'm looking for a job/career in the racing world, Where should I start?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

The big thing would be to look for a local racer and offer to help out and learn all you can. Once you get to a point where you got all the basics coveted there is a lot of traveling teams always looking for help.

[@donniehelmly4920]

What don't they like about the new car?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

The lower control arms and the engine i guess

[@kevinpalmer2975]

What is the issue or difference in the cars?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Engine and lower control arms

[@kevinpalmer2975]

@CollinThirlbyRacing your freaking kidding me. You raced against open motors with a crate and the crying and whining I heard you do is say we got to get faster. Not trying to get them kicked out. I love your attitude man. Race with anybody and figure out how to beat them on the track. Hats off guys.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks we try to work to get faster not to make other people slower! But it is what it is we’ll keep plugging away

[@jesseharper3585]

Put a v6 in it and take it back and kick their asses with it lol

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

We’ll probably be putting a crate motor in it at some point and bring it back

[@timothyharrison8953]

Sounded like the track had no grip. Just idling through the turns and trying not to break loose on the exit to the straight. I'm guessing the crate engines have an advantage over the open ones in this. Don't know what your lower control arm issue advantage was

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Imca u have to have stock lowers and ump u can have fabricated lowers

[@rickjones6798]

Yeah gudrun bud but yeah there's going to be cry babies no matter where you go but hopefully something works out were you ain't got to travel that far to run but keep up the good work try to get some more content in there LOL but you have a good one take care buddy

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Thanks man! I appreicate it!

[@miketowell3674]

Is that the car Jesse drove for you?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

No he was driving one of my full blown imca cars

[@mikeuunderwood9545]

It Is Funny that when rules are set, there's ALWAYS some cry-babies. I always Liked racing a couple of the stand-outs and when I figured out how to beat em, they would come down to try n figure out how slow me down and I'd Laugh. If there's Know-One to chase or beat, what are ya doing out there? Do YOUR Homework and quit-cher bitchin. SMDH Rock ON Collin!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Pretty much! Lol we’ll just keep on keepin on

[@brandonhouston3683]

Where yall located

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Northern michigan

[@brandonhouston3683]

Damn bro that's drive to here in southern Oklahoma but we got some fast tracks that would welcome you

[@petegregory517]

NASCRAP did it with Dodge in the early '70's. Too fast, go home, Ford, Chevy kye-baby-kye.

[@sidebite2533]

Wow. I say Boycott Meritt Speedway. The owner is a coward. If He was a real Man He would stand up and tell the ones bitching, " The car passed inspection and it's legal, if you don't like racing against fast competition then take up bowling or golf"!!!

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Im not going to boycott. Its a place to race and i have a car to race there. Its just unfortunate some of the other racers feel the need to complain so much.

[@sidebite2533]

@@CollinThirlbyRacing It's your choice what you do, I just know that sh*t wouldn't fly around here and there's a a couple Hot Shoes that win almost every week. They've been tech'd and tore down to the bare block but Never have they been banned. I gotta say though, I am referring to an area that has 5 tracks all within an hour in any direction.

[@howardwest2707]

Is this the same race night and track that popped a bunch of racers for deck height after there was a bounty on the 21 car? Either way its bs if they are telling racers not to bring their cars even if they cannot find a reason through tech to back that decision.

[@victorpalmateer484]

​@@howardwest2707no that was Callaway in Missouri

[@howardwest2707]

@victorpalmateer484 copy that wasn't sure. Either way that's pretty messed up telling teams don't come back with their gear without a rules infraction

[@ChrisCoxGaming]

i would call the imca offic about merritt speedway they have no say about your car if they are imca sanctioned

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

It is what it is im kind of over the whole situation. We’ll figure something out so we can still run the car

[@jakeneal8155]

Bunch of crybabies at Merritt I’m not surprised the owner sent you a letter

[@indianalotteryscratcher3286]

Go run butler speedway in quincy

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

We would like to get down there at some point!

[@indianalotteryscratcher3286]

@CollinThirlbyRacing we would love to have you man it's a ump track

[@jerrysmith9935]

Regulation nation I hate that for people you and others that are exploring and trying different ways to make things better and faster and others crying cause they dont want to do nothing to make things better they say they can't afford to have that stuff so they make them rules for them guys they need a class that run what you bring open to what ever

[@roberthalesr.2298]

That's sorry as hale

[@boossersgarage3239]

haters gonna hate, they don't know any other way...

[@randyfournier2100]

If you're not going to be at Merritt Speedway neither am I or my group of people

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

We will still be there

[@theivory1]

Nobody bans cars, they ban drivers.

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

They ban cars up this way lol

[@nine-fourteenproducts2156]

So why don’t you tell people what the complaints are

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I have in previous videos but basically the fact they combined 2 classes and they all were saying it wasnt fair and i shouldnt be able to run my car. Even though it met the rules they put out.

[@trevorarens7143]

Dont quite understand the story with an IMCA/UMP car. We’re you running a UMP car against IMCA cars?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

I ran it a couple times.. ran up front with it. No different than i did with the bone stock imca car. Followed the rules they gave us but apparently the people that race there didnt want us to keep racing it

[@boossersgarage3239]

if the race track owner doesn't want drama he should retire to a old jerks home.

[@user-sb8pg4ou2s]

Thanks For the click bait. No word on why it’s banned Good job suckering people in with no info I feel a lot more smartest! Duh

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Watch some of the other videos

[@poppashean4616]

Don't you just love racing politics

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Not really lol

[@TheReddog42069]

I wouldn't go back to Is merit racewayfor anything nobody. Should they want to act that way nobody should respect them?

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

It is what it is at this point we figured it was going to happen at some point just not this soon. Too many tracks are closing up and its closest track to home. So we try to support it.

[@TheReddog42069]

We all want to support our local tracks but when they make it harder on you to come and race and get out. Do a good job at it and make it more expensive on you. How's it fair it should be a given take

[@bigkarl54]

Load up, lets go! Pretty sad they don't even know what car is kicking their a$$'s. Memorial day weekend all the cars were running in the top 5 both nights and were all IMCA cars👨‍🦯

[@CollinThirlbyRacing]

Let’s do it lol