Grade Point at NO

Tom Meyer · 02-06-2010, 09:30 PM

Made in another post do you get grade points at NO? If you do not car counts will suffer.

Tim Ellis · 02-06-2010, 10:02 PM

national open? yes

The Hawk · 02-07-2010, 09:40 AM

I noticed that and wondered the same thing Tom. I think it has to do with the race in Vegas only,not sure why though.

jmcarter · 02-07-2010, 11:32 AM

The Vegas deal is NOT a National Open...that's why all the classes aren't even represented (Comp, S/ST,etc). In past years it possibly was a NO.

GarysZ24 · 02-08-2010, 10:26 PM

However, the Speedworld NO was a grade point event, but I'm not too surprised that it only got 9 cars for the Stock/Super Stock Combo...if an event is going to cost $165.00, then it should offer more than just a Grade Point & Wally trophy! Sorry but on my budget I can't see the logic behind paying more for a NO, when in Div. 5 they only charge $100.00 for the same type of race (heck their Divisionals are cheaper @ $150.00)!!! Moreover, Div. 6 only charges $125.00 for their NO's! Why does Div. 7 charge the same for a NO that they charge for a divisional? What's kind of funny is knowing (because I was there with my car) that Firebird International Raceway had 4 stockers, and 1 super stocker there for their Friday Night Grudge Drags...it only cost us $20 bucks, and I enjoyed five passes down the 1/4...thus I feel a whole lot better than the first rnd runner-ups did at that NO...who paid $145 bucks more and probably got less runs down the track than I....

for them, but

for me!

The 'Vegas race should've been touted as a NO, due to it's entry fee of $165 bucks :O (and running the Stock/Super Stock Combo, plus Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Dragster & Top Sportsman), but Div 7 only shows Speedworld, Sacramento, and Fontana as true NO events.

I won't attend any NO's (or events like 'Vegas) out here (Div. 7), because for that kind of money, they should at least offer the kind of purse that Div. 1 offered late last year $87,000 total postings of cash for the whole event (for just $5 bucks more than out here, and it was a NO)!!! I'll spend my $165 on a divisional, where not only will I get a grade point, and race for a Wally, but I'll also get divisional/national championship chasing points, and a larger cash/contingency purse to pursue as well...much more bang for my meager dollars!!! That's my .02

The Hawk · 02-13-2010, 12:18 AM

In these parts of the country,I`ve never seen Comp Eliminator even contested at a NO.

02-06-2010, 09:30 PM	#1
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Grade Point at NO Made in another post do you get grade points at NO? If you do not car counts will suffer. __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ???

02-06-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Tim Ellis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Beavercreek Or. Posts: 272 Likes: 31 Liked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Grade Point at NO national open? yes

02-07-2010, 09:40 AM	#3
The Hawk VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Littleton,Colorado Posts: 1,194 Likes: 0 Liked 249 Times in 109 Posts	Re: Grade Point at NO I noticed that and wondered the same thing Tom. I think it has to do with the race in Vegas only,not sure why though. __________________ Lane Weber It`s Not What You Drive That Wins....It`s How You Drive It

02-07-2010, 11:32 AM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,296 Likes: 2,383 Liked 3,181 Times in 972 Posts	Re: Grade Point at NO The Vegas deal is NOT a National Open...that's why all the classes aren't even represented (Comp, S/ST,etc). In past years it possibly was a NO. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

02-08-2010, 10:26 PM	#5
GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,270 Likes: 918 Liked 238 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Grade Point at NO However, the Speedworld NO was a grade point event, but I'm not too surprised that it only got 9 cars for the Stock/Super Stock Combo...if an event is going to cost $165.00, then it should offer more than just a Grade Point & Wally trophy! Sorry but on my budget I can't see the logic behind paying more for a NO, when in Div. 5 they only charge $100.00 for the same type of race (heck their Divisionals are cheaper @ $150.00)!!! Moreover, Div. 6 only charges $125.00 for their NO's! Why does Div. 7 charge the same for a NO that they charge for a divisional? What's kind of funny is knowing (because I was there with my car) that Firebird International Raceway had 4 stockers, and 1 super stocker there for their Friday Night Grudge Drags...it only cost us $20 bucks, and I enjoyed five passes down the 1/4...thus I feel a whole lot better than the first rnd runner-ups did at that NO...who paid $145 bucks more and probably got less runs down the track than I.... for them, but for me! The 'Vegas race should've been touted as a NO, due to it's entry fee of $165 bucks :O (and running the Stock/Super Stock Combo, plus Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Dragster & Top Sportsman), but Div 7 only shows Speedworld, Sacramento, and Fontana as true NO events. I won't attend any NO's (or events like 'Vegas) out here (Div. 7), because for that kind of money, they should at least offer the kind of purse that Div. 1 offered late last year $87,000 total postings of cash for the whole event (for just $5 bucks more than out here, and it was a NO)!!! I'll spend my $165 on a divisional, where not only will I get a grade point, and race for a Wally, but I'll also get divisional/national championship chasing points, and a larger cash/contingency purse to pursue as well...much more bang for my meager dollars!!! That's my .02 __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021) Last edited by GarysZ24; 02-08-2010 at 10:52 PM.

02-13-2010, 12:18 AM	#6
The Hawk VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Littleton,Colorado Posts: 1,194 Likes: 0 Liked 249 Times in 109 Posts	Re: Grade Point at NO In these parts of the country,I`ve never seen Comp Eliminator even contested at a NO. __________________ Lane Weber It`s Not What You Drive That Wins....It`s How You Drive It