Class Nationals event planning

[Mike Carr]

Michael, having Redman is a HUGE plus. At the original Class Nat'ls in 2001, when it was 101 degrees, he kept the track HOOKING all three days. Would be great also to have one or two qualified, respected tech officials, also like the first Class Nat'ls.

Meant ot write some stuff earliuer this week, but was busy with dad's surgeries for cancer. Now that he is home and doing well, I can.

I always said that trying to copy the original Class Nat'ls format would be perfect (since it was, then or since, the greatest event EVER for Class Racing cars, outside of Indy or the good old days at Bowling Green, G-ville, etc). However, I understand that getting a track for three to four days might be cost prohibitive).

Using a three day format (just a few ideas) :
~Track operated test and tune with some type of Gambler (seperate S and S/S) or a Combo race, with x-amount payback, depending on how much the promoter, track, or both, are looking to make off of it. If not, just use it for parking and tech.
~two Qualifying Runs and Class Eliminations on Saturday; if there was time after to do it, and had sponsor money to do it, maybe a CIC-style race or something similar.
~Eliminations on Sunday.

A central location, near a great number of cars would be good. Probably somewhere in Division 3 (Ohio/Indiana). Using Columbus as an example, you're about 550 miles or so from NJ, and less than 500 miles from St Louis; not far from the Michigan/Canada crowd, or the northern Div 2 crowd. A good area to draw from. Every so often, a Class nationals-type discussion comes up, and when people suggest places to hold it, many use a track(s) that are two hours or less for THEM. You need to have a location that better suits a LOT of cars, not just the select few who want a race like this, but only if it's in their own backyard. You can;t be that narrow minded. Byron IL was 500 miles for us, and we went to spectate (and gave up racing my street car in brackets at the IHRA race at my home track 25 miles away; didn't have a Stocker yet) because I wanted to be there to help support it in any way I could. And yes, no matter where you have a race like this, people won't go, for whatever reason (I've seen it first hand every year since 1999). The best location to have it is to have it at/near somewhere that can draw the most cars possible, which, again, would be somewhere in central Division 3.

Michael, I'm in tohelp in any way I can. You know how to get ahold of me.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

Every so often, a Class nationals-type discussion comes up, and when people suggest places to hold it, many use a track(s) that are two hours or less for THEM. You need to have a location that better suits a LOT of cars, not just the select few who want a race like this, but only if it's in their own backyard. You can't be that narrow minded.

Very well said.There is not one place that would ever make everyone happy.Probably just one of hundreds of reasons why there has never been another Classnationals event.