Class Nationals event planning

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

I don't know if it is actually a fact,but when I stayed at a Hotel in Columbus,Ohio in September,there was a sign on the wall that said; "Welcome to Columbus,Ohio,where 50% of the population of the United States live within 500 miles."

Guy's,

You need to think a little farther South if you want Southern racers to attend, Columbus is 1000 miles from Florida, Norwalk even farther!

JimR

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Guy's,

You need to think a little farther South if you want Southern racers to attend, Columbus is 1000 miles from Florida, Norwalk even farther!

JimR

And if you move it far enough south, you'll lose many racers from the most populous parts of the country.

This is what I was referring to in my post on the previous page of this thread.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

And if you move it far enough south, you'll lose many racers from the most populous parts of the country.

This is what I was referring to in my post on the previous page of this thread.

So what you are saying is that YOU won't travel very far but it OK for us Southern Boys to drive around the world, how very gracious of you!

It doesn't where to population center is, trying to be fair to all who want to support this program.

How about we hold it in Gainesville and you can travel 1000 miles?

JimR

[442OLDS]

If it was up to me,Route 66 would be a great place to have it.National event facility,and if I drive fast,I can be there in an hour.

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

It doesn't where to population center is, trying to be fair to all who want to support this program.

It seems to me that the fairest way to go would be to locate it as close to the population center (of Stock and Super Stock racers) as possible.

[442OLDS]

Route 66 Race Management & Promotions Coordinator....... Randy Simpson

He just happens to be a Stock Eliminator racer.Might have the connections to put the deal together.

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

So what you are saying is that YOU won't travel very far but it OK for us Southern Boys to drive around the world, how very gracious of you!

It doesn't where to population center is, trying to be fair to all who want to support this program.

How about we hold it in Gainesville and you can travel 1000 miles?

JimR

I'd drive a thousand miles to race a Class Nat'ls, if I still raced (drove 500+ for the other one, just to spectate). Raced in Stock at over twenty tracks in twelve states--travel doesn't bother me. Drove 1,100 miles, twice, to race the Orlando Nat'l Open. And would drive further than that for another Class Nationals. Again, how bad do you want to race? If a racer wants to, they will. If not, they won't. Move this race to Florida, you won't get 125 cars combined between Stk and S/S. Have it centrally located, you'll get 200+ easy (the first Class Nat'ls had 187 (yes, one-eighty-seven, eight rounds to win) Stockers and 110 S/S.

It's only common sense (yeah, it's not so common anymore in life) to put a race such as this in a location that has the BEST chance to draw the MOST cars.

[Ed Carpenter]

I looked it up today. The central point of the US is located Lebanon,KS. That being said I have seen suggestions as far east as WV,Maryland,NJ etc. Now come on we need to be a little more considerate than that. IMHO

[Jack McCarthy]

of coures they wont help but nhra can put the zip codes of stk / ss number holders into a program will tell you where the geographic center of the PEOPLE most apt to participate in the event not the center of the country... we do it all the time for bowling events and it HELPS entries a bunch !

jack

i'll be there

[art leong]

When they ran the US Class Nationals. Fuel and gas was a lot cheaper. It took a lot more grade points to get into Indy then to.
You have to position it for the most attendance. Not the center of the country.