Gators S/SS Entries

[Casey Miles]

I wrote an email to NHRA that the racers in the division should get preference over racers from other division's when the national event is in that racers division.
It's too easy to get points in D1 when you have national opens as well as points races.
I personally have to travel 200 Miles to my closest points race and it goes up in 100 mile increments to make each other race. Also, no national opens to get points at either.
I think that the entry should work with that division grade points 7 to 1 then welcome other division grade points 7 to 1. If you raced a points race in the division of the national event and it's not your home division, you get to enter as if you belong to the national event division.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

[Larry Hill]

S/S Closed @ 65, Stock Closed @ 70, and we have a bump spot in Factory
Showdown. I think we will have close to 30 in the Showdown Class.

Casey how is that going to work when I live in D 3, and race in D 2 for points?

[Casey Miles]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

S/S Closed @ 65, Stock Closed @ 70, and we have a bump spot in Factory
Showdown. I think we will have close to 30 in the Showdown Class.

Casey how is that going to work when I live in D 3, and race in D 2 for points?

Larry, if you're a D3 racer and have raced a D2 points race, you enter as if you're a D2.

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

I wrote an email to NHRA that the racers in the division should get preference over racers from other division's when the national event is in that racers division.
It's too easy to get points in D1 when you have national opens as well as points races.
I personally have to travel 200 Miles to my closest points race and it goes up in 100 mile increments to make each other race. Also, no national opens to get points at either.
I think that the entry should work with that division grade points 7 to 1 then welcome other division grade points 7 to 1. If you raced a points race in the division of the national event and it's not your home division, you get to enter as if you belong to the national event division.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

What you are saying is that they should shut out the racers who attend races, accumulate grade points, and are willing to travel to an event in favor of racers who only stick close to home and happen to live near the event?

[Casey Miles]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160

What you are saying is that they should shut out the racers who attend races, accumulate grade points, and are willing to travel to an event in favor of racers who only stick close to home and happen to live near the event?

No, that's not what I'm saying, the local division racers should get first preference, then out of division racers get to enter. All on grade points system of your division.

Why should a racer who never entered an out of division race get preference over an in division racer?

Casey Miles

[Larry Hill]

Don,
You used to be able to average the last three years points. Would that work better?

Patsy

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Don,
You used to be able to average the last three years points. Would that work better?

Patsy

no it would work better the last two years, my average would be 5 out west there are not a lot of options to race for a grade point especially if you have a issue with a race car and not able to go to many points races

[Hacksaw]

I thought they already have some kind of average system for racers that a major setback, mechanical or otherwise.

[Larry Hill]

Hats off to all the present and former Champs that did not enter. They can enter the very last day even if it is closed, But it is understandable if the Champs enter some time before the last day. I remember Dan Fletcher forgot to enter until after the cut off time and NHRA would not accept his entry. Moral of the story: enter early and enter often, unless you be the Champ!

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Hacksaw

I thought they already have some kind of average system for racers that a major setback, mechanical or otherwise.

They can average the three previous years. I asked to average the 3 years preceding my recent 4 year “sabbatical” and NHRA said no. I don’t really have an big issue with starting over, it’s “house rules” and everybody knows that going in. Or at least they should.