Gators S/SS Entries

[SS3718]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

SS 3718. That's funny, when I went to the Gators or The Southerns when we had over 100 entries in Stock the races were completed in plenty of time. But with low quotas, they can't get it done. BS. Only weather or oil downs slowed the show. Heck, they even have escorts with sirens to get the pros back to their pit areas to save their precious TV time.

Want to hear a good joke, some race tracks have four lanes and low quotas.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA 32 car fields in the future

How many years ago was that? Not arguing but unfortunately that is not how it is today!

Want to hear a better joke, one of the races I went to last year had four lanes, low quotas, and we still ended up behind schedule and finishing the last couple rounds after the Pros were finished on Saturday night!

Based on the time it takes to complete races in the current state, I’m glad they have quotas!

[James Perrone]

Guys Nhra is killing pro stock slowly or as fast as legally possible
They just killed of The Hemi Challenge
They have room at most track we can agree on that
But. We Are Filler. Not The show. They only car about spectator $$$$
We are not there concern It’s 2018 it’s about Facebook and internet traffic
By the way I have Grade 8 and didn’t get in
PS. Billy hold a race outside of Gainesville.them cops are so big And intimidating looking I try not to look at them when pulling in. They mean business

[Ron Ortiz]

SS3718, probably about 4 years ago at the Gators and 8 years at Atlanta. I guess things have changed dramatically. Still though, with large fields the races were still completed in time. Their remedy is probably 1st round goes out at 6:00 AM instead of 8:00

Yes, your joke is better. Actually sounds like an embarrassment.

So what is taking up all the time that quotas have to be lowered.

Bingo, James you are correct. BTW, all the big cops are at the race, the smaller ones are along 301 & 24 in Waldo handing out tickets, with the same explanation "If you were going about two mile an hour less I would've given you a warning".

Ron Ortiz
U/SA we don't need no stinkin quotas.

[Don Kennedy]

I have known a lot of business plans in my life time and one of them is when a business is making a lot of money and has a lot of customers they then start to raise their prices and start limiting the amount of work load as they still maintain their bottom line UNTIl the customer base dries up and the cost to be their customers is no longer a value > The business wakes up and says what happened to all our customers??? we were so great in our business design ,Then almost immediately new decision makers are brought in to make big changes without experience in this business then the demise starts (just some thoughts)
This happens all the time in big businesses and as sad as it is most of the decision makers fail to see the reasons their company is no longer what it used to be and so the older decision makers retire

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by SC363

I have always thought that for ahfs to work you need a bump. If there were more than 64 superclass cars and a bump we would have to try to run .90 instead of just having a time trial. It would be a whole new challenge for the super class racers.
I don’t know why I’m posting my driver has 0 grade points and probably won’t have more than 1 or 2 after next year. After 25 years of chasing NHRA I give up. We have a great track 45 miles from home that runs 10 Q 16 races and we have the Midwest Super Comp Assoc. That runs 13 races with all but one being a weekend double and all are less than 200 miles from home.
Not mad at NHRA still love them just tired. Leave Sat. morning and be home Sat. or Sun. night.

Smartest man on these BS postings. Quit NHRA and race local circuits. Save your money ! Just my opinion. BUT.....Maybe if some of you had supported IHRA then NHRA would not be the only circus act in town now. You whined about payouts, contingencies, etc. but no one showed up. How long would your business or company you worked for could stay in business without customers ????? No wonder they had to cut back on $$$$$. True the World Champ was won before about1/2 half of the season was over the way they had it set up but Myron got PAID the full amount in stock. He went to the races. Oh well.....its over and it is what it is. Racing in NHRA would be about as much fun as being in Viet Nam all over again for me.

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160

I don't understand what is so difficult about the current system, or why entering a national event is viewed as some sort of birthright.

If you want to race a national, support the series to the point that you won't have a problem. If you get shut out, try harder next year or find something else to do.

Nice attitude.....Some people work for a living and can't make 15 races a year......just saying.......

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

Nice attitude.....Some people work for a living and can't make 15 races a year......just saying.......

Lenny
One of the issues in the west are there are very few Drag strips . I lived in Phx closest was Chandler 30 miles further away was Somona 16 hour away then Denver 16 hours away then the closets was Vegas 6 hours away the Fontana 6 hours away and that my friend is the problem , All the racers know how to get grade points it is a given but the amount of travel is huge compared to back east and the racing population is about 70 % less racers ,a racer hurts something and misses a race or two then they are locked out even for a year. of course saving the money going to a National event may not be all that bad ,except I have a lot of friends That I enjoy at the national event s

[Kenney Kelley]

If NHRA wanted to make a lot of friends with Sportsman Racers they could rent Orlando or SGMP on Wednesday before the Gators and have Stock and Super Stock all run 3 or 4 rounds then the drivers that are still in would go to Gainesville to finish the race. That way they could run as many cars that want to run 128 or more in each class because it being the first race of the year there's a lot of interest in seeing what you have been working on all winter is going to work. I know NHRA has rented Orlando in past due to heavy rains they had at Gainesville it was a lake. They ran a few rounds and the cars that were still in went up to Gainesville to finish the race. I know the NHRA crew would have to drive down there to put on the race. That might cut into there profit margin. Just a thought. Kenney Kelley

[voltdr]

Originally Posted by Kenney Kelley

If NHRA wanted to make a lot of friends with Sportsman Racers they could rent Orlando or SGMP on Wednesday before the Gators and have Stock and Super Stock all run 3 or 4 rounds then the drivers that are still in would go to Gainesville to finish the race. That way they could run as many cars that want to run 128 or more in each class because it being the first race of the year there's a lot of interest in seeing what you have been working on all winter is going to work. I know NHRA has rented Orlando in past due to heavy rains they had at Gainesville it was a lake. They ran a few rounds and the cars that were still in went up to Gainesville to finish the race. I know the NHRA crew would have to drive down there to put on the race. That might cut into there profit margin. Just a thought. Kenney Kelley

I can see this being a #1 priority for the NHRA staff at the next meeting..............
Dan

[DRAKE VISCOME]

X2 with Techman-Danny...this has not been REAL happy off-season...sadly don't have answer/solution...Drake