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01-08-2019, 02:40 PM | #11 |
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Let me know if you are still racing when you turn 73. Its not the same unless you have someone else doing all the work and loaning you a car.
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01-08-2019, 04:54 PM | #12 |
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Over half full now the day before dropping to grade 7. I can still recall all the post of what's wrong with Stock/SS and it's dying......
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No doubt the 50th Gators is drawing in some folks but recall last year the complaints about being parked over on the road course and “will not go again”. Class racers may retire or NHRA kills the class but until then the show will continue strong. With every class in NHRA scheduled to run (who knows, they may even throw in snowmobiles) plus all the exhibition passes it sure will be a spectacle. Hope the weather cooperates and no way I’ll have enough grade points but will be there nevertheless, don’t want to miss class eliminations and FSS.
BTW, on FB Gainesville has been regularly giving updates on the new concrete pour, looks like it’s about done. Many of us have been clamoring on FB that they pave the gravel road between the road course and way beyond where the tire trucks normally park...we shall see. I’m 200 miles from the track but if they run a T&T or bracket deal either I or else someone else here will post how the track looks.
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01-08-2019, 06:36 PM | #15 |
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Jim I parked at the road course last year and to be honest I liked it back there but I would not get upset if they put some pavement down on that dirt road! It was good meeting and talking to you last weekend, look forward to seeing you more this year.
I understand the traveling can be long in pur division as much as anyone. Living on the coast in North Carolina has its challenges as far as racing NHRA. For a while the closest race to me was a division 1 race at Dinwiddie but if you're going to do this deal you got to ride. I put over 10k miles on my rig last year and some airline miles also but if you want to get in these "premier" nationals that's what you're going have to do.
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When I turn 73 that will make car shows more fun? Good to know. Thanks
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They will put Stock, Super Stock, Super Street, Super gas and Super Comp on the back road course. If they paved the back dirt road, it may be OK. If not, it was an extremely dirty and bumpy road. The front main pit area will be filled with everything else.
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01-09-2019, 02:03 PM | #19 |
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Didn't we have this discussion and year or two ago. And as I recall whe the field closed a lot of racers pulled out and the racers that complained still did not enter. Just sayin
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01-09-2019, 03:06 PM | #20 |
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I have not been to the Gators since the mid 1980's...
It was basically woods and a swamp in the pits back then...….dirt, scrubby grass and maybe some gravel.... Coming from cold NJ and hitting fabulous weather for at least 2 of those trips made it well worth it.... Great memories from those trips !
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