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12-10-2012, 08:54 AM | #101 |
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Re: Class Nationals event planning
"Thank you all for the support and spirited discussion"
Kinda like herding cats isn't it?
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Thanks for the "update" on US-41 guys... I knew it had a National Event once or twice
before...so it had the ammenities...and being a little more west...it was more central. That's ALL I knew..... Haven't heard a comment on returning to Byron...good or bad.... Mike...before you put the stamp on Ohio...why not consider Earlville? Think you heard those "kudos" about the place... How about a mileage assessment on that location? Want to see some of those western boys! Got to run to work...who knows...maybe fuel costs will come down in the next year or so! |
12-10-2012, 10:10 AM | #103 |
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Re: Class Nationals event planning
With the tentative date on the same weekend as Atlanta's customary National event weekend I guess D2 racers will have an easier choice although Atlanta has never been my favorite track. Price of diesel vs. dropping gas prices stinks and fuel costs to race is a definite factor.
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Bristol is one of the top facilities in the country, and as such, has a commiserate rental fee, which makes it a non-starter. It would require a much higher entry fee and/or lower payout, which would in turn yield a lower car count, plus it is geographically in competition with a possible Atlanta event, which Columbus is not. Quote:
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I think it's great that Mike's doing this and applaud him for his effort. Obviously, it will be impossible to keep everyone happy, particularly about the location of the track. I give thumbs up and will spread the word.
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Columbus will work fine for me.
I'm putting this event on my planner. Thanks for all your hard work Michael on organizing this event.
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Very Cool!!!! We will be there with bells on. I scheduled a UMTR race there back in '08 and Jim Layton & crew at NTR are top notch. You add Redman and possibly Travis and you can't go wrong. Will there be a problem double entering the same car? One entry in Stock and one entry in the no box race but using the same car?
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Michael, just my .02 as a D2 racer. I would skip the Atlanta national to run your race, if it were in Bowling Green. But Columbus is just too far for most of us in the south.
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Nitro Joe is officially in. Travis will not be available, but I will study additional Tech options. I know Don at the track is all in -- he was working Tech at the two Columbus events and later doing pairings in the lanes. Mike Carr has offered to help in any capacity. Yes, S/SS cars would be permitted to run No-Box as well with the same car. FYI, No-Box would most likely be run 1/8th mile. That's what that crowd likes, and S/SS cars would not get 1000' & 1/4 data to apply to their own class, so there wouldn't be a major advantage over guys that were just running S/SS. Or if you think it would be a major fairness issue, we could allow people to run No-Box just on Saturday, since that's just Qualifying and Class for S/SS. Your thoughts? I'm ok with allowing S/SS cars to run No-Box both days if everyone else is. Rules are basically the same as SS. Transbrake/2step and air/elect shifters ok. Will call Footbrake and Transbrake cars to the lanes separate. Because No-Box will go more rounds, I think we can do a Sunday time trial for S/SS, which would allow people to get a clean 'bracket mode' hit in case they were on kill for Class.
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