"Live From" the NHRA Toyo Tires Nationals.

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Brian VP

Actually I was examining the schedule and NHRA has one heck of a job in front of them. Apparently the posted schedule is staying the same and just filling us in. Well On Friday they start at 8:45 and Comp runs at 11 o'clock. So in 2 hours and 15 minutes they need to get 50 Super Street, 100 Stockers, 80 Super Comp, 80 Super Stock, and 80 Super Gas cars a time run. That is 390 cars in 2 hours and 15 minutes. 195 pairs in 135 minutes. That is a pretty good click. Looking at the rest of the schedule there is not really enough time to fit any class in for another entire round. from 11 on they have to run 2 sessions of comp, 2 of tafc and tad, 2 PSB, 2 PS, 2 TF, and 2 FC. And they plan on being done by 7 o'clock. Which is probably a good idea looking at what happened when the sun went down last week and what happens when it gets dark at the Dutch. I would be really surprised if any sportsman car get's a round in on Friday. It is going to be a long weekend.

Brian...it's only a long weekend if your willing to go and sit it out.
This is typical of NHRA....why not give racers the option of withdrawing from the event..because they have our money.....I for one am willing to take the $270 hit and stay home if it comes to that...I'll save money. I race for the sport and the fun of it...I don't need this to feed my family or promote my business....too costly to go and just sit around all day with NHRA's revised schedule...had enough of that at Atco !!!!!!!!

[Brian VP]

Believe me Joe, I am real close to staying home. If it weren't for the fact that, it is a national event, and all I want to do is win one of these things so I can quit, I would stay home. And things like this will make that decision, if I am ever lucky enough to be able to make it, that much easier.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by joe176

Brian...it's only a long weekend if your willing to go and sit it out.
This is typical of NHRA....why not give racers the option of withdrawing from the event..because they have our money.....I for one am willing to take the $270 hit and stay home if it comes to that...I'll save money. I race for the sport and the fun of it...I don't need this to feed my family or promote my business....too costly to go and just sit around all day with NHRA's revised schedule...had enough of that at Atco !!!!!!!!

And there is the problem......How many would show up if they didnt already have your entry fee money in advance?

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Brian VP

Believe me Joe, I am real close to staying home. If it weren't for the fact that, it is a national event, and all I want to do is win one of these things so I can quit, I would stay home. And things like this will make that decision, if I am ever lucky enough to be able to make it, that much easier.

LOL...Brian..you and I are in the same boat...I feel your pain.

[joe176]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

And there is the problem......How many would show up if they didnt already have your entry fee money in advance?

It costs me ballpark of $800 to go to a national event.....entry fee, fuel for RV, fuel for race car, tolls, food - breakfast, lunch and dinner for two people so on and so forth. Why would I want to spend this kind of money on a weekend away to not have a good time....if any one of us planned a vacation to anywhere would you still go and spend even more money if the weather looked crappy and you were going to park in mud and the resort pool was closed for one day when you really enjoy that part of it.....I'd cancel that vacation in a heartbeat !!!

[keith ohanesian]

So lets see...

Super Stock class at Englishtown : 1 run wins

Stock class at The Sloppy Grove : 1 run wins

Why wouldn't Nhra make it up to us and run class the way it should be run at the Dutch? Just hold off class at the grove and run it then.

Beacuse there dumb @#@$S!

JUST SAYING!!!!

[Francois Periard]

i just hope they will issue credit for the Sportman ! or let us pull off:

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Francois Periard

i just hope they will issue credit for the Sportman ! or let us pull off:

That would be the right thing to do...but we're talking about NHRA here...NEVER HAPPEN !!!!

[SC1317]

So...for some of us that got here and found out through the grapevine that they are turning the sportsman away and told them to park at "the mall"...What MALL?

[Brian VP]

Originally Posted by SC1317

So...for some of us that got here and found out through the grapevine that they are turning the sportsman away and told them to park at "the mall"...What MALL?

Oh isn't this great. Why can't they just talk to us like the human beings that we are. Why can't they tell us the situation and explain to us what the plans are and what they are asking for us to do. The mall. That is great. When were they going to let everyone know.