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Re: Continuing the quota discussion
With past world champions
2018 division champs Top 10 in the world 2018 You have your 64 +. Car fields. Problem solved Being the divisionals are for Everybody We as racers need to start run Class at divisionals I mean divisionals are a circus index..racers track host race..jr dragsters leds We are watching all this stuff With Nothing For Us. They don’t want us at National Events we are too much work
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The real problem with the quotas is the amount of classes they have now running the national events. Back when I started the classes were
Too fuel Funny car Pro Comp Pro stock Comp Modified Super stock Stock Now Too fuel Funny car Alcohol dragster Alcohol funny car Pro mod Pro stock Pro stock motorcycle Too dragster Top sportsman Comp Super stock Stock Super comp Super gas Super street To make this happen NHRA has taken away quota from stock and Super stock to make room for these newer classes. One other observation on my part. Provisional entries should never counted toward the quota seeing how they don’t need grade points to enter.
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Unfortunately one problem I see is the withdrawal of racers at the last minute. The reason this is a problem is NHRA sets quotas based on previous attendance. Many times I see stock and super stock not at quota on the last day of entry because of all the withdrawals. It is a never ending downward spiral for quotas.
Only solutions I see is no refunds for withdrawals (sucks if you break your car). Hot rod drag week is a $400 pre entry and if you withdrawal no money back. Many big dollar bracket races are the same way. alternate Change withdrawal dates. Make it 3 weeks before event or you do not get money back, so there will be time for others to change schedule so they can take off work and enter. I would also like to see pit spaces assigned by amount of grade points. This way racers do not have to take off a whole week to get in line for stacking on monday to race on friday, especially since there is no thursday tech Last edited by rognelson777; 01-14-2019 at 12:04 PM. |
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I arrive at events as late as anybody. I have never been denied the opportunity to race because I didn't spend days in stacking.
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I would say top to bottom all of the racers with provisional entries try to enter after the field is full. Very few forget and enter before that final Monday the week of the race. So in effect the racers with provisional entries are not counted until the quota is full. Hats off to former World Champs, top ten in national points, last years race winner, and divisional champs for waiting to enter .
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Larry, This is from the NHRA website. No one can enter after the field is closed.
Provisional entries must enter the event online at www.nhraeventreg.com prior to the deadline date/time (1:00 PM Pacific time Monday of race week). Provisional entries WILL NOT be accepted after the event deadline date/time. A provisional driver that enters an event and then withdraws, will NOT be allowed to re-enter.
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Dan I changed closed to full. How I wrote it was incorrect thanks for the correction.
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