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FireSale 04-10-2018 11:09 AM
Re: Pits At Drag Strips
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 560264)
Some of you guys are like whinny little women. Look in the pits at any event ( even bracket events) and all you see are MH's, toter homes, living qtr. trailers. The guys who have boxes all go any stay in motels. Take this from someone who started out flat towing
(14 yrs.). Graduated to an open trailer and when I started racing Stock I stayed in a TENT for 3 years. Got an enclosed in 2003 and made it into a comfy LQ ( car stayed outside under a car cover (tarped over in rainy weather) till I pulled the plug in 2010. So yeah, cry me a river about accomodations.
I'm late to the party. Started driving my bracket Mustang to the track TOWING a home built teardrop trailer (the set-up in my avatar) in 2015. Did this for two years before buying a real truck and open trailer. Will be going into my second year of sleeping in a TENT and waking up boxed in by toy haulers and MHs with people asking if I slept in that thing...

I'm 70, by the way. Or BTW, depending on what language you speak.

Nmbr1GMfan 04-10-2018 11:18 AM
Re: Pits At Drag Strips
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 560264)
Some of you guys are like whinny little women. Look in the pits at any event ( even bracket events) and all you see are MH's, toter homes, living qtr. trailers. The guys who have boxes all go any stay in motels. Take this from someone who started out flat towing
(14 yrs.). Graduated to an open trailer and when I started racing Stock I stayed in a TENT for 3 years. Got an enclosed in 2003 and made it into a comfy LQ ( car stayed outside under a car cover (tarped over in rainy weather) till I pulled the plug in 2010. So yeah, cry me a river about accomodations.
I didn't see anyone crying about accommodations.

Mark Yacavone 04-10-2018 11:49 AM
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Not sure what this thread has to do with whether or not you like to sleep in tents, pickup beds, on roof racks or whatever.

Don uses a crew cab and a tag trailer and stays in motels.
I believe he was commenting on the physical conditions of the pits where NHRA runs its national and divisional events.

I use a modest Class C motorhome, but in my way of thinking, for what NHRA charges for a nat'l, you shouldn't have to steam clean the the carpets of your m/h after one of their events.
Vegas, good , Fontana , good . Wild Horse, 50/50

Jim Wahl 04-10-2018 11:55 AM
Re: Pits At Drag Strips
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mike pearson (Post 560219)
since we camp at the rack and usually have the dog with us we prefer to park in the grass areas. Everyone has their own idea of what the pit should be like. I think the rest rooms are the most important thing that the track should have in clean sanitary condition. Then a good concession area and stands for the few remaining spectators that show up.
All of the division 2 tracks have pretty good facilities. Gainesville and sgmp are the best down here.
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savoyracer 04-10-2018 11:58 AM
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LOL, one of the tracks I bracket race at has oil mat lane running between dirt pit spaces, the best part is there is one porta toilet, with no back wall in it, from the toilet seat up. AND, the back of the porta john is facing, and only about two hundred feet from the road into the local airport. everybody is friendly, as you are standing there, they all honk and wave as they go by on the road. Also, lots of room for your doggy to do his thing as well.

Steve Polhill 04-10-2018 12:05 PM
Re: Pits At Drag Strips
 
Norwalk by far.

340Cuda 04-10-2018 01:24 PM
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I have not been to many of the tracks mentioned but I have been to Norwalk which in my experience is in a league of its own.

This year on Hot Rod's Drag Week I will get to go to Atlanta, Darlington Charlotte and Bristol. However with less than 400 cars we will be on the asphalt, if there is any.

I think Brandimere would normally be a nice track but it sucks for a class racer during the national event there.

nickh 04-10-2018 01:37 PM
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RPR Baytown, sportsman parking is a sippy hole to say the least. Shame because Owner could take off spec concrete and asphalt giving sportsman racers decent pitting. But that must be a pipe dream...LOL

Chevy55 04-10-2018 05:07 PM
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Used to be a lot of complaining about the pits at the tracks on Long Island but not any more!!! :D

Jeff Stout 04-10-2018 07:11 PM
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I counted 23 different tracks I have raced at. These are the ones I liked.
Vegas =great asphalt
Tucson=great asphalt
Seattle = great under trees in grass/dirt


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