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Looks like Div 5 only has 5 races this year. Cordova and Cedar Falls was bought by IHRA . Tom

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Maybe 2 at Earlville?:)

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Perhaps a modified event at Kearney, They need more parking.

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no national open @ Cedar Falls either.

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Would love to see a double LODRS in Division 5,but won`t hold my breath.

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Tri-State would be the most logical choice if actual car counts matter.

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I think Cordova will still NHRA till the end of the 2014 season if i read it right on the cordova web site. 2015 i vote for tri state to have 2 races.

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Greg,
I am pretty sure Cordova is IHRA now. Will be IHRA in 2014. Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

Jok

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I vote for 2 at bandimere or go back to douglas the week before the mile high's like it used to be. Of course i am biased since i live in Denver.

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That's the way I read it:

http://www.ihra.com/component/k2/ite...sident-of-ihra

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^This!:D

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Denver treats stock racers poorly as they get sent out to the outback 2 miles from the start line

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The home page of Cordova Dragway confirms that the change is immediate.

http://www.cordovadrag.com/

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At the LODRS Event? Pit spaces are first come, first served at that event.

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I agree. Would be nice to have more races on the west side of Division 5!

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If they are giving a track a second race, why not have it in the middle of the division? Like Topeka. Tom

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In late August,no thanks.

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^This too. :(

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Topeka? I agree with you Lane, no thanks I am still recovering from that race in august.

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Does it have to be in August? Div 4 is smart enough to skip July & August. Too stinking hit to be any fun.

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Why not have one in St Louis? I know its out of Division-5 but so was Cordova!

JP

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How about Earlville the week before Brainerd Nat
And Earlville the week after Indy Nats

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The real question is how does an event get added? Perhaps a sportsman nationals without alcohol cars? Distance is certainly a factor. What are the good options?

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Jim: Division 3 already has one scheduled there---I would Love to have a Double Header at Tri-State in Earlville !!!

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I guess they are listening.

http://sportsman.nhra.com/content/sp...7722&zoneid=85

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I do not know how NHRA & D5 pick a track or how much said track has to pay to hold an event or if Tri-State would want another event.

But if I were running a business, I would put the event where I would get the biggest car count / return on investment.

Be fun to have a back-to-back weekend there, or better yet, move Topeka and go Earlville-Indy-Earlville...

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It would be nice to have a race later in the fall. Being done at the first part of September when you do not start until Late May, if you race just Div 5 does not give you a shot at the REAL GOOD air. Maybe then we could some damage instead of our East /West coast brothers.

Dirk

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sounds great. denver? even up the division a bit?

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I'm not sure how it works now, but when I was involved with race tracks the track stuck it's neck out and bought the package from the racing association.
Pretty sure it is similar today with maybe a little tougher contract. A year or two before the split of Alky from divisionals to regionals I was told by a person with NHRA the complete Divisional package took 400 cars for a track to crack the nut! No wonder they took the alky guys out. That is a hard sell for the smaller tracks. I would say it is the Div. Directors job to sell the product to tracks that have the ability to support the event. I would suggest that you give your Div. Director a call and express yourself.

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The national open at Kearney had a lot of racers commenting how great the way they were treated, with home made food, and everyone helping each racer.

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They awarded the 6th race in Division 5!

Heartland Park Topeka


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May 17-18 SRCA Dragstrip

Great Bend, Kan. May 31-June 1

Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn.

June 13-15 Bandimere Speedway Denver, Colo.

July 25-26 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.

August 22-23 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.

September 5-7 Tri-city Raceways Earlsville, Iowa

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Wow! Topeka in July is way better than Topeka in August.....NOT!

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I take it you don't run Div 4 much. LOL!

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If they were going to do this,why didn't they just run a Double Points Race in July or August like IHRA does?

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Haven`t for a while. Last time I was in Topeka for a Division race that time of year it was 100 degrees,95% humidity and a constant 25 mph headwind. Brutal.

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I can't remember not having a head wind there. All the pavement is nice if it rains, but makes it hotter otherwise. We get those temps all the time around here. 4000' DAs are very common. I have a love-hate relationship with that place. LOL