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Originally Posted by Steve Stasko
How much time will this add to a Sunday schedule? Not everyone is self employed or can burn vacation time with ease. Depending on where you live...you're burning a half or whole day on Thursday for travel, Friday for time runs, and then potentially Monday for travel if the race runs late due to added time from track prep, any oil downs, etc. Don't forget weather delays either. Cecil County, 2018...around 50 racers left because they couldn't stay for Monday eliminations.
I agree that we need spectators in the seats, but it shouldn't come at the expense of the racers.
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To run an 8-Car Alcohol field on a Sunday would be 3 rounds. According to NHRA.tv Maple Grove D1 the first round of alcohol was roughly 30 min and there was some delay in there someone hit cones, E2 was roughly 11 min, and the final round was 6 min. This included dragging, spraying track before they came out. I don't think that would kill your travel time. Most racers on this forum long for the 1970s when there were 1000 cars at a divisional with packed stands, top fuel, pro stock, etc. Did you finish on Saturday back then?
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Originally Posted by Steve Stasko
Super Gas E1 got pushed off until Sunday morning...but the point is...we weren't the show, and the place was packed with spectators. Most of the afternoon and evening was spent running "fast" cars down the track
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Super Stock was part of the show at Norwalk D3 if they went out at 4pm. It also looks like Alcohol ran eliminations on Sunday since all I see is Qualifying on that schedule. I guess Bader and I think alike.
Why pay for for a wheelie exhibition when stock and super stock provide that free of charge? Could give that money to the best wheelie... hmm I just had another idea...