"Live From" Numidia Dragway LODRS D1

Ken Miele · 07-06-2023, 10:26 PM

Hey guys, well when you race NHRA you think you have seen it all. Opens are supposed to be friendly I believe, but not so today. Stock was called up to the lanes for second round, normal right... well the ladder came out 5 to ten minutes before they called us, but it was not posted. So if you had a heads up run, you had very little time to get ready.

That's just one issue... they paired us up and then there was a meeting with all drives at the head of the lanes, It seems that did not pair us according to National Open rules. Instead of pairing us on how far under our index, they paired us on who ran closest to their dial in first round. If you went under you were put to the bottom of the ladder.

So they sent us back after we were paired to redo the ladder. They had the meeting in the lanes, and when you are meeting with 30 plus drivers, you get 30 different opinions. The redid the ladder, called us back up an hour later and they ran 2nd. I pretty much had enough of this and decided to give my opponent a single. I used to like the opens and divisions as I thought we would got better treatment than being at a National.... I am so over this. .

Anyway guys, I have tomorrow off and will get some more videos and photos from this weeks action.

07-06-2023, 10:26 PM	#11
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,860 Likes: 456 Liked 16,540 Times in 1,521 Posts	Re: "Live From" Numidia Dragway LODRS D1 Hey guys, well when you race NHRA you think you have seen it all. Opens are supposed to be friendly I believe, but not so today. Stock was called up to the lanes for second round, normal right... well the ladder came out 5 to ten minutes before they called us, but it was not posted. So if you had a heads up run, you had very little time to get ready. That's just one issue... they paired us up and then there was a meeting with all drives at the head of the lanes, It seems that did not pair us according to National Open rules. Instead of pairing us on how far under our index, they paired us on who ran closest to their dial in first round. If you went under you were put to the bottom of the ladder. So they sent us back after we were paired to redo the ladder. They had the meeting in the lanes, and when you are meeting with 30 plus drivers, you get 30 different opinions. The redid the ladder, called us back up an hour later and they ran 2nd. I pretty much had enough of this and decided to give my opponent a single. I used to like the opens and divisions as I thought we would got better treatment than being at a National.... I am so over this. . Anyway guys, I have tomorrow off and will get some more videos and photos from this weeks action.