Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Normally Stock is listed as a 128 car field and payout starts 3rd Round.
I have never seen this few of cars in Stock at a National event.If there are fewer than 32 cars,then will the first round losers get round money?Second round losers?

Are you serious? Lucky if they pay the winner and r/u full payout.I got slammed earlier in the year when I said NHRA policies and the economy will impact car count.Now that the chickens are coming home to roost let's hear the reason for low counts from the apologists.

Ed F.

Jack if you're out there,before you criticise me for entering Englishtown, that and the Dutch are probably the only two races I'll go to this year,in part due to association policies.Normally I have an 8 grading.

[Tony Janes]

No apologies Ed, the economy is causing most of the low car count. NHRA ship will sink if attendance drops or the Pro catogories get smaller. We really have little effect on National meets.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Are you serious? Lucky if they pay the winner and r/u full payout.

If only two cars show up,is the loser considered the Runner Up,or just a first round loser?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

If only two cars show up,is the loser considered the Runner Up,or just a first round loser?

I'm asking if they'll get a full payout for W/RU.That's all.
Interesting question though.To keep a few bucks they probably would tell the poor r/u he was a first rd loser and they would pocket the cash.Would it really surprise you if that's what they did?

Ed

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

I'm asking if they'll get a full payout for W/RU.That's all.
Interesting question though.To keep a few bucks they probably would tell the poor r/u he was a first rd loser and they would pocket the cash.Would it really surprise you if that's what they did?

Ed

I don't think I can remember any time in history where there were this few of cars at a National event.Your guess is as good as mine.Maybe they will run a SS/S combo??

[thomas sheehan]

Ed

I don't know the answer to your question.....

442...

I am going to enter SS as close to the cutoff day as I can. (and I am sure that is what you are seeing from many other racers that are not entered yet). Why pay months in advance when you can wait until the last week to enter.

Also..... This race is close enough that half of Division 3 would be entered here if it were not for the D3 race at Norwalk the same weekend..... this is two years in a row that NHRA has scheduled these two races on top of each other.

Finally...... the car count is definitely down..... but I believe you'll see about 50 in each class whe it is all said and done.

Just my guess
Tom Sheehan

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

Ed

I don't know the answer to your question.....

442...

I am going to enter SS as close to the cutoff day as I can. (and I am sure that is what you are seeing from many other racers that are not entered yet). Why pay months in advance when you can wait until the last week to enter.

Also..... This race is close enough that half of Division 3 would be entered here if it were not for the D3 race at Norwalk the same weekend..... this is two years in a row that NHRA has scheduled these two races on top of each other.

Finally...... the car count is definitely down..... but I believe you'll see about 50 in each class whe it is all said and done.

Just my guess
Tom Sheehan

Tom,ya gotta admit 50 cars is pretty pathetic,if that many cars show,especially Div. 3.There's a ton of cars there like Div. 1.Maybe some people are getting tired of being treated like we are just someone to collect $$$ from.


Ed

[thomas sheehan]

I just looked at last years final qualifying list for the Bristol 2008 national.
There were only 49 SS'ers and only 46 stockers.

People are surely picking where they "want to go" this year.

[tim worner]

Ed, I ran Seattle a few years back and there were only 25 or so cars in S/S. Round money was not paid untill the 3rd but the finalists got the posted amount. Remenber they used to have a class "B" race that paid $200 3rd rd losser. I believe that is the payout used for the SportsNational events today.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Are you serious? Lucky if they pay the winner and r/u full payout.I got slammed earlier in the year when I said NHRA policies and the economy will impact car count.Now that the chickens are coming home to roost let's hear the reason for low counts from the apologists.

Ed F.

Jack if you're out there,before you criticise me for entering Englishtown, that and the Dutch are probably the only two races I'll go to this year,in part due to association policies.Normally I have an 8 grading.

Yes Eddie I'm out here and and l feel your pain with the economy the way it is but as for the association policies go if you feel that strong about how you're being treated why give your money to them at any races ? This past Sunday at Dave Leys' East Coast Stock/Superstock event at Atco the winner probably got the same purse that the Dutch Classic pays -- and no NHRA "BS" as you say .BTW , they had as many cars Sunday as are entered in both Stock and S/S in Bristol .You have choices................some right in your own backyard ! !