Ok Div. 5, 6, & 7 Sportsman racers.....

[Mark Faul]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Well, there ya go, guys! Can't beat that. You should be able to scrounge up 24 Stk and 24 SS cars and go have a great race at Salt Lake. Call yer buddies.

Unfortunately, this is the same weekend as an NHRA division race in Spokane, WA. So the chance of drawing many D6 cars is slim once again :-(

Maybe some guys from 5 or 7 will support it???

[Ed Wright]

Why can't they find open weekends?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Why can't they find open weekends?

Theres only 52 of them in a year......LOL

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Why can't they find open weekends?

I'm guessing the meager turnout last year guided their thoughts, but I too am not sure why they didn't schedule around those div's race dates for the RMR event this year (?), but I hope that if the track gets the 24ct + of interested class & .90 racers, that if they can't change anything this year, they'll be flexible enough to schedule around those divisions races next year...again as per Scooter Peaco of IHRA (imagine a joe blow racer like me being able to chat on the phone with a VP of a motorsports sanctioning body!!!).

As per S.I.R., to me it's no coincedence that the 'Vegas (replacement) divisional was scheduled on the same wknd as the Nitro Jam race....once again though, that will be adjusted next year as well if racer interest is high enough. I'm glad you're interested Ed, because that's what we need out here (from racers in your area), so those of us nearer the west coast can possibly enjoy what you central and eastern racers have enjoyed for years....an option for our racing dollars!!!

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Why can't they find open weekends?

Look at Nitro Joe's 2011 racing schedule.. There are 125 race dates on it now. Not making excuses ,but that is a lot of races to try to schedule around..........Don't worry ,be happy ......lol

[Ed Wright]

Danny, that many in that part of the country?

[danny waters sr]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Danny, that many in that part of the country?

Nah, just was looking at all the races in general. 125 races in one year is a lot no matter where they are.....It is hard to schedule no matter what you do. Here at home on the same weekend as West Palm IHRA race we have a racers re-union(that i go to every year) with lots of legends in attendence such as Bobby Warren ,Garley Daniels ,Harold Denton , Ed Mcglawhorn ,Troy Dennis, Roy Hill , and the list goes on and on. The weekend before that we also have a bracket /class racer (Steve Taylor) that will be inducted in the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame along with Sam Carroll, Charles Carpenter, Ronnie Hood , . Then we have a 5 grander Winter series race at my home track (just 10 minutes from home ). I don't know how to get to do all of these things ,just lucky we got all this stuff going on and to be able to have choices......Some areas are not so lucky as this area in general..........Go look under the EVENTS section and you can see what i will be missing $#@$#@$@%@$@.....

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

Nah, just was looking at all the races in general. 125 races in one year is a lot no matter where they are.....It is hard to schedule no matter what you do. Here at home on the same weekend as West Palm IHRA race we have a racers re-union(that i go to every year) with lots of legends in attendence such as Bobby Warren ,Garley Daniels ,Harold Denton , Ed Mcglawhorn ,Troy Dennis, Roy Hill , and the list goes on and on. The weekend before that we also have a bracket /class racer (Steve Taylor) that will be inducted in the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame along with Sam Carroll, Charles Carpenter, Ronnie Hood , . Then we have a 5 grander Winter series race at my home track (just 10 minutes from home ). I don't know how to get to do all of these things ,just lucky we got all this stuff going on and to be able to have choices......Some areas are not so lucky as this area in general..........Go look under the EVENTS section and you can see what i will be missing $#@$#@$@%@$@.....

Danny, you underscored why I started this thread....we have several weekends throughout the season (and I'm just talking about from April-October), out here where there's nothing going on (in all three divisions combined), that could be filled with other semi-pro racing events (regardless of sanctioning body). The seat time, would be good, and the optional points chasing series would be good for racers chasing more than just NHRA's Lucas Oil national/divisional championships...over and beyond the index adjustment and national event entry fee increase...next thing that'll happen is divisional races will cost $200 (or more)! It's taken far too long for this opportunity to come about, and if we don't seize the moment this opportunity brings, then the monopoly will continue and all of us will be weeded out of this our expression of the great sport of Drag Racing, and that will truly be a sad day here in the lower 48 states of America.....

[Ed Wright]

Gary, when we have them stacked on top of each other around here, there are open weekends around them. Guess I'm not smart enough to understand it.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Mark Faul

Unfortunately, this is the same weekend as an NHRA division race in Spokane, WA. So the chance of drawing many D6 cars is slim once again :-(

Maybe some guys from 5 or 7 will support it???

Nice thought Mark, but I just noticed that Div 5 has their Bandimere Divisional in Denver that weekend too. Hopefully next year Rocky Mountain Raceway will schedule around those two races, then they might do better. However, Div 7 (RMR's former Div.), has their Fallon race one week prior, so D7 racers may have it to ponder???

Oh, and btw, I just thought of another reason I hope our three divisions and even Div. 4's racers will show interest in this possible IHRA takeover, the .30 sec.'s we had taken away from us by NHRA last year...I know that caused some racers in my budget range to back away since they would be lucky to run their (new) indexes, let alone get under them. IHRA hasn't followed that lousy ideal, anymore than the class meshing NHRA did as well...

It might also be worth noting that Southwestern International Raceway has been getting a lot of phone calls since this possibility has become known to us, which could be a great thing for us as well as their track!!!

Finally, they have a racer meeting scheduled for next Saturday (Jan. 22nd), @ 5-6:30pm at the Celebrations Party Spot...2831 N Stone Ave (with the racer Banquet to follow, which is $20 bucks per person). If interested in the banquet, you need to let their office know by Monday! This will be a great opportunity for those of us who can attend to visually put our hats of interest into the ring with them...I'm certain that those of you who live in nearby states can call their office and leave messages for Bernie (he'll probably appreciate the added interest), too!