Auto Meter Northern Class Nationals II

[Ed Carpenter]

My first question is where will it be? I'm hoping closer to D4 this time. Hey we need to spread the driving around a little ☺

[Mike Carr]

Mine and my parents health willing, we will be there.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

going to stay at Columbus, Ed, got to remember people, you go with tracks that are willing to work with you.

[Michael Beard]

My inclination is to try to keep the same date and location, but again, that's predicated on NHRA scheduling.

Just some tidbits of trivia from the inaugural event:
116 Stock
86 Super Stock
(not including several who broke)

We had drivers from 24 States plus Ontario, CAN
OH 59
KY 25
MI 22
IN 16
PA 14
IL 9
ONT 7
MD 5
MO 5
WV 5
MA 4
NY 4
AL 3
FL 3
MN 3
NC 3
KS 2
NE 2
SD 2
TN 2
TX 2
IA 1
LA 1
NH 1
NV 1

[John Leichtamer Jr]

How about a stick-shift shootout...


Hammer

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

going to stay at Columbus, Ed, got to remember people, you go with tracks that are willing to work with you.

I'm still paying for the first one. I'll have to watch this one on the internet. I had awesome help financially but it still cost a ton to do it. Good luck it was great to be at the first one. I've had alot of people ask me about the K deal. I may work on it again but I won't be a participant in the race.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by deuces wild

I'm still paying for the first one. I'll have to watch this one on the internet. I had awesome help financially but it still cost a ton to do it. Good luck it was great to be at the first one. I've had alot of people ask me about the K deal. I may work on it again but I won't be a participant in the race.

That's completely understandable, and we can't thank you enough for your support. I've made the trip from OH or NC to San Antonio three times, so I know the drill! It'd be great if we could grow this event to the point where we could have a Southern Class Nationals to match the Northern, but that will take a lot of time to build, and commitment from a lot of racers. Maybe someday!

(Just thinking out loud follows...)
The SS/K was a great feature during Class Eliminations. Maybe it would make sense to share the love and feature a different class each year, or do an all-stick shootout as Hammer suggested -- something that I've thought about for quite some time. With anything separate from Class or the other regular programs, time management can become an issue. We've got a lot going on, and anticipate an additional 50+ cars next year, so we have to be careful not to overload things.

One simple thing we could do is run an all-Stick race concurrent with Saturday's S/SS Combo, and advance the winner into the next round of the S/SS Combo.

[Michael Beard]

BangShift.com showed the Auto Meter Northern Class Nationals some love, in particular Rob Jackson's video highlighting Garrett Ghezzi's beautiful, massive wheelstand that took place during Friday qualifying that weekend.

"Watch An AMX Super Stocker Rip Off A 300-Foot Wheelie – No Sissy Sticks For This Guy!"
http://bangshift.com/bangshift1320/w...sy-sticks-guy/

[Superfan1]

I plan to attend again; my wife and I had a great time at Columbus in May, and I expect the same in 2015!

[Superfan1]

One aspect that we can all agree on is that it certainly won't be chilly like it was this year. I will definitely be there again!