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[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I think Rich Shaffer is the worst div 2 director we have had so far. Division 2 is all but dead. The car counts are down to a level we haven't seen before. We have no National opens or sports national type events in div 2. Now the LODRS events are down to a 2 day race. The 3 day events we used to get 3 Q runs on Friday and 2 on Saturday. Then possibly a first round on Saturday afternoon. We will still have to take a day off work. I would rather have the race Saturday and Sunday and not have to burn a vacation day on Friday.

Obviously you don't care for Mr. Shaefer, but to say he is the WORST D 2 division director is stretching it. How could you forget Bill Holt ? GEEZ.....D 2 only has one problem ....there just aren't that many racers there...The only large fields they have are when the snowbirds would come down from the cold weather....and the 2018 schedule sure took care of that.....

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Obviously you don't care for Mr. Shaefer, but to say he is the WORST D 2 division director is stretching it. How could you forget Bill Holt ? GEEZ.....D 2 only has one problem ....there just aren't that many racers there...The only large fields they have are when the snowbirds would come down from the cold weather....and the 2018 schedule sure took care of that.....

Actually I don't have any issue with Rich personally. The div 2 staff are as good of people as you would want to meet. I just don't think he has done anything to improve the division since he has been there. The director is in charge of the division and figuring a way to grow the sport. The car counts are down across the board in all classes not just stock and SS and I will bet there is more racers in Florida than just about anywhere in the country. He does not seem to think out side of the box to improve things for the racers in his division. The div 2 schedule next year is a bit better for the racers in the home division but the track operators won't be happy loosing the "snowbird racers" at the events after the gators. The races are a bit more spread out which helps with spreading the cost. The last few years our season was all but done by the end of march. I don't know if the Gallot race will be 1/8 or 1/4 mile but I do plan to go. I did travel from Tampa to the Rock last weekend. That is a good facility and is one of my favorites right now.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I don't know if the Gallot race will be 1/8 or 1/4 mile but I do plan to go.

GALOT is an 1/8th mile facility.

[James Perrone]

We don’t need no STINKING. Crate Motor Or Pure Stock
Delusional Dan. I want 3 tenth lol.
Bracket racing is your friend.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

GALOT is an 1/8th mile facility.

I had heard that they were thinking about making it a 1/4th mile track a while ago. Wasn't sure if that had been done. I like 1/8th mile racing anyway. Thanks Michael.

[Tracy Robbins]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

GALOT is an 1/8th mile facility.

It is 1/8th but they ran the Lucas divisional to the 1000 ft. in all classes except stock, super stock, and comp. I think it would be cool if they would come up w/ indexes for us so we could run 1000' too. That is if Mr. Wells doesn't purchase the land at the end of the track to increase the shutdown so we can run the 1/4!

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Obviously you don't care for Mr. Shaefer, but to say he is the WORST D 2 division director is stretching it. How could you forget Bill Holt ? GEEZ.....D 2 only has one problem ....there just aren't that many racers there...The only large fields they have are when the snowbirds would come down from the cold weather....and the 2018 schedule sure took care of that.....

You hit the nail on the head, right there.

It was Holt who did massive damage to Division 2, that it is struggling to recover from. Holt wrecked Division 2 for years, to the point where it is near impossible in today's climate for it to recover. Honestly, Division 2 under Holt was a concentration and exaggeration of everything wrong with drag racing in the last 3 decades.