Div 5 LORDS - Page 3

Jim Parsons · 11-19-2013, 11:40 AM

Why not have one in St Louis? I know its out of Division-5 but so was Cordova!

JP

gmeyer · 11-19-2013, 03:47 PM

How about Earlville the week before Brainerd Nat
And Earlville the week after Indy Nats

Doug McCue · 11-20-2013, 08:28 PM

The real question is how does an event get added? Perhaps a sportsman nationals without alcohol cars? Distance is certainly a factor. What are the good options?

G Anderson · 11-20-2013, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Parsons

Why not have one in St Louis? I know its out of Division-5 but so was Cordova!

JP

Jim: Division 3 already has one scheduled there---I would Love to have a Double Header at Tri-State in Earlville !!!

442OLDS · 11-20-2013, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug McCue

The real question is how does an event get added? Perhaps a sportsman nationals without alcohol cars? Distance is certainly a factor. What are the good options?

I guess they are listening.

http://sportsman.nhra.com/content/sp...7722&zoneid=85

5343stk · 11-20-2013, 10:07 PM

I do not know how NHRA & D5 pick a track or how much said track has to pay to hold an event or if Tri-State would want another event.

But if I were running a business, I would put the event where I would get the biggest car count / return on investment.

Be fun to have a back-to-back weekend there, or better yet, move Topeka and go Earlville-Indy-Earlville...

Dirk Olson · 11-21-2013, 11:48 AM

It would be nice to have a race later in the fall. Being done at the first part of September when you do not start until Late May, if you race just Div 5 does not give you a shot at the REAL GOOD air. Maybe then we could some damage instead of our East /West coast brothers.

Dirk

farmco r/sa · 11-21-2013, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Hawk

Would love to see a double LODRS in Division 5,but won`t hold my breath.

sounds great. denver? even up the division a bit?

Adger Smith · 11-22-2013, 04:01 AM

I'm not sure how it works now, but when I was involved with race tracks the track stuck it's neck out and bought the package from the racing association.
Pretty sure it is similar today with maybe a little tougher contract. A year or two before the split of Alky from divisionals to regionals I was told by a person with NHRA the complete Divisional package took 400 cars for a track to crack the nut! No wonder they took the alky guys out. That is a hard sell for the smaller tracks. I would say it is the Div. Directors job to sell the product to tracks that have the ability to support the event. I would suggest that you give your Div. Director a call and express yourself.

Doug McCue · 11-22-2013, 07:51 AM

The national open at Kearney had a lot of racers commenting how great the way they were treated, with home made food, and everyone helping each racer.

11-19-2013, 11:40 AM	#21
Jim Parsons Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kearney Mo Posts: 197 Likes: 425 Liked 195 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS Why not have one in St Louis? I know its out of Division-5 but so was Cordova! JP

11-19-2013, 03:47 PM	#22
gmeyer Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 183 Likes: 45 Liked 35 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS How about Earlville the week before Brainerd Nat And Earlville the week after Indy Nats

11-20-2013, 08:28 PM	#23
Doug McCue Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Likes: 7 Liked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS The real question is how does an event get added? Perhaps a sportsman nationals without alcohol cars? Distance is certainly a factor. What are the good options?

11-20-2013, 10:07 PM	#26
5343stk Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zimmerman, MN Posts: 99 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Div 5 LORDS I do not know how NHRA & D5 pick a track or how much said track has to pay to hold an event or if Tri-State would want another event. But if I were running a business, I would put the event where I would get the biggest car count / return on investment. Be fun to have a back-to-back weekend there, or better yet, move Topeka and go Earlville-Indy-Earlville... __________________ James & Kari Findell (2) 1973 Plymouth Duster's 340 NHRA Stock Eliminator

11-21-2013, 11:48 AM	#27
Dirk Olson Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 199 Likes: 50 Liked 172 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS It would be nice to have a race later in the fall. Being done at the first part of September when you do not start until Late May, if you race just Div 5 does not give you a shot at the REAL GOOD air. Maybe then we could some damage instead of our East /West coast brothers. Dirk __________________ Dirk Olson 5036 STK

11-22-2013, 04:01 AM	#29
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS I'm not sure how it works now, but when I was involved with race tracks the track stuck it's neck out and bought the package from the racing association. Pretty sure it is similar today with maybe a little tougher contract. A year or two before the split of Alky from divisionals to regionals I was told by a person with NHRA the complete Divisional package took 400 cars for a track to crack the nut! No wonder they took the alky guys out. That is a hard sell for the smaller tracks. I would say it is the Div. Directors job to sell the product to tracks that have the ability to support the event. I would suggest that you give your Div. Director a call and express yourself. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

11-22-2013, 07:51 AM	#30
Doug McCue Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 232 Likes: 7 Liked 13 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Div 5 LORDS The national open at Kearney had a lot of racers commenting how great the way they were treated, with home made food, and everyone helping each racer.

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