PINKS vs Class Racing

chris3racing · 03-16-2010, 09:04 AM

Floyd, I see that you are really not interested in racing Pinks All Out. However, I would like to really help anyone who has been thinking of trying it, to make the decision to give it a try. You mentioned advertisers and I will relate a story. Several racers, who were registered at Z-Max, were at Rockingham on a Saturday night a few weeks prior to Z-Max. Steve had the Mopar Show there during the day and at 6:00 pm the track was prepped and cars testing and tuning for Z-Max ran 1/4 mile runs. We were in the pits and was approached by a lady and her husband about putting a "Pink" decal on our car to advertise her jewelery and candy company at Pinks All Out at Z-Max. She does various craft shows, etc. She had the oval decals printed, gave us money to help cover expenses to Z-Max. Guess what, look at the re-run of Z-Max Pinks All Out. When they demonstrate the "go or go-home" box, the tape stops just as that silver Duster crosses the finish line, and there is that little "pink" oval decal. You can't read the decal on TV; however, NHRA Photographers, put together photos from the race and there, in the photo, that little "Pink" decal.

Bob, when we raced at Pinks, the racing was non-stop from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm on Saturday. As you know they have 12 classes and they ran non-stop at Z-Max due to being able to switch lanes. Oil down in the left pair of lanes, we switched to the right pair while they cleaned the left. We race as a family, my wife has been dealing with drag racing in our family for over 35 years. At Pinks All Out the whole family went, children, grandchildren, the whole group. Every crew member has a seat ticket, therefore, between qualifying runs they could go up in the stands and watch the races. An my family did the same. They stayed there until they would hear our class called to staging and then meet us in the staging lanes. At Z-Max, there were actually some vendors there that catered to children, games, etc. and the ladies at the races, along with the usual tee shirts and parts vendors. As you said, in the staging lanes at a Pinks All Out event is even fun. The next classes are called to staging far enough ahead that everyone is just standing around, bench racing, waiting for their class.

If you are undecided about Pinks All Out, do yourself a favor, take the same $80 to $90 that you would use as an entry fee to a Stock/ Superstock combo race, for one day of racing, beginning at 2:00 pm, enter Pinks all Out. Be sure to go on Friday, your entry is for two full days of racing, run 4 or 5 runs, have fun with everyone there on Friday night when the cooking begins just don't eat too much. Then up early on Saturday morning walk out into the pit area. There are 450 to 500 competitors there, all with the same type of cars you like to race, the coffee is going at almost every pit spot. You are called to the staging lanes at 7:30am and the runs down the track begins.

03-16-2010, 09:04 AM	#1
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: PINKS vs Class Racing Floyd, I see that you are really not interested in racing Pinks All Out. However, I would like to really help anyone who has been thinking of trying it, to make the decision to give it a try. You mentioned advertisers and I will relate a story. Several racers, who were registered at Z-Max, were at Rockingham on a Saturday night a few weeks prior to Z-Max. Steve had the Mopar Show there during the day and at 6:00 pm the track was prepped and cars testing and tuning for Z-Max ran 1/4 mile runs. We were in the pits and was approached by a lady and her husband about putting a "Pink" decal on our car to advertise her jewelery and candy company at Pinks All Out at Z-Max. She does various craft shows, etc. She had the oval decals printed, gave us money to help cover expenses to Z-Max. Guess what, look at the re-run of Z-Max Pinks All Out. When they demonstrate the "go or go-home" box, the tape stops just as that silver Duster crosses the finish line, and there is that little "pink" oval decal. You can't read the decal on TV; however, NHRA Photographers, put together photos from the race and there, in the photo, that little "Pink" decal. Bob, when we raced at Pinks, the racing was non-stop from 7:30 am to 10:30 pm on Saturday. As you know they have 12 classes and they ran non-stop at Z-Max due to being able to switch lanes. Oil down in the left pair of lanes, we switched to the right pair while they cleaned the left. We race as a family, my wife has been dealing with drag racing in our family for over 35 years. At Pinks All Out the whole family went, children, grandchildren, the whole group. Every crew member has a seat ticket, therefore, between qualifying runs they could go up in the stands and watch the races. An my family did the same. They stayed there until they would hear our class called to staging and then meet us in the staging lanes. At Z-Max, there were actually some vendors there that catered to children, games, etc. and the ladies at the races, along with the usual tee shirts and parts vendors. As you said, in the staging lanes at a Pinks All Out event is even fun. The next classes are called to staging far enough ahead that everyone is just standing around, bench racing, waiting for their class. If you are undecided about Pinks All Out, do yourself a favor, take the same $80 to $90 that you would use as an entry fee to a Stock/ Superstock combo race, for one day of racing, beginning at 2:00 pm, enter Pinks all Out. Be sure to go on Friday, your entry is for two full days of racing, run 4 or 5 runs, have fun with everyone there on Friday night when the cooking begins just don't eat too much. Then up early on Saturday morning walk out into the pit area. There are 450 to 500 competitors there, all with the same type of cars you like to race, the coffee is going at almost every pit spot. You are called to the staging lanes at 7:30am and the runs down the track begins.