Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

Casey Miles · 10-09-2013, 08:00 AM

There are 2 things here, one is the golf cart. How much is it worth? Two is how did these two racers qualify to race for the golf cart? They may have had a series of races to get to that point and it was apart of that series that the final would be held at the National event.
BTW, the value of the golf cart is probably more then what you would win if you win Stock or Super Stock.
I think that it is smart to have this kind of racing inbetween the regular racing. The fans can see that you don't need a big dollar car to win something of value on the local level.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock!

Jack Matyas · 10-09-2013, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Casey Miles

There are 2 things here, one is the golf cart. How much is it worth? Two is how did these two racers qualify to race for the golf cart? They may have had a series of races to get to that point and it was apart of that series that the final would be held at the National event.
BTW, the value of the golf cart is probably more then what you would win if you win Stock or Super Stock.
I think that it is smart to have this kind of racing inbetween the regular racing. The fans can see that you don't need a big dollar car to win something of value on the local level.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock!

Casey - First the golf cart value - I'm not sure but my thoughts are in the $3,000 to $4,000 range .

As for those two racers qualifing - first off it wasn't just two - they started with I believe 16 - and those got to race by picking names out of a hat I'm told .

As for being smart from a marketing point of view - yes, it was a great idea ! But I was looking at it a different way - was it fair ? Did they pay $300 plus dollars to enter ? And I ( as many of you) went to 8 Lucas Oil races to qualify to enter.

Casey Miles · 10-09-2013, 09:16 AM

I raced my local track for a season, went to Gainesville for the bracket finals, won that race and then I went as a guest of the Summit Racing Series to race at Pomona. What's the difference? I didn't pay to race at Pomona, I was a guest from another series. The same probably happened at Maple Grove just on a local level.
Maple Grove is well known to have a great bracket series with better then average payouts at the end of the year. The racers got a perk, good for them.
It's still Maple Grove and they can use their track any way they want to. If it helps them to keep their customers coming back to their door, by offering 16 local racers to race at a NHRA natinal event, all the more power to them.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock!

10-09-2013, 08:00 AM	#1
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 499 Times in 91 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals There are 2 things here, one is the golf cart. How much is it worth? Two is how did these two racers qualify to race for the golf cart? They may have had a series of races to get to that point and it was apart of that series that the final would be held at the National event. BTW, the value of the golf cart is probably more then what you would win if you win Stock or Super Stock. I think that it is smart to have this kind of racing inbetween the regular racing. The fans can see that you don't need a big dollar car to win something of value on the local level. Casey Miles 248H "F" NHRA Stock!

10-09-2013, 09:16 AM	#3
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 499 Times in 91 Posts	Re: Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals I raced my local track for a season, went to Gainesville for the bracket finals, won that race and then I went as a guest of the Summit Racing Series to race at Pomona. What's the difference? I didn't pay to race at Pomona, I was a guest from another series. The same probably happened at Maple Grove just on a local level. Maple Grove is well known to have a great bracket series with better then average payouts at the end of the year. The racers got a perk, good for them. It's still Maple Grove and they can use their track any way they want to. If it helps them to keep their customers coming back to their door, by offering 16 local racers to race at a NHRA natinal event, all the more power to them. Casey Miles 248H "F" NHRA Stock!