2014 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Schedule

[Alex Denysenko]

No more Stanton so now the great state of Michigan, no longer has a NHRA or IHRA event of any kind unless you consider that IHRA disaster held at Martin in August a event?
hard to believe that the former home state of THE US Nationals has not one nhra event!

[Michael Beard]

Something I find interesting is that Bristol has become a mainstay in the big-money bracket racing world, routinely drawing over 400 cars for a single class type event. Why are the National and Divisional events not well-attended? It's undoubtedly a world-class facility.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Something I find interesting is that Bristol has become a mainstay in the big-money bracket racing world, routinely drawing over 400 cars for a single class type event. Why are the National and Divisional events not well-attended? It's undoubtedly a world-class facility.

Because they are now in June or July, in horrible weather, and up against other events, such as the Hot Rod Reunion.

When Bristol is in the summer, it just plain is not fun, period. I've seen the air in Bristol in the summer be as bad as or worse than the air at Bandimere on the same day.

[Tracy Robbins]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Something I find interesting is that Bristol has become a mainstay in the big-money bracket racing world, routinely drawing over 400 cars for a single class type event. Why are the National and Divisional events not well-attended? It's undoubtedly a world-class facility.

May be the time of the year or the fact there is no altitude adjustment and some of us have a hard time running under the index up there. I would love to go back to Bristol but not until I can get a little more performance out of my combination.

[Mike Fuller]

Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko

No more Stanton so now the great state of Michigan, no longer has a NHRA or IHRA event of any kind unless you consider that IHRA disaster held at Martin in August a event?
hard to believe that the former home state of THE US Nationals has not one nhra event!

Stanton has become a dangerous place to race in my view. This year many of the comp racers left before eliminations began. The division three people thought they had a chance of convincing Martin to change over to NHRA. That did not happen. Milan would not be a bad choice but there seems to be some reason why NHRA will not put a divisional event there (I think I know why).

The division three schedule has three races with awful weather. Like some other members stated in this thread, racing in these conditions is not fun for racers and spectators alike. People keep showing up so things will not change.

[Larry Hill]

1 grade point. To get a grade point you have to pass tech.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

I missed that; but you're right, that will kill Atlanta. Alan has some good points but they'll never have a November race in D2, think they like the championship races to come to a head in Vegas.

Well, they do funnel everything toward the west coast in October and November. At least to a degree. And I can see how that is reasonable, for travel time and expenses for racers who are racing for a world title.

Hey, I bet we'd be willing to go to Reynolds the 3rd weekend of October and then to Bristol on the 4th weekend. Or move Reynolds to the first or second weekend.