Southwest Nostalgia Drags..Stock /Super Combo

[Mark Yacavone]

Wild Horse Pass Raceway has a Sunoco fuel vendor with all flavors on hand.

But...here's your chance to burn up all that gas from this season.

Remember..No heads up runs in eliminator..Weight check only for qualifying.

No fuel check...(I still remember what ERC smells like though ;-) )

[Mark Yacavone]

In case a few people are interested;

#1 Qualifier..Paula Cotten , F/SA

# 2 B J Graham , U/SA

Winner, Paula Cotten !

R/U Andy Kimball, D/S

Best Package Shootout Winner, Al Corda

21 cars, 3 casualties 18 car field

Thanks to those who supported and participated in this event.

[Mike Graham]

Anyone who didn't attend missed a great time! Excellent job by Mark and the Wildhorse staff. The track was great.
Excellent coverage on Arizonaautoscene.com

[GarysZ24]

Looks like I missed a good time, but I needed to be at work more than I needed to spend $130 on a roll of the dice. On my budget, if the race offers nothing to benefit the national/divisional scene, I will likely not go until I come into more money, or am nearly debt free. However Mike, I might go to the Nitro Jam race in Tucson, but only if I am not able to enter Pomona's 75 car field with my 2 grade points, hence the main reason I was in 'Vegas. Sorry Mark, but your race was too close to the divisional for me to attend.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving today as well as good memories of that race.

[Mike Graham]

Disclaimer
Gary, you are my friend, so no disrespect intended.
I have no bones to pick with NHRA or IHRA
But,,,
Your logic is flawed on many levels.
I don't do ROI on racing because It would terrify me.
If I were: Here is what I see.. 2divisionals at $500 min.. 1 National at $600 min =$1600 to race Winters.(maybe)
Combo race $130 plus $100 (days pay) $230.
I think Paula won about 1k and Andy about $600. Plus whatever semis were.
This was 4 rounds with 1 single each.
Car quality
We had many former National and divisional finalists,at least 1 former world champ, numerous current and former national record holders.
Spectators
I spent the day talking to spectators about the slowest car in the field. There were many that were interested in a entry level stocker. They crowded the fences when we ran. We were the show... not filler.
Track prep
Track prep was on as good as or better than National event prep.
Misc
The wildhorse crew were excellent and came by after the race to thank us for coming.
Front page coverage on Arizonaautoscene,com. Mark made sure the show ran smoothly. (very few glitches) One day,one first round and complete before sundown.
For my entertainment dollar I would give this 2 thumbs up. We need more.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Mike Graham

Disclaimer
Gary, you are my friend, so no disrespect intended.
I have no bones to pick with NHRA or IHRA
But,,,
Your logic is flawed on many levels.
I don't do ROI on racing because It would terrify me.
If I were: Here is what I see.. 2divisionals at $500 min.. 1 National at $600 min =$1600 to race Winters.(maybe)
Combo race $130 plus $100 (days pay) $230.
I think Paula won about 1k and Andy about $600. Plus whatever semis were.
This was 4 rounds with 1 single each.
Car quality
We had many former National and divisional finalists,at least 1 former world champ, numerous current and former national record holders.
Spectators
I spent the day talking to spectators about the slowest car in the field. There were many that were interested in a entry level stocker. They crowded the fences when we ran. We were the show... not filler.
Track prep
Track prep was on as good as or better than National event prep.
Misc
The wildhorse crew were excellent and came by after the race to thank us for coming.
Front page coverage on Arizonaautoscene,com. Mark made sure the show ran smoothly. (very few glitches) One day,one first round and complete before sundown.
For my entertainment dollar I would give this 2 thumbs up. We need more.

Mike, back at you on the friends part but I think you don't completely understand my logic behind my post:

1. My work did need me and it was a sure thing to make money being there, and more (quite a bit) than $100 bucks thanks to overtime pay.

2. Paying $130 bucks for a race that I (no matter how good me and my car ran), could've lost in rnd 1, and I bet there was no pay for the first round runner-ups was there?), wasn't a chance I could afford to take (especially since the race was on a Saturday (right), when I was at work). Hence my roll of the dice comment.

3. The race was only 2wks after the divisional, and that race had national/divisional significance to me. I mainly went to 'Vegas to; a. get another grade point with Pomona in mind, and b. to get some valuable seat time while hanging out with racing buds like Ryan Warter, Marion Stephenson, Cal & Jon Percy, and Dwayne Scheitlin (who I don't get to race with often), and especially Bill O'Connor (whose racing budget is more like mine, than most anyone else who was there), right? I mean after all, how we get to the races, our trailers used, and our on track accommodations while there are as far apart from equal, as is the performance of our cars.

Trust me in that I wish I could have been there, because I like having people talk to me about my Cavalier, and I probably would have had a great time, but unlike most of my fellow racers, I also don't have my racing operation where I live ( the joy of apt. living), nor is it relatively close to me (60 miles), because I can't afford storage space fees (my car also would have no security from other lot space users). I thus have to make sure I can even get to it, since I keep it with a customer of my work. Now if the race fee was $80 total (like Div 5 national opens are), given how closely it was to the divisional, then I more likely would' ve been there. It was too much too soon for my budget....sorry

[RULER]

If 50 dollars was the difference between going or not, you should QUIT, and find a more affordable hobby that fits your budget instead of bashing event's that don't fit for you.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Wild Horse Pass Raceway has a Sunoco fuel vendor with all flavors on hand.

But...here's your chance to burn up all that gas from this season.

Remember..No heads up runs in eliminator..Weight check only for qualifying.

No fuel check...(I still remember what ERC smells like though ;-) )

Mark, I smelled some strange exhaust at Indy. What is ERC? Won't fuel check catch it ?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Mark, I smelled some strange exhaust at Indy. What is ERC? Won't fuel check catch it ?

Ed, I could attempt an answer, but let's see what the engineers come up with first.