4-day SportNationals for 2009

Jack McCarthy · 12-24-2007, 05:40 PM

pat im not sure i can stand an extra day of drinking and carrying on... but im willing to give it a try !!

jack

Rick4310 · 12-24-2007, 05:51 PM

I've been going to the points races and nats for the past 3-4 yrs solid and after last years fuel bill and time away from ther business I have to ask myself why?
We ran 2 Ihra events within 5 hrs of the house for a total of 4 races. I left on Friday evening for 1 and thursday evening for another which was a friday/saturday race.
How about adding some racing for the super class cars. Most have been down the track a 1000 times so time trails need to be cut back and races need to be run. With the cost of fuel now its really hard to drive 6-8 hrs to race for $1k when I can go to 1 of 4 dragstrips within an hour of the house and run 2 classes and a purse of $2k for less than the points race entry and sleep in my own bed..

Pat Joffrion · 12-25-2007, 10:29 PM

Rick,

If you notice on the post, the Super categories have a King of the Bayou race on Friday, a gambler's race on Saturday, and the SportsNationals race on Sunday. The "plan" is to give 2 time trials on Thursday, 1 on Friday, then go into class for S/SS and eliminations for the Super categories.

The King of the Bayou is a best package event this year, but proposed for 2009 is an elimations $$$ race. The 4-day event would have 3 days of eliminations for the super categories; and class, Top Stock, Jr. Stock, the class winner CIC race, and a gambler's race for the non-class S/SS entries. I completely understand about the costs to get to a race, and that is exactly my reasoning behind going to a 4-day event with 3 days of racing.

Jack,

I would recommend that you start a "training period" al least one month prior to coming down. Linda & I will be in St. Croix for the next week, and we'll catch up on the forum when we return home.

C-Ya

Pat

ken robinson · 12-29-2007, 03:33 PM

Hey Pat how about 1 time/ Q run each day and just race . Stk & SS class race may not need any time runs . Its a long ride just for time run laps each of the 4 days . Something to think about . Just my 2 cents .

12-24-2007, 05:40 PM	#1
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,322 Likes: 29 Liked 477 Times in 117 Posts	Re: 4-day SportNationals for 2009 pat im not sure i can stand an extra day of drinking and carrying on... but im willing to give it a try !! jack __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

12-24-2007, 05:51 PM	#2
Rick4310 Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 39 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 4-day SportNationals for 2009 I've been going to the points races and nats for the past 3-4 yrs solid and after last years fuel bill and time away from ther business I have to ask myself why? We ran 2 Ihra events within 5 hrs of the house for a total of 4 races. I left on Friday evening for 1 and thursday evening for another which was a friday/saturday race. How about adding some racing for the super class cars. Most have been down the track a 1000 times so time trails need to be cut back and races need to be run. With the cost of fuel now its really hard to drive 6-8 hrs to race for $1k when I can go to 1 of 4 dragstrips within an hour of the house and run 2 classes and a purse of $2k for less than the points race entry and sleep in my own bed..

12-25-2007, 10:29 PM	#3
Pat Joffrion Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bayou Country, Louisiana Posts: 163 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 4-day SportNationals for 2009 Rick, If you notice on the post, the Super categories have a King of the Bayou race on Friday, a gambler's race on Saturday, and the SportsNationals race on Sunday. The "plan" is to give 2 time trials on Thursday, 1 on Friday, then go into class for S/SS and eliminations for the Super categories. The King of the Bayou is a best package event this year, but proposed for 2009 is an elimations $$$ race. The 4-day event would have 3 days of eliminations for the super categories; and class, Top Stock, Jr. Stock, the class winner CIC race, and a gambler's race for the non-class S/SS entries. I completely understand about the costs to get to a race, and that is exactly my reasoning behind going to a 4-day event with 3 days of racing. Jack, I would recommend that you start a "training period" al least one month prior to coming down. Linda & I will be in St. Croix for the next week, and we'll catch up on the forum when we return home. C-Ya Pat

12-29-2007, 03:33 PM	#4
ken robinson Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tomsriver nj Posts: 480 Likes: 74 Liked 220 Times in 87 Posts	Re: 4-day SportNationals for 2009 Hey Pat how about 1 time/ Q run each day and just race . Stk & SS class race may not need any time runs . Its a long ride just for time run laps each of the 4 days . Something to think about . Just my 2 cents .