Dan Fletcher.... The Norwalk Cancellation

[Dan Fletcher]

We all read the release on NHRAracer, but I'd been wondering what sort of formal news announcement would be made on the NHRA home page for the general populous. Obviously, the majority of the fans are there for the Pros, but many spectators really enjoy sportsman cars, specifically Stock and Super Stock. Well here it is, one sentence, paragraph 5, somewhere between "guided walking tour and music driven driver introductions".

https://www.nhra.com/news/2019/norwa...packed-weekend

[jwsamuel]

Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher

We all read the release on NHRAracer, but I'd been wondering what sort of formal news announcement would be made on the NHRA home page for the general populous.

The first place I saw the news was when they changed the race schedule to three days and deleted the sportsmen classes.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher

We all read the release on NHRAracer, but I'd been wondering what sort of formal news announcement would be made on the NHRA home page for the general populous. Obviously, the majority of the fans are there for the Pros, but many spectators really enjoy sportsman cars, specifically Stock and Super Stock. Well here it is, one sentence, paragraph 5, somewhere between "guided walking tour and music driven driver introductions".

https://www.nhra.com/news/2019/norwa...packed-weekend

I've received a couple calls yesterday from guys I used to work with wanting to know where we will be parked. They had no idea we had been cancelled. How would they? Most people we know don't call, they just show up. I think there's going to be a lot of surprised spectators.

[Mike Fuller]

Bill Bader Jr stated that the sportsman portion of the race will be contested in Norwalk.

[Jon Sarrett]

This has been my home track for many years and as most of you know, no one works harder than the Bader family. He has already cancelled several events this year due to the rain. If there was any way possible for the show to go on, he would've made it happen. He cancelled the Wednesday, Friday & Saturday programs last week and ran his crew around the clock to try and prep the grounds for this week. This has been the wettest season on record since 1953. I know it sucks for all of us but it was the correct call.

[Jeff Stout]

If the fan walk and pit tour is a success. Look out sportsman!

[B Parker]

Jeff I don't think that would be the case. The sportsman pay most if not all the pro purse. I think they like the low numbers of entrance. No extra days and not many if any extra employee's to pay.

I think everyone agree's that postponing the sportsman part of the race was the right call. BP

[SC363B]

B Parker could you please explain how the sportsman racers pay the Pro purse. TF and FC get $10,000 for first round lost which is 160,000 just for first rnd. At $320 entry fee for 300 cars I don’t think we are paying most if not all of the pros purse.
I think the spectators $55 each x 35,000 which is almost $2,000,000 probably is where the money is and they’re not paying that to watch my SC car go 8.90

[larrylomascolo]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

I've received a couple calls yesterday from guys I used to work with wanting to know where we will be parked. They had no idea we had been cancelled. How would they? Most people we know don't call, they just show up. I think there's going to be a lot of surprised spectators.

I can see it now when people go this weekend and do not see all the rigs of the sportsman racers ,take all those rigs away and I can hear people saying were is everybody,there will be many fans that attended previous events here,they will notice right away,

[3713kv]

Well Dan you and your sons and family are welcome to join us at your home track Empire for some CAN AM stock super stock racing