Dan Fletcher.... The Norwalk Cancellation - Page 2

cicero819 · 06-22-2019, 12:56 PM

Hopefully the racers will get their full entry back, including insurance cost.You can't race when it's wet and it's really biblically wet.I was planning a trip to Norwalk this year but will concentrate on Divisional races(which is the best show for the bang except when the track personnel is kept at a minimum and the whole race is slowed due to unprepared racers and track officials). I still can't understand why NHRA or the participating tracks don't advertise on radio,newspaper and TV, it's a great show, far better than the pro show, with four people scrubbing the rocks off the slicks!.Look at the stands and you will see an empty grandstand if they decide to go with a pro only show.Time to start paying the sportsman racers for their show value also.

BOB KIRKBRIDE · 06-23-2019, 10:33 AM

OOOPS Cheap was the wrong word as far as the Baders go Yes, I was there once and as a retired paving and grading contractor I DO know what it is like dealing with different types of soil and wetness and high water table. We had that at the old Fremont drag strip in California. I got into racing when my uncle's paving and grading company paved the old Half Moon Bay Drag strip (in 1959) that was right on the coast. No water problems there, just not much shut off(!!) area So I'm old and that comment was ill advised but I think that base rock of inch and a half max or sub base two and a half inch max in those problem sportsman parking areas sure (hopefully) would have maybe made sportsman racing part of the show. SORRY, sincerely for the dumb comment! Please forgive me, guess I have been spoiled living in Las Vegas and racing here and a lot of other reasonably close tracks like Bakersfield and Phoenix with my Ford Thunderbolt N/SS in the twilight of my fun in my favorite sport I didn't mean to stir up a Hornet's nest that my dumb comment did, but us old farts sometimes let out the clutch in the wrong gear! LOL Sorry for fuffeling but I deserved to be taken to the woodshed for that comment. The sportsman racers were sure missed.

jmcarter · 06-29-2019, 06:00 AM

Sportsman dates announced, go there straight from Indy....interesting if they bump up the quota since the announcement indicates new entries accepted and it still shows full. Assuming there may be some withdrawals based on the new dates. In any case this will work out for many.

http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...560&zoneid=175

Larry Hill · 06-29-2019, 08:52 AM

Just tried to enter and site said category is full at 60. If NHRA would open the category we could have one heck of a race.

06-22-2019, 12:56 PM	#1
cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,087 Likes: 31 Liked 70 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Dan Fletcher.... The Norwalk Cancellation Hopefully the racers will get their full entry back, including insurance cost.You can't race when it's wet and it's really biblically wet.I was planning a trip to Norwalk this year but will concentrate on Divisional races(which is the best show for the bang except when the track personnel is kept at a minimum and the whole race is slowed due to unprepared racers and track officials). I still can't understand why NHRA or the participating tracks don't advertise on radio,newspaper and TV, it's a great show, far better than the pro show, with four people scrubbing the rocks off the slicks!.Look at the stands and you will see an empty grandstand if they decide to go with a pro only show.Time to start paying the sportsman racers for their show value also.

06-23-2019, 10:33 AM	#2
BOB KIRKBRIDE Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 62 Likes: 4 Liked 15 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Dan Fletcher.... The Norwalk Cancellation OOOPS Cheap was the wrong word as far as the Baders go Yes, I was there once and as a retired paving and grading contractor I DO know what it is like dealing with different types of soil and wetness and high water table. We had that at the old Fremont drag strip in California. I got into racing when my uncle's paving and grading company paved the old Half Moon Bay Drag strip (in 1959) that was right on the coast. No water problems there, just not much shut off(!!) area So I'm old and that comment was ill advised but I think that base rock of inch and a half max or sub base two and a half inch max in those problem sportsman parking areas sure (hopefully) would have maybe made sportsman racing part of the show. SORRY, sincerely for the dumb comment! Please forgive me, guess I have been spoiled living in Las Vegas and racing here and a lot of other reasonably close tracks like Bakersfield and Phoenix with my Ford Thunderbolt N/SS in the twilight of my fun in my favorite sport I didn't mean to stir up a Hornet's nest that my dumb comment did, but us old farts sometimes let out the clutch in the wrong gear! LOL Sorry for fuffeling but I deserved to be taken to the woodshed for that comment. The sportsman racers were sure missed.

06-29-2019, 06:00 AM	#3
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,317 Likes: 2,448 Liked 3,250 Times in 989 Posts	Re: Dan Fletcher.... The Norwalk Cancellation Sportsman dates announced, go there straight from Indy....interesting if they bump up the quota since the announcement indicates new entries accepted and it still shows full. Assuming there may be some withdrawals based on the new dates. In any case this will work out for many. http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...560&zoneid=175 __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table Last edited by jmcarter; 06-29-2019 at 06:08 AM.

06-29-2019, 08:52 AM	#4
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