Only 48 Stockers at Epping?!?

[RKelliher]

New England dragway should consider dropping this event. Fewer cars every year. no pro stock, no alcohol cars, no pro motorcycles, low quotas for everything else. But they still over charge the fans and give them a lesser show. Time to move on.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by RKelliher

New England dragway should consider dropping this event. Fewer cars every year. no pro stock, no alcohol cars, no pro motorcycles, low quotas for everything else. But they still over charge the fans and give them a lesser show. Time to move on.

As I understand, the 10 year contract is now up, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do just that

[Tom O]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

As I understand, the 10 year contract is now up, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do just that

This all being said can the NHRA afford to loose another National Event & the Boston/ New England/ Canada market.Time will tell.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Tom O

This all being said can the NHRA afford to loose another National Event & the Boston/ New England/ Canada market.Time will tell.

I’m thinking the same thing
This event seems to get plenty of spectators even with the low car counts and as someone else mentioned, the pits seem awfully small to hold any more people.

[BKSG1198]

It would really stink for the most populated division to only have one national in D1, you think MG is hard to get into now, just wait if we only have one National Event, it will be like Gainesville & Norwalk. I mean where else could you see a D1 National being held unless they can smooth over VMP again to host. I know NED was working on expanding the facility but, like Atco there are in a pineland restriction area and I believe got taken to court over them tearing down trees.

As far as only 48 STK / 32 SS unlike previous years / events when they extended the drop period due to weather this was more of a “you don’t show up and make a run, you get a credit for another event down the road” nothing else for you to do, so you really didn’t know how many cars were really going to show until Q1 Friday AM to allow more people in. I can also say that FB is a buzz right now on 1st round of the sportsman with stock & sc a lot of aborted runs, cars sideways due to it raining.

I don’t really know the solution to make NED work unless it’s piggy backed with another closer NE like the hood old days of Sanair & Etown. Maybe NED & VMP, two events far away from each other that the Pros would travel too and you get two different crowds. I just know talking to racers at MG last weekend that MG, NED and then LVD and for some Bristol / Norwalk was a tough chunk to swallow for that many weeks in a row.

[James Perrone]

Have 2 national events at Maple Grove
New England is so far away and. Small
Besides just 2 pro classes. Kinda short changed the paying customers
Oh they can just hang out in the Manufacturers Midway.

[Keith 944]

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You can’t buy anything to fix your race car but there’s plenty of lawnmowers here for sale

[RKelliher]

NED went to court years ago because they cut down trees without a permit.They also sold of dirt and fill without a permit. Ned has plenty of land to expand but if NHRA won't bring in the pros why bother. How many tracks in the country have as low a pro category as NED? they have room for a lot more cars, they just had a event with 1000 cars. If NED and NHRA don't fix their problems, then it should go away. New England has a large fan base, and NED NHRA should know that. And these fans deserve a lot better.

[Jim Whitehead]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

Have 2 national events at Maple Grove
New England is so far away and. Small
Besides just 2 pro classes. Kinda short changed the paying customers
Oh they can just hang out in the Manufacturers Midway.

Again if you think it’d to far DO NOT come. For the racers in Canada, Main, New Hampshire and Eastern Mass Maple Grove is to far. Besides VMP a D1 track 12 hours for me and 24 for my friends in Canada. I Don’t see anyone racer from Northeast complaining. If it doesn’t work for you don’t go DON’T complain.

[Jim Whitehead]

Originally Posted by RKelliher

New England dragway should consider dropping this event. Fewer cars every year. no pro stock, no alcohol cars, no pro motorcycles, low quotas for everything else. But they still over charge the fans and give them a lesser show. Time to move on.

I have seen plenty of Nationals in other divisions over the years that don’t bring a good car count. No need to complain that they should pull the plug. Lots of guys from Canada come to this race. Let’s not forget for some this was 12 hours, and the closest national for them. If you don’t want to come don’t come, and don’t complain. As stated the weather was a factor here. Yes if the Quota was higher maybe more would have entered. Let’s just try to support what we have, before its all gone
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