Atlanta Roll Call - Page 2

Li'l Rick Pennington · 03-03-2010, 01:48 PM

Coming for some more Super Street action. See ya'll Saturday morning.

Li'l Rick

mcaruso · 03-04-2010, 10:18 AM

I was gonna be @ Orlando....had my airfare booked and everything, but once they changed it to ATL....screwed me all up!!!! jet blue doesn't fly into ATL so after the $400 bath in airfare I took I decided to start @ the Gators....see you there!

MOVEMAN · 03-04-2010, 11:32 AM

I had my flights all booked too! Lost return flight to Orlando and got a one way to Atlanta for $200! What a cluster! Didn't have much choice cause my car and rig is down south already! Bringing my long johns!
Rich Price
S/C 13
Time To Move Racing

C and W Racing · 03-05-2010, 08:52 AM

Good luck to everyone going. That being said, with the way things are run in division 2, and since Atlanta is owned by the NHRA, it would have made my day to see that no one showed up but about 20 TAD and funny cars and after they paid the purse maybe it could have helped to bring some change to the way we are all treated. After the race was pulled from Orlando, they could have given us racers that work for a living a break so that we could recouperate and held that race a month or two later, even if it was still in Atlanta. There is no reason we race so many in Feburary and March and then nothing else untill the end of the year.
Chuck

SCOTT SST2871 · 03-05-2010, 02:31 PM

Thats absolutely the truth,and thats why im at work today instead of racing
scott fifield

Dave Polichena · 03-05-2010, 07:06 PM

Lucky for me this year the kids have things going on just about every weekend through the middle of April so I don't have to worry about hitting the division races plus try to go the Gators then to Belle Rose and then Zmax. I'm the boss at my work but would never be able to take that much time off. I'm sure the car counts would be a little better at some of these races if they were spread out just a little, our wallets can only handle so much.

GRIGGS · 03-06-2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Polichena

Lucky for me this year the kids have things going on just about every weekend through the middle of April so I don't have to worry about hitting the division races plus try to go the Gators then to Belle Rose and then Zmax. I'm the boss at my work but would never be able to take that much time off. I'm sure the car counts would be a little better at some of these races if they were spread out just a little, our wallets can only handle so much.

Dave, you hit the nail on the head. We can race year round here in Florida. Why must our fearless leader(say that with an accent) have us done racing in March. Doesn't make too much sense. Oh well, I'm just the low man on the totem pole super street racer.

Rick Bailey · 03-06-2010, 03:33 PM

Bottom Line...........lot of sportsman classes and racers were put out.....be it time, money, travel plans, you name it. A moved race.....for a class of
6 TAFC
5 TAD

Rick

Jeff Beckman · 03-07-2010, 02:41 PM

You all missed nothing. I got down the track one time out of 4 runs. This track is a piece of *&^(. One lane, the left was marginal, right was impassable. Division race run bye dick heads, and thats a big upgrade from what I think. No one in D3 or D5 would have sent cars down without getting some spray and rubber from smaller cars down first. These brain surgeons run S/g and S/c FIRST! Frost on the ground every morning, and done around 4pm????? Lets not wait till noonish and run till 5. Lets not run stock and or S/st first, lets get 900-1100 HP short wheel base cars out then dragsters, good plan guys.

It is my understanding the race was moved because Orlando would not make the changes to the shut down area NHRA had requested, so of coarse they moved it to a track they own in that division. Thats just good buisness.

Rollins_2241 · 03-07-2010, 02:56 PM

I don't mind starting in Feb. and trying to get the northern crowd of entries, it's the total lack of races after the Gators and before the rainy season that befuddles me. April and May are statistically the driest, warmest months of the year and the best time to race. They should push for an extra 1-2 races during that window, especially the week before the Southern Nationals.

03-03-2010, 01:48 PM	#11
Li'l Rick Pennington Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call Coming for some more Super Street action. See ya'll Saturday morning. Li'l Rick

03-04-2010, 10:18 AM	#12
mcaruso Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 311 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call I was gonna be @ Orlando....had my airfare booked and everything, but once they changed it to ATL....screwed me all up!!!! jet blue doesn't fly into ATL so after the $400 bath in airfare I took I decided to start @ the Gators....see you there! __________________ Marc Caruso S/G 132 S/C C132

03-04-2010, 11:32 AM	#13
MOVEMAN Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 106 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call I had my flights all booked too! Lost return flight to Orlando and got a one way to Atlanta for $200! What a cluster! Didn't have much choice cause my car and rig is down south already! Bringing my long johns! Rich Price S/C 13 Time To Move Racing

03-05-2010, 08:52 AM	#14
C and W Racing Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 557 Likes: 6 Liked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call Good luck to everyone going. That being said, with the way things are run in division 2, and since Atlanta is owned by the NHRA, it would have made my day to see that no one showed up but about 20 TAD and funny cars and after they paid the purse maybe it could have helped to bring some change to the way we are all treated. After the race was pulled from Orlando, they could have given us racers that work for a living a break so that we could recouperate and held that race a month or two later, even if it was still in Atlanta. There is no reason we race so many in Feburary and March and then nothing else untill the end of the year. Chuck

03-05-2010, 02:31 PM	#15
SCOTT SST2871 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORT ST JOHN FLORIDA Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call Thats absolutely the truth,and thats why im at work today instead of racing scott fifield

03-05-2010, 07:06 PM	#16
Dave Polichena Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 36 Likes: 4 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call Lucky for me this year the kids have things going on just about every weekend through the middle of April so I don't have to worry about hitting the division races plus try to go the Gators then to Belle Rose and then Zmax. I'm the boss at my work but would never be able to take that much time off. I'm sure the car counts would be a little better at some of these races if they were spread out just a little, our wallets can only handle so much.

03-06-2010, 03:33 PM	#18
Rick Bailey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 502 Likes: 5 Liked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call Bottom Line...........lot of sportsman classes and racers were put out.....be it time, money, travel plans, you name it. A moved race.....for a class of 6 TAFC 5 TAD Rick __________________ Rick Bailey 3439 SC

03-07-2010, 02:41 PM	#19
Jeff Beckman Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 308 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call You all missed nothing. I got down the track one time out of 4 runs. This track is a piece of &^(. One lane, the left was marginal, right was impassable. Division race run bye dick heads, and thats a big upgrade from what I think. No one in D3 or D5 would have sent cars down without getting some spray and rubber from smaller cars down first. These brain surgeons run S/g and S/c FIRST! Frost on the ground every morning, and done around 4pm????? Lets not wait till noonish and run till 5. Lets not run stock and or S/st first, lets get 900-1100 HP short wheel base cars out then dragsters, good plan guys. It is my understanding the race was moved because Orlando would not make the changes to the shut down area NHRA had requested, so of coarse they moved it to a track they own in that division. Thats just good buisness. __________________ Jeff Beckman 318J ET, SG 318T SC Last edited by Jeff Beckman; 03-07-2010 at 02:44 PM. Reason: spelling*

03-07-2010, 02:56 PM	#20
Rollins_2241 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Atlanta Roll Call I don't mind starting in Feb. and trying to get the northern crowd of entries, it's the total lack of races after the Gators and before the rainy season that befuddles me. April and May are statistically the driest, warmest months of the year and the best time to race. They should push for an extra 1-2 races during that window, especially the week before the Southern Nationals.