Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg

danny waters sr · 05-08-2010, 07:20 AM

IHRA divisional race 1 yesterday Stock winner= Rob Garvey, Jeffrey Gardiner r/u (2 finals in a row) Superstock winner = Bob Lowry , Craig Marshall r/u . 2 more races left for the weekend . Good Luck.

Chris1529 · 05-08-2010, 08:03 AM

Lots of good racing and a beautiful day to boot. I couldn't stick around for today's race.

Danny,

I thought maybe you'd be there.

Chris Kilraine · 05-08-2010, 07:42 PM

I was suprised the car counts were so low ..... where was everybody

Michael Beard · 05-09-2010, 08:26 AM

Just bad timing for me. I'll be there for the August race.

Chris1529 · 05-09-2010, 08:27 AM

I had to leave for Saturday this year.

Alot of the guys that are from the Pittsburgh area just don't seem to support the track.

Mike Carr · 05-09-2010, 09:08 AM

I think a few things were going against the race this weekend.
- The weather on Saturday (I live about an hour and a half northwest of the track and it was bad here).
- The fact that it's run 1/8 mile on a perfectly fine 1/4 mile track.
- It being Mothers Day weekend (Hagerstown used to have a National Open on Mothers Day weekend and car counts were never high).
- And sad to say, some people just don't support a race unless it's an NHRA Nat'l or Div'l race. (I had a S/SS race last September at Pittsburgh, there were thirteen cars).
- Being a double probably didn't help, either. Doubles are nice, having two races for one trip, but it's a lot of money to pony up for one weekend ($350 just in crew and entry fees). For me, a double at MIR would cost almost as much as an eight day trip to Indy for the US Nat'ls (with paying the entry for Indy several months in advance).

blkjack · 05-09-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr

I think a few things were going against the race this weekend.
- The weather on Saturday (I live about an hour and a half northwest of the track and it was bad here).
- The fact that it's run 1/8 mile on a perfectly fine 1/4 mile track.
- It being Mothers Day weekend (Hagerstown used to have a National Open on Mothers Day weekend and car counts were never high).
- And sad to say, some people just don't support a race unless it's an NHRA Nat'l or Div'l race. (I had a S/SS race last September at Pittsburgh, there were thirteen cars).
- Being a double probably didn't help, either. Doubles are nice, having two races for one trip, but it's a lot of money to pony up for one weekend ($350 just in crew and entry fees). For me, a double at MIR would cost almost as much as an eight day trip to Indy for the US Nat'ls (with paying the entry for Indy several months in advance).

That is a lot of money Mike to run an 1/8. Plus the Norwalk LODRS is next weekend.(14-16) See younZ there

05-08-2010, 07:20 AM	#1
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg IHRA divisional race 1 yesterday Stock winner= Rob Garvey, Jeffrey Gardiner r/u (2 finals in a row) Superstock winner = Bob Lowry , Craig Marshall r/u . 2 more races left for the weekend . Good Luck. __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

05-08-2010, 08:03 AM	#2
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg Lots of good racing and a beautiful day to boot. I couldn't stick around for today's race. Danny, I thought maybe you'd be there. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

05-08-2010, 07:42 PM	#3
Chris Kilraine Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Loretto, PA Posts: 97 Likes: 5 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg I was suprised the car counts were so low ..... where was everybody

05-09-2010, 08:26 AM	#4
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg Just bad timing for me. I'll be there for the August race. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

05-09-2010, 08:27 AM	#5
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg I had to leave for Saturday this year. Alot of the guys that are from the Pittsburgh area just don't seem to support the track. __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350

05-09-2010, 09:08 AM	#6
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Congrats to Stock & Superstock @ Pittsburg I think a few things were going against the race this weekend. - The weather on Saturday (I live about an hour and a half northwest of the track and it was bad here). - The fact that it's run 1/8 mile on a perfectly fine 1/4 mile track. - It being Mothers Day weekend (Hagerstown used to have a National Open on Mothers Day weekend and car counts were never high). - And sad to say, some people just don't support a race unless it's an NHRA Nat'l or Div'l race. (I had a S/SS race last September at Pittsburgh, there were thirteen cars). - Being a double probably didn't help, either. Doubles are nice, having two races for one trip, but it's a lot of money to pony up for one weekend ($350 just in crew and entry fees). For me, a double at MIR would cost almost as much as an eight day trip to Indy for the US Nat'ls (with paying the entry for Indy several months in advance). __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912