Do you think the divisional doubles are a good idea?

[Kevin Panzino]

I understand both sides on this, truly. But in my case, I am not a fan. In particular, the Wednesday to Saturday version. Showing up on a Tuesday afternoon/evening has become the norm for National Events, and we have learned to swallow that (If we can even get in, thanks to preposterously low quotas..)

Having to do so for a divisional race, (granted, a double) is hard to swallow. So lets say you simply cant make your work schedule (yes, many of us still do) jive with a double, now you lost 2 races/2 grade points, as opposed to 1, had they been scheduled over different weekends.

And if you have an issue with your junk, which otherwise could have been repaired in a week or so at home, you are now losing 2 races, and at least 1 grade point, when you could have only got hurt on 1.

Also, this obsession with compressing and completing races on Saturday is really getting old. I understand weather causes issues, and so far this year, yes Maple Grove div and Norwalk div have been a trainwreck in that regard, and that's not NHRA nor the track owner's fault. But I'd much rather see Monday as a rain date. Holding Sunday as the rain date is the reason for starting the race so early and folks not getting many qual runs. At least if Monday was the rain date, then chances are well over half if not many more of us would already be out from earlier round losses, so way less people have to take a Monday off, than all of us needing to take a Tuesday and Wednesday off.

For those who have to travel very far to race, like out west, I do entirely understand that doubles are certainly great for yinz.

For Div 1 and 3, I'm most certainly not in love, and that's and understatement.

Kp