Jr Dragsters At Divisionals

[1320racer]

What part of the truth and the facts don’t you like? That said, National events are great as long as you remember why the NHRA allows you to compete at them.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

it's not the time at all unless the scheduled is being shortened due to weather or other factors. It's the fact that most racers don't want them there because they believe these events are big boy races and not for kids and remember, they only somewhat recently started competing at these events. Juniors have their own Divisional or bracket finals and they have their own National event(s) two.

So it's basically the same argument we already have like most Stock/SS racers think .90 racing is stupid and boring, or what's TD and TS nothing but bracket racing here for? I just see racing, enjoy watching it all and it all belongs.
The Jr programs are basically non-existent in my area so for my kids this is basically all they are going to get. Typical bracket races around here will have 1 or 2 Jr's show up. I will agree that maybe up in division 1 and 3 with the large car counts it is hard to get all of it done in a timely manner but do we sacrifice some future racers in the name of finishing a race a couple hours earlier. Here in Division 2 I think the tracks need them to help make viable to hold a race when you have 25 or 30 show up on a regular basis which is more cars than Super Street typically draws.

[BZenzen]

Jumping in here as a former JR Driver, and soon to be JR Dragster parent.

Regardless of the venue, take a look at the future of Drag Racing, S/SS specifically. We should be promoting as many ways as possible for these kids and families to get to the track and see different classes and competitors. If you haven't noticed, the influx of young class racers seems to be getting smaller and smaller.

As far as the run schedule, typically JRs are the last priority when it comes to qualifying/eliminations and we were always ok with that.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by HR9121

So it's basically the same argument we already have like most Stock/SS racers think .90 racing is stupid and boring, or what's TD and TS nothing but bracket racing here for?

EXACTLY and to be honest all this bitching comes from the stock/super stock racers because they believe what they do is special, that they're better than all the rest of the racers/classes.

[Jason Shepard]

Originally Posted by HR9121

I just see racing, enjoy watching it all and it all belongs.
.

More of this please.

[J.R. Haddad]

I have never minded the Juniors at all. The kids are so exited when they are getting in their cars, it reminds me of being 16 again. We should do everything possible to promote them, and all other classes every chance we
have. In Div. 5. I generally see them run very early morning, and they can have that shift every time they want from my point of view. Or I see them run early evening at Beer O'clock, another sacred time slot that they can lay ownership to. I don't have any magic formulas, but my accountant says more is better. Let's do everything we can do to make sure everyone is comfortable and wants to return, and return, and return.............

J.R.

[HR9121]

Where's the great soothsayer Bubski to address this situation when we need him?

[James Perrone]

Wait till you get 30 plus jrs
Then you will think differently they take up a lot of time when you get bunch
Effect the schedule you will see
Also wait till a jr shows up next to you on there race day
For some reason they gotta start em up and rev em up at like 8 am
Loud like import cars. Enjoy

[1320racer]

James Perrone…KNOWS!

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

EXACTLY and to be honest all this bitching comes from the stock/super stock racers because they believe what they do is special, that they're better than all the rest of the racers/classes.

This is not true at all. The difference between the comp, stock and super stock racers is the division races national opens and national events are our only venues to race. All of the other classes can and do bracket race on a local level. That’s why we get up in arms when a new class of cars invade what was our domain at one time. I have been racing in modified and super stock for about 45 years. There was no such thing as the .90 classes, jr dragsters or the top cars at our division races when I started racing. I was 18 years old and raced in C/S.M. high winding aluminum rod small block with a 4 speed.