Re: Dutch Classic Tentative shedule
 

I wonder if the Virginia divisional move had anything to do with that.
I guess we won't know until the "schedule and other important information are released soon."

Re: Dutch Classic Tentative shedule
 

The flyer for the Dutch is no longer on the Maple Grove website; so I guess it is being changed. The only thing that we can do is wait.

Re: Dutch Classic Tentative shedule
 

Well here's the answer to the question. This flyer was just released by Maple Grove. The caption underneath states "What was originally scheduled for the Dutch has developed into a second Lucas Oil Divisional for us this season." In other words, no Dutch Classic this year.

Re: Dutch Classic Tentative shedule
 

From NHRADiv1.com. Bill, we can breathe easily now!

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Well, while I'm very happy to hear we can still run class, I guess I don't understand why this couldn't have been turned into a double. I doubt the last 8 or so cars in each class would have minded still being at the Grove on a Monday morning if it drug on. I suppose we probably could have pulled that off, but we now have all the other non-NHRA core classes, 8.50, 10.00, 11.50 and ET motorcycle, so it would be tough to do a double. Good news is, the stands will be packed because those classes are part of the action....

One other thing I have mentioned before, as hard as it is for people with full time jobs to get to a race this early in the week in the first place, the situation is really like salt in the wounds when the gate closes for parking at 6 PM on a Wednesday, when quals start first thing Thursday morning.

And in this case, there will now be way more people coming to this race than originally planned, and a bunch from much further away, and we can't keep the gate open until say 9 or 10 PM? Anyone that has been to the Grove before knows exactly where they can/will park, we don't need help.
Please, leave the fricken gate open a little later !!!!

Kp

Re: Dutch Classic Tentative shedule
 

Waiting on the more detailed schedule - hopefully soon - that one is still pretty vague

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With Stock and Super Stock Class being run as scheduled, I am assuming the Hemi Challenge will run as scheduled.

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The class eliminations were supposed to be part of the Dutch Classic (a national open) and have no AHFS in place, now that it is a divisional will there be AHFS in place for the first 2 qualifying runs and class eliminations?

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You mean the people that need a hp hit are gonna get a hp hit? The horror.

Sounds to me like the price of winning a wally.

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While it would be nice for that to be true, I foresee class eliminations at this race becoming -.99 under eliminator if AHFS is in play. To some people, "protecting" their combo is an "at all costs" practice. Not to sound like a cloud of negativity, but, if or when NHRA decides to "do away" with our class in the probably not so distant future, I wonder how many will say "I may have spent thousands upon thousands of dollars to make my car fast, but at least I didn't get that extra 10hp on my combo."