Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

Stock had 32 entries, S/S had 21 entries. That is just pathetic.

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

I bet the guy who entered and won was happy.

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

Where were you if it was so pathetic?

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

:)^

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

I was helping out with one of the 108 Stockers that attended the Division 3 LODRS race at National Trail in Ohio. BTW there were 89 S/S there too.

Never any excuses needed for the turnout in Division 3.

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

Take into account how many miles are between racers and tracks out west. ALOT. Its less populated in the wild wild west, which probably explains lower counts as opposed to denser populated areas like the upper midwest and northeast. It doesn't mean the west is bad, it's just a helluva haul to do ANYTHING lol!

I hate that the count was down; however, I might just have a shot to make the field next year!

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

Exactly! I used to bring this up a lot on this forum a few years back. Pull out a map of the United States and place your finger on any place in Division 5 and see how far it is to most NHRA events.

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

You have to get there on Tuesday to get on the asphalt. The last time I was there we were in the north 40 up against the hill, and the fumes from the generators on the pros coaches was so bad we couldn't even open our windows.

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

You and Lane hit the nail on the head. I too recall trying to entice NHRA to do for our divisional layout, what the NFL did with their football divisions a long while back, and I recalled getting laughed at by many people with few exceptions. It was nonsense for the Atlanta Falcons to have to travel from one end of the country to the other to play against the San Francisco 49ers (and others in the former NFC West), and it's equally nonsense for Div's 5, 6, & 7 to have to travel over 400 miles to race divisional events. Good example, here in D7, if anyone who lives in Az., wanted to race their recent divisional, they would've had to travel nearly 1,000 miles to get to Sonoma from Phoenix. Thanks to the 55mph towing limit on California's highways, it would've been better for them to pay the extra entry fee money and go to Denver for the Mile High's, but it would've been lousy for either tow, compareds to those of you who live in D3.

I still think it high time NHRA either changes their divisional layout, or follow the NFL and create a new division (or two), to reduce tow miles for all of us out here too???

Re: Lack of Sportsman Entries for Denver
 

lane, don't forget the "if you don't like NHRA, there's IHRA" statement....