Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Just wondering... The motel I booked, has not one other racer reserved.
Is anybody else going ?
or am I finally going to win at an event ( because nobody else shows up ) ? ! !

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Maybe we will have to make it best two out of three!
Randy Hastings V/SA 6225

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

All I gotta say is Jonathan Adams made a big boo boo and scheduled the Spokane divisional on the same weekend. Most stock /super stock guys are headin south, word has it that Mike Rice and the div 7 guys are going to be doing the tech end of things in the Hat. As we speak my car is on its way to Spokane, I was hoping something would have changed as I would like to support local racing when possible, good luck to who ever runs the hat this weekend!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Me and my Family will be supporting the Medicine Hat open. It is unfortunate that they were both scheduled on the same weekend but for me I have no hope of winning the divisional points title and therefore I stay in Canada. As well we now have 3 junior dragsters on the go so it is the logical choice. I wish all the racers traveling south good luck.

Darcy Clarke
A/SA 6254

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Two "divisional" events in one weekend. Does this happen in other divisions or just div 6?

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Well, I'm loaded....
no no no... the car is loaded on the trailer
Should be there somewhere around noon Thursday. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound like there will be much of a line up in tech.

See you there, Darcy... and hopefully some others will come out too

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Leave it to NHRA AGAIN!

In this part of the world where race cars and races are so limited,
that the "In Div. Schedule" was never looked at or considered when booking a National Open up against a Points Race...

Is there any common sense out there at all?

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Being an employer I can assure you that there is NOTHING common about sense, it seems to be common to have a lack of sense!!!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Can somebody share car counts for the Open? Be nice to see what Spokane "could" have been if not for the scheduling conflict. Of course, Medicine Hat would have benefitted as well just looking at Spokane's entry list.

Results would be appreciated as well...thanks!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Check out MHDRA website

http://www.mhdra.com/

Click on link to July 30 - Aug. 1 - NW National Open

Looks like the only classes run are going to be -

Top Comp - Combo (is this STK & SS?) - S/Comp - S/Gas - S/Street - S/Pro - Pro - etc...

No separate Stk - SS - Comp or Alky Classes.

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Well, I'm the firs guy home, cuz I was the first guy out
Was great to see those who DID get to th Hat, it was sad to see so few though.
I think all totalled, there were 6 Stockers, a Super Stock, and a Super Stock GT car
yup... 8 all together running the combo.

now, you wanna talk about bracket classes ?
HOLY %$%& !!!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Aubrey, besides yourself, who we're the others?

Thanks!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Larry, I'm still new to getting out to these races. The names I knew were;
Tom Skjonsberg ( I BELIEVE I spelled that correctly ?! ) BEAUTIFUL orange A/SA hemi car
Darcy Clarke, red AA/SA 64 max wedge ( yup, if I had a Mopar ! )
Randy Hastings with his snappy little V(I believe )/SA slant 6 Volare/Aspen ?
my sincerest apologies for being bad with names ( you'd think with a name like mine, I'd be better at it ?)
Yellow SS/PA 56 Chevy, screamin' 265
Orange Volare/Aspen... H/SA, I believe...
Then on Sunday, two other guys showed up;
a mid 70's Firebird, 350... M/SA ?
and a NASTY SS/GT car... a black Cobalt. not sure of engine

MAN it was HOT there !!!!!!!!

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

The 56 chev was Sheldon Erffle. Barry Polley was in his H/SA Volare. Norm LaPoint showed up sunday in his SS Cobalt. David Rastad was here with Shaun Kvauss's (spelling?) Firebird, but had electrical issues and only made a qualifying pass Sun. Aubrey, what do you mean when you say hot? The temp wasn't close to where it will be in a couple of weeks! It was nice catching up with you.

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Don't help when you have a car sitting at home????????

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

I'm back in GA now aiming for Bowling Green LODRS...next year is my "Western Swing" including catching all the Div 6 races I can manage.

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

Good job, Aubrey... just describing the car's gave us an idea of who they were or belonged to....
You did good!

Norm's Cobalt is Awesome..... I talked to Norm @ Acton a couple of years a go (I think it's also the last complete ss/gt car alf wiebe built?)

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

I Think MHDRA did another great job with their National Open. Congratulations to the winners ( Saturday) Sheldon Erffle and (Sunday) Norm Lapointe, as well as number 1 qualifier Sheldon Erffle both days. The car count was disappointing but understandable for double booking class car events.

It was nice to see Graham Light visiting all 3 days at a grass roots track to see a well run event. The NHRA Crew did a great job of Track Prep as well as Starting and Tech, every round we weighed but there was no fuel check.

As far as Photos of the event we didn't take any as Blair Alderton from Nitro Images was doing a great job again and I am sure he will post some either here or on his website.

Darcy Clarke
6254 AA/SA

Re: Medicine Hat Open July 29 - Aug 1 ?
 

The Photo's of the Open are now posted on nitroimages.ca for anyone interested.

Darcy
6254 AA/SA