NMCA NHRA Conflicting races
 

Just a FYI for those thinking of NMCA
NMCA W/NHRA Conflicts

March 8-11
Bradenton Motorsports Park NMCA
Gainesville Div

April 5-8
Atlanta Dragway NMCA
Las Vegas National

May 17-20
Beech Bend Raceway NMCA
South Georgia MS Park Div
Norwalk Div
Pamona Div
Topeka National

July 26-29
Route 66 Raceway NMCA
Topeka Div
Sonoma National

August 23-26
Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk NMCA
Beech Bend Div
Rocky Mtn. National

September 20-23
Lucas Oil Raceway, Indianapolis NMCA
Gateway National

I guess you noticed all 6 NMCA races are in conflict with at least one NHRA race

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AND THE POINT IS WHAT ? ... There's only so many weekends per year. (That's never changed in the history of time.) I've raced every year for 45years. (For 11 of those years I ran "every" IHRA National Event.) Not once did any Sanctioning Body(s) call me up and ask what my schedule was for the up coming season! ( The fact is they don't care.) I learned about "choices" at a very young age. If you love this sport - make a "tentative" schedule at the beginning of the season based on the available races, ( Sanctioning Bodies make schedules available to us, in advance, as quickly as they can put their deals together with track owners). Check your wallet, time available, and have at it ...What's the big deal? ... (And the last time I checked - no one was making me do this !) - The next thing I'll hear is, "IF" all the sanctioning bodies got together, and made a annual race schedule with no conflicting dates I'd go to every race ....ya OK - maybe if they add a class for keyboards !

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I took his point to be NMCA might get some more participants if their schedule wasn't mirroring another sanctioning body.

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I would hardly call Atlanta and Las Vegas a scheduling conflict! Same with several others on your list. 1500-2000 miles between events isn't going to pull from the same pool of participants.

I ran my first NMCA race this year and had a good time. Different from NHRA but certainly not bad. The NMCA fills a market in the drag racing world and looks to be successful in doing so. Just look at their midway compared to NHRA's. Like Jim said, make your choice and support the races that you can. I'll run a full NHRA schedule in 2018 and support NMCA for a few races as well.

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AND THE POINT IS WHAT ?

Well, Jim Bailey and Whalen 3186 if you will notice that I started off by saying FYI.
I always thought that meant "For Your Information".
There was no "Point" intended only a FYI.
I just though I would take some of my spare time and do a service for the members of the forum that might be busy and not have time to compile a list for themselves.
I didn't mean to slander or demean any racer's choices.
I had no comment about "Why" NHRA & NMCA chose to put races
close to one another. (Like others on this and other forums have been doing)
It also looks my choice of the word Conflicting might have not suited you Whalen 3186.
I guess I should have used "Same Day NMCA & NHRA Races"
FYI : That is it... I'm out!

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Adger

Damn'd if you do and Damn'd if you don't.....

They surely did not mean it the way it came out, sometimes the keyboard mentality just takes over ......No harm Buddy.

Appreciate all the help and info.

RJ

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None of them conflict with an IHRA event!!

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Adger: Thank You, for your time and effort in putting together a schedule showing the conflicting NMCA / NHRA races for 2018. Your published schedule, in addition to Michael Beard's annual publication of every weekend scheduled races, should really help all racers "choose" their races and plan their tentative their schedules for 2018. Also, "I did notice" you started your post with "FYI". And once again , thank you for pointing out to everyone what that means .... I did however notice you finished your post with - and I quote, " I guess you noticed that all six NMCA races are in conflict with at least one NHRA race." I'm sorry, but that sounded like a sarcastic shot at NMCA, and if it wasn't, I apologize to you ! ....in all seriousness... maybe the NHRA races are conflicting with all six of the NMCA races..??..just saying.

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Exactly! Jim

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Here's another FYI: NMCA success hasn't come from incorporating Stock and Super Stock!

Jim, you won the first NMCA race that added Stock and Super Stock. I get it. That race was on top of the Gainesville points race, which means you couldn't go to the G-ville race that was less than 100 miles away. In reviewing that race it was like shooting fish in a barrel for you. Jim


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Jimbo ... it wasn't that I "couldn't" go to the NHRA G'ville points meet ....for God sake, I was the defending race winner.... I "choose" not to go, and that my friend is "THE POINT". (I admit when I heard that they were going complete the event on Saturday, I damn near left Bradenton Friday night for G'ville, figuring I could be back to Bradenton Sunday - naw, too old , lol ) - I love racing, my racing friends, NHRA, NMCA, IHRA, Local STK/SS, ...(doesn't matter).... BUT, I'm sorry, under the current circumstances, (that may never allow me to race again), it really ticks me off to hear whining from racers about "stuff ", STUFF that in the giant scheme of things is truly unimportant. Prepare your Hot Rod, select the races within your budget and time allotment, Go Racing and have fun! ... HAVE FUN ! ... It's your choice............( NMCA ...fish in a barrel ... ok .... can you swim Jimbo ...LOL ...)

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OK, But! Wouldn't you have liked to have gone to BOTH races? If hey were on different dates you could have! That's my point. Why keep putting the races on the same date and make races have to chose between them? Jim

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So....correct me if I'm wrong. With NHRA Division 2 going to a 2 day race format, couldn't we qualify at NMCA Bradenton on Friday. Race Gainesville NHRA on Sat., return and shoot the NMCA fish in the barrel on Sunday?! ( It always rains on Sunday at G'ville anyhow, and they won't change the date! ) ... Conflicting Race Schedule Problem Solved ! ....lmao

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Ha! Guess you got it figured out then! Too much driving in one weekend for this old guy though! Jim

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That is a possibility but Rich Shaffer will probably want to run a round of eliminations on Friday evening and screw up that plan. I really was hoping that they would fix that conflict this year. I would have attended.

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Bit confused here, I haven’t even found the NMCA schedule for 2018, can someone provide a link to that? I’ll be back out next year and trying to put my own schedule together and prepared to make choices that allow me to try one of the NMCA events.

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http://www.nmcadigital.com/2017/08/2...ule-announced/


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Thanks Jim.

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"In reviewing that race it was like shooting fish in a barrel for you. Jim"


Yes there was only 8 cars at NMCA first STK/SS race I would hardly say it was like shooting fish in the barrel for Jim Bailey....The 8 racers there might disagree with that statement.

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Is it not possible that both organizations had contracts in place with their tracks for x number of years.( i know NHRA owns several of those tracks ) I know NMCA events are typically the same weekends at the same facilities every year. The stock/superstock combo class was obviously added with NMCA last year. I don't think they would be ready to move all their races to make sure they do not compete/conflict until the numbers show it makes a business case. Let the class grow and see where this goes.

This may not be the case but its worth a thought.