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The rule is you can save one spot. i am going to Atco next week and have been told people are saving 5 and 6 spots. i along with other people will be moving cones and tape. the crew last year when we showed up told us to park anywhere even if there is cones or tape there. and its the same this year. because of the 1 spot rule

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Hey somebody save me a spot lol!

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In D4, we are allowed one spot up until the first car goes down track for a TT or qual.
Dan

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Bring a boat for your extra pit space.

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I hate going to Atco for that reason. Someone should buy a large roll of tape and just circle the whole pit area. Maybe that would make someone that works there finally fix that problem. I can see saving one spot not 5 and more. Barry

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Atco was open Saturday, open yesterday/Sunday and will be open tomorrow/Tuesday, all before official event parking starts at noon on Wednesday and you're complaining about parking :rolleyes: and where is this 1 spot rule printed? No one parks behind their trailer, they park on the side of it so that's 2 spots per racer.

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The 1 spot rule is an official rule put out by Div 1 just ask the Division director Dave Mohn. if you think i am making it up. And no kidding that we all try to park on the side of our trailers.that is considered one spot. it is when people take and tape off 5 or 6 double spots that it gets out of hand.

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Where? I've never seen it in print and if it is, it ain't enforced and Dave knows how I feel about parking.

Don't matter, I've got my six spots :p and I can tell you most all the spots on asphalt are already taken.

If you show up Friday, expect to park back in the woods or out on the entrance road.:D

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I saved only 1 spot for Bob & Penny Bender next to my trailer with clearly marked cones . And I put off the back to save room .The race on sat & Sunday was packed with racers . There was most likely anouce mentioned over the PA.That a didn't here .

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According to the folks at Atco most of this post is not true. They say to contact them if someone is trying to hold 6 spots and that most of the asphalt is still open. So don't let this guy discourage anyone from going to the race. Now the weather is a different story.

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nowhere in my replies did I say anything to discourage anyone from going!

I was there yesterday, got my six spots and parked and know what I saw when I left.

If you want a good spot you don't wait to show up till 3 days after parking started!

It's Atco, IIRC, there were over 400 cars last year.

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1320, I have always thought Atco was one of the best Div. one tracks. I have not been there in a few years due to lack of a car. In the past I have taken time off from work and personal life to get there early and have a better pit spot. I think saving one spot for someone is great but after that it should be first come first serve. Exceptions should be for sponsor's. I will be there late Wednesday and I'm sure I will get a great spot. You are right they do have a lot of room and a weekend at the track and off from work is a great weekend. Oh yah by the way could you save me a spot at the end of the staging area. Near that DeMarzo guy. And to anyone reading this IT IS NOT A COW !!! Thanks Barry

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A reminder for racers heading to Atco. Below is a photo for parking. The yellow area are for sponsors, the red area are for alcohol and the green area are for Comp and Top Dragster, Top Sportsman. The rest of the parking is for all other categories. I was ask to post this to give racers a heads on were they can park. As far as saving spots, the track reserves the right to park rigs as they see fit. When space becomes an issue, saved spots could be utilized. Suggestion, try to get saved spots occupied as soon as possible.

http://classracer.com/atco_parking.jpg

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Yo Ken, where do the Classracer reporters park?

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I've been alot of places but never Atco but whether I got there early or late I always park where they put me. Blows my mind that people think its ok to save a bunch of places for their buddies, if you want to park together then you should all come together. Sounds like a bunch of BS to me, its hard enough to park everyone without having to skip over a bunch of tape and cones and try to make it work out right.

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Ha, funny James. Nice to see you make the trip. Parking is not bad if you get here by Thursday, black top parking is pretty much filled up by Wednesday night. Lots of spots are saved, but the track does move the cones and tape when need. No spots are guaranteed except for what I posted. Its not as bad as some say it is. If you get there by Thursday night you will have a decent spot.

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I told my racers in my series they were only allowed to save one spot in my FB video and E-Mails, basically to work out of the back or on the side, some took the liberty of roping off 5-6 spots and I had to hear from the track yesterday about it along with some people posting on Facebook. I spoke with DJ yesterday and most of the tape will be getting removed today. I'm sorry that everyone wants to park together but, we all have scooters, golf carts & bikes to go visit our friends during a weekend. I was told by the track because of this in 2019 we probably won't be allowed to leave trailers after a race so not only does it hurt you the racers but, series like mine and Dave Ley's because we try to give you guys a convenience to run our events and leave your stuff there to save on tolls & gas and offer nice car counts.

Ed, there was something posted a few years back on the D1 site but, was never really enforced because people would come down on the Tuesday Night Bracket Night and rope off 20 spots.

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maybe but there is nothing posted on the division site now, last year or the year before so unless the division officially makes this a policy and enforce it, racers will always hold spots for friends and it doesn't just happen at Atco, I've seen the same happen at every track in the division but again, Atco is allowing trailers to park 3 days before the event parking officially begins.

BTW, for the record, I've held no spots.

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The parking issues are nothing new and especially at Atco where pavement is limited.

Before the alky cars were given the areas they have now, racers taped off large amounts of pit space.

Bob Lange tore it all down one year and said no more of this and enforced it. He probably said you could save one extra space and no more.

Atco was so packed we were pitted off the back and were squeezed in like sardines on the pavement and that was not many years ago.

I have arrived at many races on Thursday early evening and got stuck way down the return road at Atco or way down the end of the field at Cecil. Racers coming in Friday were better off since they parked us back first and later arrivals ended up closer to the starting line. Made no sense to me but I don't drive the bus.

I really don't care except for being pinned into your pit spot when your called to the lanes thanks to the scales and fuel check being backed up and nowhere to go.

I left my trailer at Atco on Sunday and will be there early enough that I should be able to get my MH back in front of my trailer without a problem, I hope....

Atco is a great track but pavement is limited......

Rain is definitely in the forecast......

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What class will you be running in?

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Class...that would be “Super Keyboard!”

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We pulled in Orlando for the Div II race this year at about 1pm on Thursday. The entrance side pits were empty and we were told to go to the other side, after circling the pits a couple of times we drove back to the pit entrance and told the young lady there that if it was OK we would pit on the entrance side which we had done in the past as there were no spots that were not filled or saved. She asked us to follow her back into the pits, she stopped at a racer's pit who had about four spots saved and told him he had to take some of the tape down and allow us to pit there. He told her right quick he promised the spots to late arrivals and he refused her request. She backed down and we pitted on the other side which is what we wanted to do in the first place.
Sad story as he was very rude to the young lady and directed some of his comments to us and I may have mentioned to him what he might want to do with HIS spots.
I have saved spots as most racers have at one time or another but I think 99% of racers would give them up immediately if asked by track personnel to do so.

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I will be going down Thursday
The way I see yellow tape is ......Must be saving that spot for ME !
I will circle1 time and I ain’t parking in the dirt in the back or the return road
Then I pick a spot. It Works.
I mean I m there to test before some local New Jersey guy ropes off 6 spots and shows up Friday morning ....... Homie Don’t Play That !!
Are you f%@&$ kidding. I pay the same as everyone else
So I do what I gotta do and park DONE

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Hey James, delusional “Dan was there racing this weekend maybe he roped you off a spot! that would be interesting

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Relax guys, Ed's son Kyle competes in Super Comp and is currently #4 in the division.

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I'll be sure to bring my industrial size magnet on wheels! By the way I found a spot over near Cecil to park but thanks for your offer.

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I just left Atco. Looks like there's still a few asphalt spots open but the gamblers racers are in them for tonight's race. Plenty of spots on gravel. I didn't mind it for Rob's race this past weekend.

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Get em Kings Hawaiian I can be there if needed.

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We get there Friday morning and park where we are told, that yellow tape stuff don't bother me

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You SMELL what I’m cooking

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You are my hero James I love the way you think......best quote of the day and settles all the crying and bs ......sounds like the troops are ready too !!!!! The tape marks only the potential crime scene.