Dear NHRA....
 

This is the 50 th running of the Gators, class is such a BIG deal that you moved it one weekend ahead of time. I realize that it is too much to ask that you RUN A,B, C, D, and so on ...one after the other....You know kinda like the alphabet.....BUT could you at LEAST run all the cars in their respective class TOGETHER......REGARDS....

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

You really think that the NHRA could get 103 Stockers to show up on demand?

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Why not ? If people don't want to race when they are called then they can stay at there trailer all day. I think it would be cool to see classes run in order.

I would put a time limit on classes called, if you aren't there by that time, put a line across back of staging and send em packing ,bye runs to the people who don't play games! People start missing class , I'm thinking they may show up a little earlier. Pretty simple concept really.

Maybe if everyone would show up on time and quit wasting the tech officials time and pissing them off and it ran smoothly , maybe the quotas would start coming up on natl events, because they all the sudden have an extra 4 hours at the end of each day hmmm.

Try showing up late to work every day ;)

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Guys you know there isn’t much help but things went smooth
Track was awesome
Racers having fun and running fast
If it didn’t bother us racers
Sorry for the inconvenience. Had to be there

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Guys you know there isn’t much help but things went smooth
Track was awesome
Racers having fun and running fast
If it didn’t bother us racers
Sorry for the inconvenience. You Had to be there

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

You could if you made it class winners run in the show.

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

You would still have the guys that want to go up last, to avoid a fast guy, or try to get the bye. Had a lot of both "back in the day". A loss in class meant going on home. The morning after class run offs, lots of parking space in the pits.
It got to where we had small fields of Stock & SS. Slow guys knew they could not make it through class just stopped running the national events.

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

If you folks were here racing you would understand why a competitor is late to the lane
Racers are 1 mile away on the road course so common sense should be used
Again you had to be there Baby Gators 🐊 Keep throwing snowballs
It’s going to be 80 degrees And RACING. Life is Good

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

This ^^

Not everyone is pitted within 100 ft. of a pa speaker.
The FM radio pa system at some tracks is weak also.

A mass texting system would be nice but that would involve NHRA hiring another employee to send out texts.

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

and you can't guarantee to receive that text.....a lot of tracks cell service is weak or non-existent

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

I think we all understand the not being able to hear the call and being parked on the north 40 ! Every race I've ever been to Its the deliberate holding back that needs to be addressed. That's why you see 2 B/SA cars 10 F/SA cars then 4 B/SA cars and a frustrated tech official. If they are going to run them in order they should put a time limit on it . Also when I'm at the track and I'm where I can't here a call. I'll notice a swarm of stockers heading up so I follow.

The text message is a great idea btw !

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Who really cares, with the AHFS in place Class is a joke.

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Very true

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Does Division 2 have a text messaging service or is it only at national events? I thought I heard that D2 does have it also?...

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

Division 2 does have the text messaging system, and it is in use this weekend.

Re: Dear NHRA....
 

I agree, but not just for class, eliminations too... and close the lanes 5 minutes after the 3rd call - then give out the singles - how long do you think it would take for people to learn to come to the lanes on time? We wait all day to run 2 or 3 times and then can't come up in a timely manner - what's with that? Cudo's to the guys who do come right up!