Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Am I reading this right?

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Herb -- Not only are you reading right with S/S only having 23 entries but Stock only has 24 -- when are "they" going to wake up ?

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Normally Stock is listed as a 128 car field and payout starts 3rd Round.
I have never seen this few of cars in Stock at a National event.If there are fewer than 32 cars,then will the first round losers get round money?Second round losers?

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Are you serious? Lucky if they pay the winner and r/u full payout.I got slammed earlier in the year when I said NHRA policies and the economy will impact car count.Now that the chickens are coming home to roost let's hear the reason for low counts from the apologists.

Ed F.

Jack if you're out there,before you criticise me for entering Englishtown, that and the Dutch are probably the only two races I'll go to this year,in part due to association policies.Normally I have an 8 grading.

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

No apologies Ed, the economy is causing most of the low car count. NHRA ship will sink if attendance drops or the Pro catogories get smaller. We really have little effect on National meets.

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

If only two cars show up,is the loser considered the Runner Up,or just a first round loser?

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

I'm asking if they'll get a full payout for W/RU.That's all.
Interesting question though.To keep a few bucks they probably would tell the poor r/u he was a first rd loser and they would pocket the cash.Would it really surprise you if that's what they did?

Ed

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

I don't think I can remember any time in history where there were this few of cars at a National event.Your guess is as good as mine.Maybe they will run a SS/S combo??

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Ed

I don't know the answer to your question.....

442...

I am going to enter SS as close to the cutoff day as I can. (and I am sure that is what you are seeing from many other racers that are not entered yet). Why pay months in advance when you can wait until the last week to enter.

Also..... This race is close enough that half of Division 3 would be entered here if it were not for the D3 race at Norwalk the same weekend..... this is two years in a row that NHRA has scheduled these two races on top of each other.

Finally...... the car count is definitely down..... but I believe you'll see about 50 in each class whe it is all said and done.

Just my guess
Tom Sheehan

Re: Only 23 cars entered for Bristol in SS?
 

Tom,ya gotta admit 50 cars is pretty pathetic,if that many cars show,especially Div. 3.There's a ton of cars there like Div. 1.Maybe some people are getting tired of being treated like we are just someone to collect $$$ from.


Ed