Dragway 42
 

Anyone know the results of the S/SS race at Dragway 42 this past weekend?

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Drew Skillman won the combo and Bill won Factory Super Car....

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32 SS/Stk and 5 Factory Stock, 20 Nostalgia (Kurt Neighbors winner of that)
Drew also won the open comp class, Skillman's walked out of there with a cool 20k

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Can't Believe the low car count. 5000$ to Win In SS/S combo race, 2500$ to runner up, 1250$ to semis and 750$ to Qtrs for 250$ entry. Where was everyone??????

Congrats to all the winners!!!!

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Please fill me in, why are racers not competing at these events? A couple good rounds and you have a chance for some serious payback.

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We went last year and had a good time until the car broke. This year we went to our granddaughter's basketball tournament. We love the game.

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I was on the way when my 2019 Ram laid down just before Louisville. Turned around and went home at 50 mph. Ram dealer says EGR valve is bad and is backordered up through June 30. Randy E

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Was this race advertised in advance? Where should I look to find details?

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I saw nothing posted on Facebook or elsewhere about the people planning to attend this race. Maybe the name Factory Supercar Invitational threw some people off.

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Ok I will stick my neck out and post on why only 32 cars showed up for this race $5000 to win s/ss combo. It’s not just one factor, it is many different issues all rolled up into one ball.

first is the age issue,
70%-80% of stk/ss racers are 50 and older. Most of these guys are not into the big money bracket style of events where its bigger entry and the payout is loaded heavy for the finalist. Also some are at the point now they want single day races with lower cost entry or 2 shots at eliminations in one weekend. Most in this age group feel there at a disadvantage racing younger guys in their 20s-to early 40s. Yes the entry for NHRA national events is $300 and some odd dollars but that come with a chance for a Wally (LOL)

Second is Time
There are a lot of good combo series races (Buckeye and Great lakes series) within 250 miles of dragway 42. With both series having a pretty good following with multiple race's scheduled throughout May, June and July. This leaves racers only so many free weekends that are not filled with NHRA points meets, National events and weekend family events/commitments. Also do not forget most guys in this area will run both the Norwalk Nats and Norwalk points meet on back-to-back weekends later this month. Most racers (myself included) only have so much time and money they can spend racing per month. let’s face it most class racers still value a NHRA pts or national event win higher than a $5000 to win combo.

Weakly promoted
I only saw this event with a few Facebook posts about this event back in May and almost nothing the week before. Now it could have been posted better somewhere I did not see it. Truth is I live 120 miles away and forgot all about the event until I saw something on Facebook about it last Saturday night.

But at the end of the day lets face it. We have now seen 4 of these Big dollar stk/ss races that were all well planned out, promoted well and ran with min issues.
2014 and 2015 Northern Class nationals, 2021 Southern sportsman showdown and the 2021 Class racer revival. All have had their own added twist from class eliminations, CIC race, combo race or a 64 car $50,000 shootout. But what stays the same? In the end they are very poorly attended for the payout and the time invested by the promoters.

Maybe the majority of class racers are just satisfied hanging out with friends for 3-4 days and racing for $1000 at NHRA point meets with $200 entry or single day $2000 win S/SS combos with $135 entry fees.

I wish I knew what the magic sauce was for the 2001 Class Nationals in Byron IL. Still to this day the Woodstock for Stock and Superstock racers.