[Michael Kilduff]

I don't know for sure why more SC/NC racers don't go to the Charlotte races, but part of it may be that racers along the I-95 corridor and east of it have to travel about 400 plus miles to go to any other NHRA races with the VMP div 1 race being the lone exception. From Raleigh NC to Atlanta it's 400 miles, to Bristol it's probably 300 or so with lots of hills-probably takes as much time to go to Bristol as it does to Atlanta when towing.

The only NHRA divisional race in NC over the last 10 years or so I recall was t Charlotte when a hurricane or tropical storm was blowing through the state and the car count was way down.....supposedly the Zmax folks weren't too happy about the alky cars but since then NHRA has made them a regional series.

I'd also consider that there are about 38 tracks within a 4 hour drive from Raleigh, lots of bracket races to pick from and of course IHRA div 9 and some of div 2 is close by-and those races are a weekend deal, no need to take of from work and etc.... it isn't all that unusual to see or hear of guys running in 2 or 3 points series around these parts. Lots of other options for racers around here.