Quote:
|
1/8 mile points meet? Who wants to run 1/8 mile? I'm not interested in 1/8 mile racing. I hope the facility is a big success in spite of that.
|
Right. I forgot that S/SS racers like to race 1000'...
Quote:
|
All other NHRA races are 1/4 mile.
|
Not the National Open at Ohio Valley.
Quote:
|
I would not have expected a very big turn out for that event. It's an Un tested venue.
|
Untested??? Before the track was even up and running, when they first paved it and set up the timing system, the *very first pass* down the track was around a 3.79, with a 0.9xx 60'! They've been open for a few months now, and have drawn over 300 cars for a local points race.
Quote:
|
You can't expect racers to travel long distances for the meager purse that is posted.
|
NHRA sets the purse. People travel all over chasing the same poor payouts (and sometimes don't even get paid, re: Zmax).
Quote:
|
The owner/promoter will have to put on several more of these type events and entice the racers with bigger pay outs.
|
Why on earth would the owner want to have any more of these events? How many losses do people expect them to take? I know what it cost us when we believed the racers who said, "We'll be there next time!" for the Class Nationals. (I appreciate the h*ll out of everyone who actually DID support us!)
I swear, I have never in my life seen so many excuses from people to NOT race than from Nat'l/Div'l event racers. Yes, they're individually certainly all valid excuses. Just don't assume that tracks/promoters are going to keep throwing good money after bad.