Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again

James Perrone · 05-04-2008, 06:26 PM

I think that was a great idea to push up the schedule for the weather.But why not keep doing it this way?
It shows it can be done,Save Sunday for possible rain delay.Everyone saves some money and time and you can travel WITHOUT TRAFFIC,.Why not DO IT AGAIN and AGAIN.
By the way great job by the D-1 staff and VMI..Track was great,,
And the announcer was awsome... What do you think?

frank v · 05-04-2008, 07:33 PM

its always good to get home and have a day of rest before going back to work .3 time runs on friday is also a good plan.

05-04-2008, 07:43 PM

Great Idea James. It was nice being home today to relax.

Mackie Family Racing · 05-04-2008, 07:51 PM

worked great with minimal downtime, great weather, and a "modest" car count... not so sure that you could get it all done with a big field, late night dew, etc. Definitely was great to be done a day early.

VMP always does a great job; the free tix to get the spectators there sure seemed to work. Need to have the announcer come and sit with Lewis Bloom (sp?) for a day or two to get his geography straight (apparently Federico and I live in Hopewell Junction, Long Island, NY...).

Congrats to all the winners. Good scramble in the first round James... What was leaking?

srm

Angelo DiTocco · 05-04-2008, 08:46 PM

As long as they keep a qualifying shot for Saturday morning, I'm all for it. (For the few who have a hard time getting there on a Friday)

Brian VP · 05-04-2008, 10:08 PM

I agree. I thought that it was great. I am not sure if it could be done with a larger car count but most of the races that have larger turnouts don't have T/S or T/D so that may help.

Jack Matyas · 05-05-2008, 08:23 AM

There is talk of making this happen at more D - 1 races -- call -- write -- or E-mail Bob Lang and let him know your thoughts about this ............he really does care ! ! !

Bruce Noland · 05-05-2008, 11:02 AM

I don't like the idea of changing the current racing schedule. We paid $170.00 for a divisional race and were told that the weather was responsible for the schedule change. All the weather reports on saturday said there was a slight chance of a hit or miss shower on Sunday afternoon; no big deal. And it never happened.

One reason for a three day schedule is to provide day light racing. I'm not a big fan of racing at night. I didn't like the idea of everyone being chased off the grounds by 8:00 am the next morning when we were there and paid for a three day race. And one more thing, a two day race sure cuts down on time to visit with friends which is not good for the Sportsman racers.

If you guys really want a two day race you should ask for it to be a Saturday and Sunday race. You could work all week leave on Friday night. Tech on Saturday morning and then have three qualifing rounds with a fourth on Sunday morning and then most of us will be on our way home by 2:00 pm Sunday. You could tentatively take off from work on Monday in case the race did not finish on Sunday, but then you would be cool if it did finish on Sunday. That way you have no missed work and lost no income; which we all sure as hell need right now!

david ring · 05-05-2008, 11:11 AM

I'm generally not in favor of it because of the night racing aspect, but in this case I was-I got home in time to get some grading done yesterday.

Fred Popov · 05-05-2008, 12:05 PM

I'm a big fan of sportsman drag racing especially the stocks and super stocks. I thought that it was great that I got to see all rounds of eliminations in one day there in Richmond. I will not spend three or four days at a track to watch the entire race like the National events. I usually go on Saturday and find out the final results on the internet. I would love to be able to see all rounds in one day at all the races. If the car counts are high, maybe they could have the stockers, ss, s/st, ts, etc run one day and the pros or alcohol guys run another day.
I also thought the announcer did a really good job at promoting the sportsman. He described just about all the cars and the drivers as they staged before each run. ...Well done announcer guy!

Here's a couple Saturday morning qualifying videos. Listen to the announcer do his thing...

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...t=P5030023.flv

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...t=P5030022.flv

05-04-2008, 06:26 PM	#1
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,676 Likes: 3,374 Liked 1,820 Times in 425 Posts	Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again I think that was a great idea to push up the schedule for the weather.But why not keep doing it this way? It shows it can be done,Save Sunday for possible rain delay.Everyone saves some money and time and you can travel WITHOUT TRAFFIC,.Why not DO IT AGAIN and AGAIN. By the way great job by the D-1 staff and VMI..Track was great,, And the announcer was awsome... What do you think? __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

05-04-2008, 07:33 PM	#2
frank v Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ny Posts: 286 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again its always good to get home and have a day of rest before going back to work .3 time runs on friday is also a good plan. __________________ s/g 1620

05-04-2008, 07:43 PM	#3
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again Great Idea James. It was nice being home today to relax.

05-04-2008, 07:51 PM	#4
Mackie Family Racing Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 179 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again worked great with minimal downtime, great weather, and a "modest" car count... not so sure that you could get it all done with a big field, late night dew, etc. Definitely was great to be done a day early. VMP always does a great job; the free tix to get the spectators there sure seemed to work. Need to have the announcer come and sit with Lewis Bloom (sp?) for a day or two to get his geography straight (apparently Federico and I live in Hopewell Junction, Long Island, NY...). Congrats to all the winners. Good scramble in the first round James... What was leaking? srm

05-04-2008, 08:46 PM	#5
Angelo DiTocco Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NY, NY Posts: 750 Likes: 175 Liked 189 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again As long as they keep a qualifying shot for Saturday morning, I'm all for it. (For the few who have a hard time getting there on a Friday) __________________ Angelo DiTocco '98 Firebird SS/HA '98 Firebird B/SA

05-04-2008, 10:08 PM	#6
Brian VP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 144 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 1 Post	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again I agree. I thought that it was great. I am not sure if it could be done with a larger car count but most of the races that have larger turnouts don't have T/S or T/D so that may help. __________________ Brian Van Poppel 1682 SS

05-05-2008, 08:23 AM	#7
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,930 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again There is talk of making this happen at more D - 1 races -- call -- write -- or E-mail Bob Lang and let him know your thoughts about this ............he really does care ! ! ! __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

05-05-2008, 11:02 AM	#8
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again I don't like the idea of changing the current racing schedule. We paid $170.00 for a divisional race and were told that the weather was responsible for the schedule change. All the weather reports on saturday said there was a slight chance of a hit or miss shower on Sunday afternoon; no big deal. And it never happened. One reason for a three day schedule is to provide day light racing. I'm not a big fan of racing at night. I didn't like the idea of everyone being chased off the grounds by 8:00 am the next morning when we were there and paid for a three day race. And one more thing, a two day race sure cuts down on time to visit with friends which is not good for the Sportsman racers. If you guys really want a two day race you should ask for it to be a Saturday and Sunday race. You could work all week leave on Friday night. Tech on Saturday morning and then have three qualifing rounds with a fourth on Sunday morning and then most of us will be on our way home by 2:00 pm Sunday. You could tentatively take off from work on Monday in case the race did not finish on Sunday, but then you would be cool if it did finish on Sunday. That way you have no missed work and lost no income; which we all sure as hell need right now! __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK

05-05-2008, 11:11 AM	#9
david ring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oneonta.,NY Posts: 889 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again I'm generally not in favor of it because of the night racing aspect, but in this case I was-I got home in time to get some grading done yesterday.

05-05-2008, 12:05 PM	#10
Fred Popov Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 64 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Virgina D-1 2day race,,Lets Do It Again I'm a big fan of sportsman drag racing especially the stocks and super stocks. I thought that it was great that I got to see all rounds of eliminations in one day there in Richmond. I will not spend three or four days at a track to watch the entire race like the National events. I usually go on Saturday and find out the final results on the internet. I would love to be able to see all rounds in one day at all the races. If the car counts are high, maybe they could have the stockers, ss, s/st, ts, etc run one day and the pros or alcohol guys run another day. I also thought the announcer did a really good job at promoting the sportsman. He described just about all the cars and the drivers as they staged before each run. ...Well done announcer guy! Here's a couple Saturday morning qualifying videos. Listen to the announcer do his thing... http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...t=P5030023.flv http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...t=P5030022.flv Last edited by Fred Popov; 05-05-2008 at 01:35 PM.