Wow!!!!!

[FLOYD RUSSO JR]

Lookin at the field in different classes at the dallas race.... They r not full so call some 1 2 pay the late entry (div. Director r any one else) an they say no..... Wow ant that some stuff!!!!!!! The only class full is s/c 101 cars... Unbelieveable.. Whats next .. Thought they would like 2 have money maybe not!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Alan Roehrich]

I know a guy who tried to enter St Louis this year on the Monday afternoon before the race. They turned him down. Appears to be standard policy. Although I cannot see a valid reason for it. The field isn't full, and a member of NHRA says "I'd like to give you my $250 so I can race" and is turned down. Seems less than intelligent to me.

[Jim Wahl]

Nobody EVER accused the NHRA of being intelligent! Jim

[BLAZER]

Originally Posted by Ed OBrien

Maybe some racers got tired of being treaded like **** and stayed home . Have a nice day

How are racers treated like sh!t?

[Jim Cimarolli]

Ed,

I heard that they recently paved a lot of the sportsman pit area at the Motorplex, but I haven't been there to see it. At the points race back in the spring it was a mudhole.

[Roger K Fain]

How do you think Bruton Smith feels about NHRA....he opens the most fantastic racing (drag) facility since the Dry Lakes at Muroc in '56 and NHRA says, Oh, by the way, we are not contesting Stock Eliminator at your event, so there will be about 150 competitors and their family members not participating. That's about $38,000 through the gate, not to mention all the concessions sales lost.

[THE LEGEND]

Ed,
You want pavement, BUY A TOP FUELER. If not be glad they let you in the gate.
Chip

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Ed,
You want pavement, BUY A TOP FUELER. If not be glad they let you in the gate.
Chip

Chip- I don't think Ed wants pavement. He just doen't want MUD!

Sean

[Bobby Brannon]

Ed Pay attention Billy Meyers paved 25 acres with crush gravel.. I will be there by 1:00 pm tomorrow. I will post up. It's a step in the right direction.

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Roger K Fain

How do you think Bruton Smith feels about NHRA....he opens the most fantastic racing (drag) facility since the Dry Lakes at Muroc in '56 and NHRA says, Oh, by the way, we are not contesting Stock Eliminator at your event, so there will be about 150 competitors and their family members not participating. That's about $38,000 through the gate, not to mention all the concessions sales lost.

The NHRA Sportsman schedule for 2008 was published well before Bruton got the approval to build Z-Max Dragway; he knew that Stock would not be contested at the event. If the plans for Z-Max had failed; Plan B was to have the event in Gainesville and Stock would not have been contested there either. The NHRA implemented this rotating schedule several years ago to control car counts; the only event where all classes are run is Indy. If they had made an exception for Bruton; how do you think the other National Event track owners would have felt? Z-Max is a truly magnificent facility; I made the trip from Ct. and thoroughly enjoyed all 4 days of the event.

Bill Seabrooks - superfan1