Only 23 Super Stockers entered??

[Rory McNeil]

I always thought it odd that the cars that get towed to the head of staging (TF,F/C,Pro Stock, TA/D&FC,and Comp) all get to pit closest to the lanes, and the cars that must drive up, are pitted out in the boondocks.Last year at the Northwest Nationals, I was pitted on the road race circuit, near the very end of the track, well past the dragstrips last turnoff. It was a good 1/2 mile+ drive from my pit spot to the staging lanes. As mentioned, you can`t hear anything from the PA system, although NHRA did have people riding by on scooters, honking their horns and calling out the classes as they were needed. Certainly no need to warm up in the pits! One saving grace about being pitted that far away, you didn`t have to dodge slow walking, oblivious spectators meandering in the middle of the road, unlike the "real" pits on the other side of the "PRO`s" circus area. There it almost seems to be a game for 'fans" of the Nitro cars to deliberatly hold up the movement of the lower classed cars that drive to the lanes.
But, as Bill mentoned, unfortunately there is no other track in Div.6 that has enough room for a National event. With the recent trend to huge motorhomes and trailers, many tracks have trouble finding adequate parking for the LODRS divisional races.

[davidhuff]

Any new ford cobra jet mustangs(AA/SA) entered?Thanks

[west coast]

Now that Spokane is up and running will the National event be held there?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Ed OBrien

So as a paying customer after they take your money you then have to kiss up to someone to get fair treatment ? What a deal ! Have a nice day

No, you just have to not bitch about everything and treat them with respect. They don't make much money doing that, and we would have no place to play without them.

[west coast]

Just treat them like an other racer offer the water, adult beverage, food there is always plenty at the track. These guys usually just eat track food, do to the long hours they work allot longer than we race. You don't have to kiss there ***, you don't have to be mean to them they are just like us they love this sport.

[67chevygary]

Finally some clear insightful thinking!

[Stock726]

There's more cars in Comp than S/S!
I wonder if this has ever happened before?

[Michael Pliska]

I've got a couple of pit parking stories from that event. One year (I think it was the 1st year in 1988), I got to the event late (like Friday mid-day), and they put me in the pro pits in a spot where someone had broken and left. I was pitted next to Shirley Muldowney, with me in my little '73 Blazer tow rig pulling a small flatbed. It came in handy, because I go to the races alone, and I went a bunch of rounds that year.

Another year I was out in the boonies. After my first time run I was driving along the dirt path which was theoretically our pit road. All of a sudden - "WHAMMM!!!", the car came to a sudden stop. I hit a rock sticking out of the dirt, and broke my Powerglide clean around the bellhousing. As a testament to the TCI deep pan, it survived and is still on the car to this day. I had already broken my other transmission the prior week in Sonoma. I pulled the trans and drove over to Brad Hadman's shop (never met him before but many people said he would take care of me). He welded that case back together, and charged me a price that probably didn't cover the argon usage. I made it back out and went a number of rounds that year too.

Thought about going up there to watch this year (just got my S/G car back together this week), I'll stay home and watch it on TV instead.

Regards,