Gainsville Turkey Trot's ?????? - Page 4

Dave Turner · 11-25-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I got down to 4 cars and only got $50. Pretty sorry.

Yes, it is.

Jim Wahl · 11-26-2013, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

It was a good race. The track personnel did a great job with the starting line. Traction was good all weekend. There were at least 5 cars that were there for records and did not participate in the Sunday race. I was surprised that there weren't more of our Southern Stock Super Stock regulars there.
I think the main problem was the small purse for a combo eliminator race. No one is going to travel very far for a $1000 to win pay out. I got down to 4 cars and only got $50. Pretty sorry.
Congrats to Jeff on another fine win.
John Duzsak and Brian Oaks put on a good show with the wheels up launches

Wow! They took in $2600 for 26 cars and paid out $1600! Hummmm. Jim

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Chad Rhodes · 11-26-2013, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Wow! They took in $2600 for 26 cars and paid out $1600! Hummmm. Jim

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Maybe they're not complaining

Ed Wright · 11-26-2013, 08:43 AM

I wasn't aware they paid that little.
Chad, how much did your car pick up in that air? I have never gone down the track in that kind of air.

Mike Pearson · 11-26-2013, 09:03 AM

Ed

On Saturday I went 10.22 and 10.25 on my 2 time runs. Sunday the air was much better and with out changing anything on my car I went 10.14 on the brakes against Jeff Atkinson in the semi's. There was also a pretty good head wind that I figured at .03 so it was probably .10 to .12 quicker. Had the wind been at our back it would have been mine shaft.

Chad Rhodes · 11-26-2013, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I wasn't aware they paid that little.
Chad, how much did your car pick up in that air? I have never gone down the track in that kind of air.

It picked up 11, but I made some changes. There was also a pretty stiff head wind. I picked up .103 to the 660 and .007 on the back half.

442OLDS · 11-26-2013, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

I got down to 4 cars and only got $50. Pretty sorry.

So you lost in the third round and got $50?

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r=100#indextop

Michael Beard · 11-26-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Wow! They took in $2600 for 26 cars and paid out $1600! Hummmm. Jim

That's 61% payback. An NHRA Div. 2 LODRS with 45 cars pays back 36% of entry fees.

Rollins_2241 · 11-26-2013, 01:21 PM

I'm pretty sure they spent well over $1,000 on track prep and staffing for tech and teardown alone, focused almost solely for the benefit of Stock and Super Stock racers. The record runs were entertaining and great to watch. But...there's always something to complain about.

Wayne Kerr · 11-26-2013, 05:51 PM

What the heck is an '07 Cobra Jet ? qualified #5 in SS
Somebodys got some explaining to do.

See you at the races,
Wayne Kerr

11-26-2013, 08:43 AM	#34
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Gainsville Turkey Trot's ?????? I wasn't aware they paid that little. Chad, how much did your car pick up in that air? I have never gone down the track in that kind of air. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

11-26-2013, 09:03 AM	#35
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,452 Likes: 615 Liked 1,937 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Gainsville Turkey Trot's ?????? Ed On Saturday I went 10.22 and 10.25 on my 2 time runs. Sunday the air was much better and with out changing anything on my car I went 10.14 on the brakes against Jeff Atkinson in the semi's. There was also a pretty good head wind that I figured at .03 so it was probably .10 to .12 quicker. Had the wind been at our back it would have been mine shaft. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

11-26-2013, 01:21 PM	#39
Rollins_2241 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gainsville Turkey Trot's ?????? I'm pretty sure they spent well over $1,000 on track prep and staffing for tech and teardown alone, focused almost solely for the benefit of Stock and Super Stock racers. The record runs were entertaining and great to watch. But...there's always something to complain about.

11-26-2013, 05:51 PM	#40
Wayne Kerr Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Out to Lunch Posts: 191 Likes: 2 Liked 26 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Gainsville Turkey Trot's ?????? What the heck is an '07 Cobra Jet ? qualified #5 in SS Somebodys got some explaining to do. See you at the races, Wayne Kerr