D2 races to include 3 Unleashed classes

[Jim Fitzpatrick]

This sounds like another enhanced reason to sit back and develope other hobbies. Little by little I'm loosing interest in what nhra has to offer. I keep wondering if it wouldn't be smarter to not use the money I set aside for a winter update on the car, and use it for a needed update on the fishing boat. If it wasn't for good friends and wheels up launches, I would already be fishing. Now, if I can just get the little fishing boat to take off with the bow straight up........................ah hell, the Challenger is still more fun!

Jim Fitzpatrick

P.S Jorge the Challenger is still not for sale.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jim Fitzpatrick

This sounds like another enhanced reason to sit back and develope other hobbies. Little by little I'm loosing interest in what nhra has to offer. I keep wondering if it wouldn't be smarter to not use the money I set aside for a winter update on the car, and use it for a needed update on the fishing boat. If it wasn't for good friends and wheels up launches, I would already be fishing. Now, if I can just get the little fishing boat to take off with the bow straight up........................ah hell, the Challenger is still more fun!

Jim Fitzpatrick

P.S Jorge the Challenger is still not for sale.

Jim, just bring all your stuff and leave it up here, and race division 4. You can always drop the wife off at the casinos

[B Aceves]

And they were worried about Oil Downs with us LOL !!!!

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Jim, just bring all your stuff and leave it up here, and race division 4. You can always drop the wife off at the casinos

That's where mine almost lives.

[Michael Beard]

Is there really a time issue in Div. 2? I'm pretty sure that last year Chip told me he got SIX time shots at Atlanta. I was like, "What are you guys DOING down there?! National Time Trial Association?"

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Is there really a time issue in Div. 2? I'm pretty sure that last year Chip told me he got SIX time shots at Atlanta. I was like, "What are you guys DOING down there?! National Time Trial Association?"

That's a fair question but Atlanta was an exception. Lots of racers don't like Atlanta or at least how the fall D2 race there is sandwiched between so many other events, at that point in the year people are getting tired of all the back to back weekends. Consequently, car counts were low, the weather cooperated, and things went smoothly. Let's see how they manage running 13 classes when a little scheduling adversity is thrown into the mix. Bradenton will be the first test, we shall see but I've been convinced to try it in hopes the tracks can make some money, which is hard to do with the Alky cars. If the tracks can't make money none of us will be racing.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

That's a fair question but Atlanta was an exception. Lots of racers don't like Atlanta or at least how the fall D2 race there is sandwiched between so many other events, at that point in the year people are getting tired of all the back to back weekends. Consequently, car counts were low, the weather cooperated, and things went smoothly. Let's see how they manage running 13 classes when a little scheduling adversity is thrown into the mix. Bradenton will be the first test, we shall see but I've been convinced to try it in hopes the tracks can make some money, which is hard to do with the Alky cars. If the tracks can't make money none of us will be racing.

NHRA should run the alky cars at National events only like the Pro cars. I doubt anyone watches those things much at the points races anyway until one crashes or blows up. .

[sugar1366]

Let me get this straight. An index class with NO throttle stops or timers??

Hmmmm.........

Eddie Bolton

[Ron Ortiz]

Jim Fitzpatrick, there is a fine line between fishing and just sitting in a boat.

X-Tech Man, alot of the spectators really like the alky cars and come to the races to see them, they really do draw fans. Heck, I enjoy watching them myself. I do not like the idea of them not paying though and delaying the show due to malfunctions. Besides there are not that many that show for a divisional down here in FL.

Tracks need to make money, period, bottom line. For some tracks the improvements out weigh return, or that the local run what you brung brings in more revenue for less investment. One track around here offers entertainment in the form of bands and a bar, drifting, and long burnouts to draw good crowds. If "you" owned a track you would look at bottom lines and decide how to increase revenue and what to cut back on.

It is better to try the Unleached classes at a divisional rather than a national. Maybe it will work or maybe it will run the same course as did other "great" ideas from our sanctioning body. At least we do not have snow down here for the snowmobiles, that would tighten up things.

This year I am running IHRA and NHRA, I will voice my opinions on here in the future of my experiences, sort of a "On the Run" column, but with more flair for the side shows one sees at the races. Am I going to have fun............. Oh Yeah.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA Ortiz Unleached
Ron Ortiz
U/SA

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Is there really a time issue in Div. 2? I'm pretty sure that last year Chip told me he got SIX time shots at Atlanta. I was like, "What are you guys DOING down there?! National Time Trial Association?"

The car count at Atlanta was horrible, and the race was run "between directors", so it wandered about aimlessly. They moved the race this year, so that it was not the 3rd race in a series of 4 races, two LODRS races and two National Events. Had we gone to Indy, we'd probably have skipped Atlanta and gone to Charlotte a week later.

The Atlanta race was simply an anomaly, brought on by its place on the schedule, and the frustration of races sick of the poor track prep and other problems found there on a regular basis.