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Old 04-27-2012, 09:31 AM   #1
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Default Re: Stock Eliminator already at quota for E-town

Take a look at this article in Competition Plus about pit space issues at Houston.
Pretty obvious why the space problem continues to get worse every year.
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...even-surprised
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Old 04-27-2012, 09:37 AM   #2
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Default Re: Stock Eliminator already at quota for E-town

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Take a look at this article in Competition Plus about pit space issues at Houston.
Pretty obvious why the space problem continues to get worse every year.
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...even-surprised
The pro pits should be for the teams racing professionally, not for the hospitality areas controlled by a handful of prominent owners and sponsors

Could not agree more!
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Old 04-27-2012, 12:13 PM   #3
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Default Re: Stock Eliminator already at quota for E-town

Look at the sportsman pits....EVERYBODY think's they have to have the biggest rig rolling. I race out of a 24 Ft Pace pulled by a dually, which use to be a large overall rig for a sportsman, now it's one of the smallest. None of the tracks (even ones like Atlanta owned by NHRA and remember when Gainesville was one of largest facilities with good pit parking around? ) are going to invest in the infrastructure to support more pits; it just doesn't make economic sense for the 1-2 times a year it becomes an issue. I've been a long time supporter of NHRA and consider myself a glass half-full type of person but there are many indicators that NHRA's business model will move toward minimal sportsman participation at National events, and quota reduction of classses that are staff intensive, like Stock and Super Stock...

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Old 04-27-2012, 12:40 PM   #4
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From a spectators point of view, i love e-town was my first national event my dad took me to in the mid 80's. Up to three days attending now, but if they start cutting down stock/super stock i wont attend national events anymore. I always felt a little spoiled because of the quality of racers and the car counts in D1. NHRA will learn just like Nascar is learning that fans stop coming when they dont like what you do.
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