"Just A Thought"

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by ss wannabee

Racers in Buffalo and/or Pittsburgh almost as
bad...but will opt for D3 usually....

Anybody know what's happening at Sanair?

As far as East Coast racers, it's not very friendly here anymore. I live on the PA-OH line, an hour or so northwest of Pittsburgh. It's three hundred miles, or more, to any NHRA D-1 race. Norwalk is 2 1/2 hours, Columbus is three hours. Pittsburgh track (IHRA) is a little less than two hours. Those are the only three tracks within five-six hours of me for NHRA/IHRA. Compared to Div 4-5-6-7, I still have it made, but I'm in no man's land compared to Philly/Jersey area racers. Basically a thousand dollars (or more) every time I would go race (I quit in 2007 at age twenty-seven). I would have to move either to Harrisburg and east, or to the Ohio-Indiana line if I wanted to go back racing (which I don't). SO the proposed ideas here don't make anything better for some racers.

Is it bad to be excited about seeing gas the other day for $3.38 in eastern Ohio....? lol

[George Mirza]

Originally Posted by Mike Carr

As far as East Coast racers, it's not very friendly here anymore. I live on the PA-OH line, an hour or so northwest of Pittsburgh. It's three hundred miles, or more, to any NHRA D-1 race. Norwalk is 2 1/2 hours, Columbus is three hours. Pittsburgh track (IHRA) is a little less than two hours. Those are the only three tracks within five-six hours of me for NHRA/IHRA. Compared to Div 4-5-6-7, I still have it made, but I'm in no man's land compared to Philly/Jersey area racers. Basically a thousand dollars (or more) every time I would go race (I quit in 2007 at age twenty-seven). I would have to move either to Harrisburg and east, or to the Ohio-Indiana line if I wanted to go back racing (which I don't). SO the proposed ideas here don't make anything better for some racers.

Is it bad to be excited about seeing gas the other day for $3.38 in eastern Ohio....? lol

I think the racers from Mike's area, western PA, Pittsburg, have it the worst. In New England we now have 2 LODRS, 2 opens and a National event. Far more than we did 10 years ago. The guys from the Canadian Maritimes are just in a tough situation. Most are 12 plus hours from Epping, 20 from Maple Grove.

Pete, where did you get the car counts? I think there are many more cars sitting in garages inactive. I have often thought, how many cars would there be if everybody in the division showed up at one race. I remember 135-145 a couple of times back in the late 90's, I think over 150 at the Dutch.