Dallas or Houston

[Joseph Teuton]

Houston will be a mud mess! I am going because I managed to get a few rounds in Gainesville and hope to continue the luck. The good thing is I have a HOTEL room with my name on it. Yea some of us don't have motorhomes. But just in case I have a hotel room in Ennis as well! Maybe I should invest in a motorhome! I can tell you we had standing water today in Ennis and we are parked on gravel couldn't imagine parking on grass!

[Ed Wright]

I came to Ennis fully intending to go on to Houston. I talked to several Super Stock racers yesterday and today that decided to skip Houston. I don't remember talking to anybody that has not decided to skip it. Sounds like SS may be a little light on cars.

[Hagen Gary]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I came to Ennis fully intending to go on to Houston. I talked to several Super Stock racers yesterday and today that decided to skip Houston. I don't remember talking to anybody that has not decided to skip it. Sounds like SS may be a little light on cars.

By looking at the entry list, looks like more cars are entering the race than leaving it. We added over 8 cars in stock and Superstock in the last 2 days... the ones who entered are here at dalas, so go talk to them. Like I said, weather looks promising the whole week. Do some of you guys think water doesn't dry up with a little sunshine? We've got 5 days till we park. Relax. Don't ruin our National Event by making it a $310 divisional race and screwing over our friends who are coming watch just because you think it might be wet. Seth Angel isn't going to give up all that money anyway. He knows how many people come with the sportsman because he had to refund all of their tickets in 2013. He isn't going to wanna pay for us to run it in Dallas. I would think he'd rather pour us a few roads, that's all we need. Now, if they wanna give me the $100 insurance and my friends money back, I'm with yall. Let's run it here if it looks like mud. But I still don't know what they are going to do about their hotel rooms.

[sammy pizzolato]

i just backed out of Houston.i thought they would put us at the circle track but i forgot they put Motorhomes there. i have been in the Mud to many times. the last time for the race that never happened i broke my flatbed wrecker pulling myself out of the mud. the owners of the Houston track need to update the sportsmen pits. every year it rain's for this race. the NHRA needs to step in and do something. Dallas track took care of there pit problem.the owners of Houston own a paving co.

[Ed Wright]

Hagen may mistaken. (Whoda thunk it? LOL) SS car count is way down for Houston. Last I looked today was only 41 cars.

[Joseph Teuton]

I just wanted to let all the NON motorhome owners know that the Holiday Inn gave me a full refund for my room and my friends room. Thank goodness I didn't lose any money! Oh and I didn't lose my $310 for withdrawing from the event either! I get to use that hard earn money to go to another Nation Drag Race event that won't be a mud fest. I surly would like to know how much money will be lost by those attending the race when it's canceled at the last minute. I'm sure the hostels won't understand when you cancel on Thursday or Friday.

I still believe there would have been a better turn out if the race was kept in Dallas!

[Hagen Gary]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Hagen may mistaken. (Whoda thunk it? LOL) SS car count is way down for Houston. Last I looked today was only 41 cars.

Ed. look at my time stamp. I posted that Sunday morning. I was correct then. Your post came on Monday night. btw, there are just as many stockers now as there was when I posted. I'm actually happy people pulled out. Now we might not even have to go down the dirt(mud) roads. There is gonna be plenty of room to park along the paved roads. Thanks guys. I'll be at Houston trying to adapt and overcome, as National event winners do, while you guys stay home and wonder when its going to be your turn to win one. And if I have to camp in the mud and watch the pros with all my friends for free because their tickets get refunded, well that ain't so bad either. I'm not going to ruin it all just because it "might" be more convenient for me. Nobody ever said winning a National was easy.

[supergas4]

Wow nasty reply

[sammy pizzolato]

I see the NHRA has extended the pull out date to thursday. word is that you will not go to the track till monday!!! you will be stacked at the Mall till after the pro's pull out.so if that happens you will not be able to park along the side of the return rode and watch the pro's run. that is the word on the street. Sportsmen Racers need to stick together and all pull out. but we all know that will never happen.if Houston had hard pits for the Sportsmen this would not be a problem. NHRA need's to step up and let the Racers know what is there plan. PS thanks to Billy M. for fixing the pits in Dallas. that problem is solved. and Billy does not own a paving co.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Hagen Gary

Ed. look at my time stamp. I posted that Sunday morning. I was correct then. Your post came on Monday night. btw, there are just as many stockers now as there was when I posted. I'm actually happy people pulled out. Now we might not even have to go down the dirt(mud) roads. There is gonna be plenty of room to park along the paved roads. Thanks guys. I'll be at Houston trying to adapt and overcome, as National event winners do, while you guys stay home and wonder when its going to be your turn to win one. And if I have to camp in the mud and watch the pros with all my friends for free because their tickets get refunded, well that ain't so bad either. I'm not going to ruin it all just because it "might" be more convenient for me. Nobody ever said winning a National was easy.

Hagen, I said how many I talked to that said they were *going* to withdraw. I was kidding you about the "Whoda Thunk it." Don't take me so serious.