"Live" from Rockingham Div.2 LODRS 2015

[Ed Wright]

I don't recall seeing an NHRA race with so few cars. Didn't know if the track was that unpopular, or what?

[Larry Hill]

Joel Warren over Jeff Strickland in Stock


Emily Volkman ran it up in super stock to Brandon Peterson

[MikeMoller]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I don't recall seeing an NHRA race with so few cars. Didn't know if the track was that unpopular, or what?

Seems strange, but when they had it a Charlotte couple of years ago it was the same thing-low car count. I think they gave us 4 or 5 time trials then because of the low car count. I guess between 'crate motor' cars and mostly 1/8 mile tracks around here, there just is not enough interest.

[HR9121]

When they had it at Charlotte there was a hurricane on the coast the same weekend. The real thing is that most D2 guys live way down south and won't travel this far unless they are really chasing points. Same thing for D1, they hardly show up to Dinwiddie so they certainly are not going another 3-4 hours to Rockingham. Another reason is it's not a real good facility, not even close.

[BKSG1198]

I think with Maple Grove being last weekend (537 Cars) and E-Town next weekend (All full except for Super Gas) a lot of racers are going to stay close to home, The Rock needs to be one of those before or after Charlotte races kinda like how VMP was the weekend before Charlotte before this season so racers could just shoot to Charlotte after VMP. If you can work with the racers and make it a favorable trip for two weekends of racing they will show up.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

I think with Maple Grove being last weekend (537 Cars) and E-Town next weekend (All full except for Super Gas) a lot of racers are going to stay close to home, The Rock needs to be one of those before or after Charlotte races kinda like how VMP was the weekend before Charlotte before this season so racers could just shoot to Charlotte after VMP. If you can work with the racers and make it a favorable trip for two weekends of racing they will show up.

Bingo or make closer to the end of the season when racers are trying to grab those last few points.

[THE LEGEND]

Or beginning of the season catching everyone on the way to Florida. Very fast that time of the year at The Rock

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I don't recall seeing an NHRA race with so few cars. Didn't know if the track was that unpopular, or what?

Another thing that hurt car count was the reschedule of Montgomery for next weekend. I for one, just can not afford to race like I once was able to, and the back to back makes it even harder to do. That, along with the reputation that rockingham is not a very good facility and not ideal for fast cars is probably why a lot of .90 cars didn't show up
Chuck

[Chris1529]

How about 9 Stk and 6 SS on the q sheet at IHRA race in Cordova.
Even racing for more money there since its a NItro Jam.
According to the thread from there, they are letting people come in this morning though because I guess the weather was pretty iffy the last few days.

[Larry Hill]

I have some more pictures from Rockingham to post this morning. Saturday was a busy day with racing all day. Then we had some good hot dogs and cocktails on Saturday night. Then yesterday we drove over to Joe and Alice Tysinger's to spend a couple of days before going on to Montgomery.









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