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Old 08-08-2017, 12:17 PM   #1
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Warned you guys last year.60- 65 car count was coming.
Believe it or not WE ARE Not The SHOW that fans come to see
So that's Nhra formula. Get er done and not deal with us It's easier on them
Less race car less work. But I will still go
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Old 08-08-2017, 12:32 PM   #2
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Hell Last year the US nationals Comp quota was 30 cars even though 50+ enter. A few well placed phone calls got that changed but honestly who ever is thinking up the quotas might want to do a little more research. My guess is they are more worried about getting Force and Schumacher's 30 trailers in the pro Pits. If they have to cut the sportsman cars so be it.
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Old 08-08-2017, 01:13 PM   #3
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They take a good chunk out of the pits at Maple Grove for "VIP parking". It can get hairy when you are trying to get to staging with your race car and have to contend with cars going in and out of VIP parking. Very 'enhancing'.
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Old 08-10-2017, 06:24 AM   #4
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That may have been a maple grove decision due to the now reduced car counts he saw an opportunity to make some money.
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Old 08-11-2017, 01:17 PM   #5
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Maple Grove has plenty of pit space available to accept a higher quota. This event always draws a full field of stock and SS cars, unless a bunch bail because of the weather. There is no reason the Stock and SS quotas can't be raised to accept at least 10 more entries per category. I've been there when you've had over 80-90 cars in both category, before quotas. Stock usually pulls over 100 at the LODRS.
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Old 08-29-2017, 10:35 AM   #6
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With such low quotas, is there any reason for nationals events to start on Thursdays anymore? Can't Friday-Sunday suffice for all events aside from Indy? 2 Qualifying sessions and Class on Friday for everyone before and maybe, if necessary, between the pro Q sessions Friday evening. 3 rounds of eliminations on Saturday. 4 rounds on Sunday meaning every category will be at 16 cars. Once you get past the first two rounds, all the sportsman categories fly anyway. Obviously planning along with the forecast. We finished the entire 2016 Gatornationals starting with Stock E1 on Sunday morning and we were done by 6pm. Less money NHRA has to pay employees and track prep for Thursday, not like they make any money on Thursday spectators anyway. No live access on Thursdays also sucks. One less day off work.
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All about TV Bobby. They want to be done at a certain time for Live TV for the Pro's, they don't want to be running round 3 of Stock at 11am on Sunday when Top Fuel should be going down the track, they want you guys as filler at 3 or 4 cars at the end of 2nd round of the Pro's.
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Hell Last year the US nationals Comp quota was 30 cars even though 50+ enter. A few well placed phone calls got that changed but honestly who ever is thinking up the quotas might want to do a little more research. My guess is they are more worried about getting Force and Schumacher's 30 trailers in the pro Pits. If they have to cut the sportsman cars so be it.
X2... Agreed.
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