No room in the pits

[FED 387]

Fred--part of the problem is that the PRO'S have their hospitality areas in the pits adjacent to their cars THEN they have 2 semi tractor trailers PLUS 2 motorhomes and this huge "picnic" area for which sometimes is the equivalent to 2-3 or 4 cars maybe even a support trailer with machine shop capabilities and souvenir sales too for 2 entries - Now is seems almost "every sportsman" has some kind of a motorhome plus a huge trailer to complicate matters-- Plus almost everyone works out of the side of their trailer not in the back . So if you add up all the "potential" pit spaces taken by all of these extra or oversized rigs plus working out of the side of the trailer you cut down the available pit space which is partly why I THINK the quota system came into play--- NO PLACE to put 500 cars if you have 300 cars taking up that same space--fewer cars might also mean increased entry fees to compensate for the reduced number of cars that can be entered--Less entries , bigger haulers , more motorhomes ETC.ETC. You see my point- You can't put 10 pounds into a 5 pound bag ain't gonna happen--- MY 2 cents--- FED 387

[Dave Casey]

Sarge , do I qualify ? towed my stocker on an open trailer with my 78 el camino from Massachusetts to Cedar Falls Iowa for a points meet and then to Indy for the Nationals, then back to Mass.

Times change, now 36 ft motorhome and 26 ft trailer.

I do not think room is commonly the problem, track time is. Rain, oil downs etc added in to the mix make it tough to finish it all.

[Frank Castros]

Bock Drags Star?
Remember NMW Tow Bars and Hubs?
If a street car had NMW tabs it was a car to be revered.
Ah, those were the days.........
Do I belong on Jalopy Journal?
Sorry to blow up this thread, but my mind works this way.

[rboyle]

I tow an enclosed 24' trailer with my Suburban but usually stay with my friend in his motorhome. The pit spaces aren't usually an issue at most D1 races I've been to.
The only byproduct with some downside is that the spectators who wander the pits don't get to see as many cars when they're in enclosed trailers and us racers when between rounds tend to babysit our pit or cool off inside the coach rather than go watch racing in the stands. We tended to do the stands more when the station wagon was the only refuge and it had no AC.
But that is evolution.

[Casey Miles]

If you go to a shipping company, they charge you by the size and weight of your box being shipped. So, let's say the track facility is the truck and you are bringing in a box (your rig) is the item being shipped in the truck. NHRA could get additional revenue from charging you for the size of your rig if they determined a maximum size, like 50', let's say before being charged an additional fee for parking in the track. Any rig bigger than 50' would be changed per foot past the determined size.
I'm not saying this should happen, but if NHRA wants to control the pits, this could be an avenue to follow.

Casey Miles
Stock

[Bob Sherwood]

I can remember way back when------ we were happier than s### to just have a place to race !!! Don't want to see that again !!!

[mrfast]

Casey Miles your giving them advise on more enhancements