'24 Div 7 track/s ?

[Paul Wong]

Combining divisions 6 and 7 would eliminate most people from ever getting to all the division races. Your talking a 1500 mile swing for some and 1000 at minimum. At this point its losing its luster everyday. Hell we are painting vehicles with no intention of even putting sticker one the car. Our elected officials in questionable states are trying to get a rid of all the tracks they can.

[Tom P]

Not sure they actually were elected Paul. But it's sure a sad state of affairs from a dozen years ago. It was great at the Mission Divisional with dozens of cars with circled R's on the windows, top racers from back east and down south... now they don't even have a race. Ashcroft was another favorite and now it's sitting there overgrown by weeds.

Certainly promotion is much of it. I went to the Pinks All Out deal at Seattle, probably twice the crowd as the National Event which is a lot. But the racing was like a regular bracket event. If a quarter of those people could see any normal divisional with wheelstanding Stock and SuperStock cars, Comp cars, 6 second Top Sportsman/Dragster and low 5 second alky cars perhaps all tracks would clamor to get events.

Originally Posted by Paul Wong

Combining divisions 6 and 7 would eliminate most people from ever getting to all the division races. Your talking a 1500 mile swing for some and 1000 at minimum. At this point its losing its luster everyday. Hell we are painting vehicles with no intention of even putting sticker one the car. Our elected officials in questionable states are trying to get a rid of all the tracks they can.

Not counting Bakersfield double it’s already there.

Paul, you coming to Sonoma Nats??

[GTS340]

No neither Paul.

[jmcarter]

At this point I’m beginning to wonder if there will be a Western Swing next year…sure hope not but seems like it’s lost it’s luster due to the track situation and the political environment on the west coast. Given the number of entries will they take the quotas even lower and go to two day events (shades of IHRA on the downside)? Thoughts?

Originally Posted by jmcarter

At this point I’m beginning to wonder if there will be a Western Swing next year…sure hope not but seems like it’s lost it’s luster due to the track situation and the political environment on the west coast. Given the number of entries will they take the quotas even lower and go to two day events (shades of IHRA on the downside)? Thoughts?

Agree JM.
No Pro stock or Comp on Friday night Qualifying Western Swing?
We’ll see how Sonoma goes and maybe Monday we’ll have some answers for 2024.

[DG]

Originally Posted by Barry Polley

Agree JM.
No Pro stock or Comp on Friday night Qualifying Western Swing?
We’ll see how Sonoma goes and maybe Monday we’ll have some answers for 2024.

Barry, even thou Sonoma doesn't get the sportsman car count it used to get when it was coupled with a Divisional race the weekend before, I think those of us going will have a great time. The weather looks to be a high of 84 Friday, 84 Saturday and 85 Sunday with cool mornings and evenings. No rain or humidity what so ever in the forecast unlike what they deal with back east. Plus, I think the crowds will be large again this year because I seem to be running into a lot of random people making plans to camp out at the races this weekend.

I'm looking forward to finally seeing your Camaro.

Darin

[Jared Jordan]

And it looks like if you’re in A, B, E or F/SA, there’s a good chance you’re racing someone heads up!