Make Divisionals Great Again

[Steve Stasko]

Norwalk Divisional this year...

Saturday, June 3
Pit Gates & Tech Open (Tech Closes at Noon) — 7:00 a.m.
Spectator Gate Opens — 7:00 a.m.
Camping/Motorhome Move-In — 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Super Street, Stock, Super Comp Qualifying (Q3) — 8:00 a.m.
Rumble Wars X8 Pro Mod Qualifying (Q1), Super Stock, Super Gas Qualifying (Q3), Stock Eliminations (E1) — 10 a.m.
Rumble Wars X8 Pro Mod Qualifying (Q2), Super Street, Super Comp Eliminations (E1) — 12 p.m.
Autograph Session — 1:00 p.m.
Rumble Wars X8 Pro Mod Eliminations (E1), Top Dragster, Comp & Top Sportsman Qualifying (Q2) — 2 p.m.
Pre-Race Ceremonies — 3:45 p.m.
Top Alcohol Dragster & Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying (Q2), Rumble Wars X8 Pro Mod Eliminations (E2), Exhibition (Wheelstander, Jet Dragsters), Super Stock, Super Gas Eliminations (E1), Top Dragster, Comp & Top Sportsman Qualifying (Q3) — 4:00 p.m.
Rumble Wars X8 Pro Mod Eliminations (Final) — 7:50 p.m.
Top Alcohol Dragster & Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying (Q3), Exhibition (Jet Dragsters) — 8:00 p.m.
Fireworks — 9:30 p.m.
Secure Grounds — 10:00 p.m.

Super Gas E1 got pushed off until Sunday morning...but the point is...we weren't the show, and the place was packed with spectators. Most of the afternoon and evening was spent running "fast" cars down the track...and time trials at that, so handicaps didn't need to be explained to the casual spectator. Also, the fans saw more racing here than watching eliminations. I think there were 12-14 Alcohol Dragsters for example...so they saw them all trying to get in the show, as opposed to the 8 who actually made it.

1000' AHFS dumps and throttle stop racing don't attract crowds. If they did, they wouldn't have finished us 8 hours before the show was over.

[Steve Grady]

Originally Posted by Steve Stasko

Norwalk Divisional this year...



Super Gas E1 got pushed off until Sunday morning...but the point is...we weren't the show, and the place was packed with spectators. Most of the afternoon and evening was spent running "fast" cars down the track...and time trials at that, so handicaps didn't need to be explained to the casual spectator. Also, the fans saw more racing here than watching eliminations. I think there were 12-14 Alcohol Dragsters for example...so they saw them all trying to get in the show, as opposed to the 8 who actually made it.

1000' AHFS dumps and throttle stop racing don't attract crowds. If they did, they wouldn't have finished us 8 hours before the show was over.

That "show" provides one of the nicest facilities in the country run by one of the best families in the business to give us a beautiful place to race.

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by Steve Grady

That "show" provides one of the nicest facilities in the country run by one of the best families in the business to give us a beautiful place to race.

I'm not putting the facility or the people down. They've figured out how to make it work. I was trying to drive the point that you can't really sell what we're doing to the general public as a main event attraction.