What's wrong with you folks?

7820 · 06-15-2009, 01:57 PM

I live in Southern California....IHRA is not an option to me.

GarysZ24 · 06-15-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 7820

I live in Southern California....IHRA is not an option to me.

That goes double for me, and I live in South Central Arizona...

340Cuda · 06-15-2009, 07:58 PM

Great discussion!

There are a tons of good reasons why folks would not be in Tulsa outside of the surrounding states, I had no expectation that folks like Herb or Chip would make Division 4 races. The car counts for Stock and Super Stock have always been disappointing at the Tulsa National Events but they were so bad this year I just had to say something.

Thanks,
Bill Lamb

tony wood · 06-15-2009, 08:57 PM

i don't want to speak for anyone. (BILL) what i think he is trying to say in a nice way is that we have a lot of STOCK & SUPER STOCKERS within 5 HOURS away. count all the super street & super gas cars in this distance that didn't show. TECH was open FRIDAY TILL 11 O' CLOCK they parked till MIDNIGHT. the forcast was 50 percent friday. 20 sat. & sun. it's OKLAHOMA . LETS see track was slick, i remember 2 YEARS AGO IN QUESTION PRO MODS RUNING 5.90'S in nasty air. not to SLICK. i understand people a long way off not coming, but less than 6 HRS. for a national i don't..........come see the track you will love it lots of PRO STOCK CARS PRO MODS & COMP CARS come to test from louisiana to colorado.

THE LEGEND · 06-15-2009, 09:07 PM

Bill,
I try every year to go to a track I hav'nt been to before or in a long time. With Rockingham being rescheduled it did'nt make sense. I would have went to Baton Rouge also but Rockingham had 2 10 granders that weekend.
I also look at payout too. It would cost me around a grand to make the trip with 2 cars. I could win around 5 or 6 grand each. Thats 2 shots at 5 or 6 grand. for a 5 rd race. If I go bracket racing 2 cars 2- 5 granders. 500 miles or less I'm looking at about the same expenses and a 8 or 9 rd race.
IHRA has a great program. I don't understand why people won't support it.
Chip

danny waters sr · 06-15-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Bill,
I try every year to go to a track I hav'nt been to before or in a long time. With Rockingham being rescheduled it did'nt make sense. I would have went to Baton Rouge also but Rockingham had 2 10 granders that weekend.
I also look at payout too. It would cost me around a grand to make the trip with 2 cars. I could win around 5 or 6 grand each. Thats 2 shots at 5 or 6 grand. for a 5 rd race. If I go bracket racing 2 cars 2- 5 granders. 500 miles or less I'm looking at about the same expenses and a 8 or 9 rd race.
IHRA has a great program. I don't understand why people won't support it.
Chip

Me either. I still would like to say THANKS to the ones who did go . It was nice meeting all you guys and gals that sometimes post on here. Still enjoy working that race !!!

Adger Smith · 06-16-2009, 03:48 AM

Tony,
By nitro Joe's stats there are 210 SS & 297 Stk cars in Div 4. How many that are 5 hours from the track???Can't tell... In this part of the world you have to plan to spend a little time driving to get anywhere. Example: You would think Texarkana Tx to Houston/Baytown, not far. It's all in one state, Texas.. only 308 miles about 6 hrs & 48 min by Trip maker. Yet Texarkana Tex to Memephis. 281 miles. 4 hrs & 29 min by trip maker. Then Texarkana Tx to Tulsa OK. 5 hrs & 14 min. another 280 mile trip. Now lets go from Texarkana Tx to Baton Rouge, La. 349 miles 5 hrs 54 min. I think you can add another 1 hour & 15 to 30 min on that to get to No Problem. Sorry Pat, nice track, but it is a problem to get to, but worth it.. You guys up north & out on the East coast are lucky. In 5 hours you can cross 2 or 3 states and pass quite a few places to race. Not so out here! Please understand the time & distance involved out here. If the weather is a little suspect I can't blame anyone for staying home. My rig gets about 7 miles per gallon. My last trip to Memphis cost over $200 in fuel. By the time you pay all the expenses, including entry, of going to almost any Div 4 race you can spend some large amount of coins. Get out of div 4 and you really start rolling up the miles & time off work. So with these hard economic times Lay off blaming the organizations & go easy on us about car counts, please.

06-15-2009, 01:57 PM	#1
7820 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 201 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What's wrong with you folks? I live in Southern California....IHRA is not an option to me.

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340Cuda VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,671 Likes: 3,859 Liked 801 Times in 338 Posts	Re: What's wrong with you folks? Great discussion! There are a tons of good reasons why folks would not be in Tulsa outside of the surrounding states, I had no expectation that folks like Herb or Chip would make Division 4 races. The car counts for Stock and Super Stock have always been disappointing at the Tulsa National Events but they were so bad this year I just had to say something. Thanks, Bill Lamb

06-15-2009, 08:57 PM	#4
tony wood Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 248 Likes: 7 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	Re: What's wrong with you folks? i don't want to speak for anyone. (BILL) what i think he is trying to say in a nice way is that we have a lot of STOCK & SUPER STOCKERS within 5 HOURS away. count all the super street & super gas cars in this distance that didn't show. TECH was open FRIDAY TILL 11 O' CLOCK they parked till MIDNIGHT. the forcast was 50 percent friday. 20 sat. & sun. it's OKLAHOMA . LETS see track was slick, i remember 2 YEARS AGO IN QUESTION PRO MODS RUNING 5.90'S in nasty air. not to SLICK. i understand people a long way off not coming, but less than 6 HRS. for a national i don't..........come see the track you will love it lots of PRO STOCK CARS PRO MODS & COMP CARS come to test from louisiana to colorado.

06-15-2009, 09:07 PM	#5
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What's wrong with you folks? Bill, I try every year to go to a track I hav'nt been to before or in a long time. With Rockingham being rescheduled it did'nt make sense. I would have went to Baton Rouge also but Rockingham had 2 10 granders that weekend. I also look at payout too. It would cost me around a grand to make the trip with 2 cars. I could win around 5 or 6 grand each. Thats 2 shots at 5 or 6 grand. for a 5 rd race. If I go bracket racing 2 cars 2- 5 granders. 500 miles or less I'm looking at about the same expenses and a 8 or 9 rd race. IHRA has a great program. I don't understand why people won't support it. Chip

06-16-2009, 03:48 AM	#7
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: What's wrong with you folks? Tony, By nitro Joe's stats there are 210 SS & 297 Stk cars in Div 4. How many that are 5 hours from the track???Can't tell... In this part of the world you have to plan to spend a little time driving to get anywhere. Example: You would think Texarkana Tx to Houston/Baytown, not far. It's all in one state, Texas.. only 308 miles about 6 hrs & 48 min by Trip maker. Yet Texarkana Tex to Memephis. 281 miles. 4 hrs & 29 min by trip maker. Then Texarkana Tx to Tulsa OK. 5 hrs & 14 min. another 280 mile trip. Now lets go from Texarkana Tx to Baton Rouge, La. 349 miles 5 hrs 54 min. I think you can add another 1 hour & 15 to 30 min on that to get to No Problem. Sorry Pat, nice track, but it is a problem to get to, but worth it.. You guys up north & out on the East coast are lucky. In 5 hours you can cross 2 or 3 states and pass quite a few places to race. Not so out here! Please understand the time & distance involved out here. If the weather is a little suspect I can't blame anyone for staying home. My rig gets about 7 miles per gallon. My last trip to Memphis cost over $200 in fuel. By the time you pay all the expenses, including entry, of going to almost any Div 4 race you can spend some large amount of coins. Get out of div 4 and you really start rolling up the miles & time off work. So with these hard economic times Lay off blaming the organizations & go easy on us about car counts, please. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)