Live from Atco , NJ -- NHRA Lucas Oil Series

joe176 · 06-22-2009, 08:23 PM

So punish the racers that guessed right on the weather and close the field.....In these hard times it seems as though NHRA is shooting themselves in the foot again !!!!!!! As a business owner myself I would think the track owner would like to have more customers paying twice at the gate come October..

Dave Ficacci · 06-22-2009, 08:40 PM

Lets just say they reopen the fields. Now you have more people showing up than normal to get to run two races on one weekend (remember maple grove divisional and open a few years ago with 140 stockers on the same weekend.)
Think about the cluster F that would cause giving everyone 1 time run, plus alcohol and running the entire race on Thursday...
Most certainly they would not finish in time, and schedule the remainder of the race for Friday morning. Imagine the bitching you would have from people that show up on Friday and only get one time run instead of the usual 2.

I wasn't even there and I agree with closing the field.

danielct301 · 06-23-2009, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by joe176

So punish the racers that guessed right on the weather and close the field.....In these hard times it seems as though NHRA is shooting themselves in the foot again !!!!!!! As a business owner myself I would think the track owner would like to have more customers paying twice at the gate come October..

Everybody take a deep breath and relax!
We are talking about October for crying out loud!
When everyone rolls in the gate that morning I think we will have a good idea what the schedule will be.

BKSG1198 · 06-23-2009, 06:22 AM

Was there any word on if Dave is going to reschedule the $ 10,000 dollar S/SS race?? I'm a S/G racer but always enjoy going down to watch those races cause Dave puts on a great show...

Hey Dan what was this rumor I heard you had a meeting with the higher ups at NHRA about the sportsman guys?? Don't know could have just been a rumor but I heard it throughout the grapevine at the Maple Grove Divisional

06-22-2009, 08:23 PM	#1
joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 36 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Live from Atco , NJ -- NHRA Lucas Oil Series So punish the racers that guessed right on the weather and close the field.....In these hard times it seems as though NHRA is shooting themselves in the foot again !!!!!!! As a business owner myself I would think the track owner would like to have more customers paying twice at the gate come October..

06-22-2009, 08:40 PM	#2
Dave Ficacci Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 372 Likes: 43 Liked 98 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Live from Atco , NJ -- NHRA Lucas Oil Series Lets just say they reopen the fields. Now you have more people showing up than normal to get to run two races on one weekend (remember maple grove divisional and open a few years ago with 140 stockers on the same weekend.) Think about the cluster F that would cause giving everyone 1 time run, plus alcohol and running the entire race on Thursday... Most certainly they would not finish in time, and schedule the remainder of the race for Friday morning. Imagine the bitching you would have from people that show up on Friday and only get one time run instead of the usual 2. I wasn't even there and I agree with closing the field. __________________ Dave Ficacci 1013 STK 1170 SS

06-23-2009, 06:22 AM	#4
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,636 Likes: 96 Liked 1,290 Times in 394 Posts	Re: Live from Atco , NJ -- NHRA Lucas Oil Series Was there any word on if Dave is going to reschedule the $ 10,000 dollar S/SS race?? I'm a S/G racer but always enjoy going down to watch those races cause Dave puts on a great show... Hey Dan what was this rumor I heard you had a meeting with the higher ups at NHRA about the sportsman guys?? Don't know could have just been a rumor but I heard it throughout the grapevine at the Maple Grove Divisional