D2 races to include 3 Unleashed classes

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

The Bowling Green combo series has a full qualifying sheet, and heads up racing. It's part of the reason for the success of the series. It's what the racers wanted.

Of course, a lot of the guys running Bowling Green were combo racers "back in the day" at Music City, AKA Union Hill or just "The Hill". Back then, if you were anyone, and you were fast, you came to "The Hill" and tested yourself against the best the entire region had to offer. There were people who towed 200 miles and more to run the Saturday night "Combo 2" no breakout races.

The track, and some of the racers, went out and got a sponsor for the series. The track prep is excellent. And they treat racers like guests who were invited, instead of victims to be fleeced. The racing includes a qualifying sheet and heads up races.

And that's why the Bowling Green combo has 40-60+ car fields on a regular basis, and guys drive over 200 miles to race there.

and why I will probably tow 500 miles to come run one this summer

[art leong]

I believe the price of traveling is the main reason for the lack of racer support. I myself had some mechanical problems last year and could not make the races that were the closest to me (200 miles).
The Nashville area has always had a lot of Stock Superstock cars. Much like the Elnglishtown/Atco/Maple Grove area. Most of the other areas are less populated by stk/ss cars.
As far as running the 1/8 mile goes I shift my car less than 100 feet short of the 1/8 mile. Making it very hard for me to turn around and guage the other car. If I put in an electric shifter that could help. But as it is now I don't think I can be competitive, unless I just used 1st and 2nd, but then the motor would be over 9000 at the finish (it revs quick in second gear).
Most of the cars in the association I'm in are from Florida. So I would not expect them to setup a race in South Carolina, Alabama, etc. The race in Reynolds Georgia had very little support.

[Ed Wright]

I may put my no-e bracket engine back in mine and run the un-leashed race here at Tulsa this year if I have time. Have to dial it back a tad to run ten flat.

[Alan Roehrich]

We came almost 400 miles south for the Reynolds race. We had a good time. I think it took 4 rounds to win.

There are people who make long trips to come to Bowling Green, it's not just the Nashville guys there. For no more publicity than it gets, the Bowling Green series draws a decent field from more than just the Nashville and Bowling Green areas.

It's a great deal for a class racer who wants to race, especially the two day races. We tow about 90 miles or so one way, a lot of people tow considerably further. You'll see tags from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and even Missouri, not just Tennessee and Kentucky.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Bowling Green isn't 1/8th mile, is it?

no Ed, its 1/4 and a very nice facility

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

no Ed, its 1/4 and a very nice facility

It was 1/4 mile when I last raced there, at the Sports Nationals in like '78 or so. Only place I've raced that had covered spectator bleachers, other than Tulsa. Tulsa's are no longer covered. Guess I missed what Art was refering to. LOL

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Bowling Green isn't 1/8th mile, is it?

Ed, we run 1/4 mile at the Bowling Green combos. There is a regular qualifying sheet and ladder, as well as the chance to run heads up if the sheet works out that way. The racers pretty much police themselves, with help from the track. There are scales, and they are used. There are plenty of really fast cars, and racers who know if there's anything "hinky" about a run.

There's everything from a V/SA Chevy II to a SS/B Corvette. Plenty of Mopar and Ford racers, too, all with fast cars and good drivers. Record holders, as well as divisional and national champions are found in the pits regularly. Win a Bowling Green combo, and you're a serious contender anywhere.

The track is good, the entry fee is cheap, the staff and the racers are friendly, and the food is decent and fairly priced.

The Saturday races are run with qualifying in the afternoon and the eliminations evening, the Sunday races start earlier.

There is often a test and tune going on, as well as a bracket program. For 2011, a Super Gas program is almost certain to run with the combo as well.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

It was 1/4 mile when I last raced there, at the Sports Nationals in like '78 or so. Only place I've raced that had covered spectator bleachers, other than Tulsa. Tulsa's are no longer covered. Guess I missed what Art was refering to. LOL

Gezzzz Ed.....I raced there in SS/IA with a red 68 Camaro in 1978. I was runner up to Phil Hardee for class after 3 rounds I think. You should have said hello.....LOL.

[Ed Wright]

I lost the clutch in my C/SM Camaro first round. Should have stayed home. :-)

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I lost the clutch in my C/SM Camaro first round. Should have stayed home. :-)

Damn...you lost a clutch and I lost the class final. I still had fun and only class winners ran the eliminator on Sunday back then.