Bristol Div. 2 Race

Mike Pearson · 09-28-2012, 03:54 PM

I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the sheet on DRC. Bad location for a D-2 points race. Bad timing with a national close by too.

Way to far for me to go from Tampa with the cost of fuel. I would loose money if I won the race.

I will be at silver dollar in a couple of weeks. Love that track. They always meet you at the gate with a smile and a goodie bag.
We have lots of racing coming up here in florida. 2 SSSSA races to finish out that season and the open at Gainsville at the end of november plus the points race in Reynolds. Got to pick and choose.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 09-28-2012, 06:03 PM

there aren't many cars herw this weekend. I'm figuring the rain ran everyone off. we have had 3 rain delays and we had one when SS was in the lane! besides the rain its really cool and pleasant here. the air has been around 2500-3300. i know all of the stick cars 60fts are wayyyy off...i don't know about the automatic guys! Everyone has 2 rounds of qualifying and there working on a 3rd round now.

Alan Roehrich · 09-28-2012, 06:32 PM

Not a thing wrong with Bristol for a Division 2 points race, not at all.

However, scheduling it directly against the St. Louis national event was not a good idea. That is the biggest problem, since the St. Louis event has a lot of Kentucky and Tennessee racers, among others.

I hope the bad car count because of poor scheduling (Rich may not have had a choice) does not kill the event for us. Hopefully, next year, they'll have the Bristol points race on a weekend with no conflict.

They need to move Reynolds back to the 3rd weekend in October, the car count seemed to be better then.

Rollins_2241 · 09-29-2012, 07:17 AM

Not too many cars but the stuff here is beautiful and mostly fast.

Not sure why they didn't try to put this race last weekend against Dallas national instead of this weekend against St. Louis. Definitely that is a factor in the S/SS classes.

The crappy forecast didn't help for the more local crowd. It rained three times yesterday but we worked around it, raining now but looks like the forecast is upgraded for later today and should clear off so we get it in tonight. I hope so because my 12 hour drive to Florida will suck no matter what.

Greg Hill · 09-29-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollins_2241

Not too many cars but the stuff here is beautiful and mostly fast.

Not sure why they didn't try to put this race last weekend against Dallas national instead of this weekend against St. Louis. Definitely that is a factor in the S/SS classes.

The crappy forecast didn't help for the more local crowd. It rained three times yesterday but we worked around it, raining now but looks like the forecast is upgraded for later today and should clear off so we get it in tonight. I hope so because my 12 hour drive to Florida will suck no matter what.

There were more cars at Columbus last weekend than Bristol and St. Louis combined. Personally I like the Sportsnational format much better than National events and evidently so do a lot of other folks. We need a sports national race in every division.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 09-29-2012, 01:17 PM

rd 4 of qualifying was quite interesting... about 11 cars got loose in the right lane. john douglas, james hill,roy hill, and i got very loose! i was told the rubber was coming up in places at the 1/8m. we in another rain delay!!!

Eric Merryfield · 09-29-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

There were more cars at Columbus last weekend than Bristol and St. Louis combined. Personally I like the Sportsnational format much better than National events and evidently so do a lot of other folks. We need a sports national race in every division.

100% right on.

As it is now those in D-1 and other divisions are left out of this. Granted there are a fair number of opens in d-1(atco, Napierville, MG)

Would be a good way to get tracks an event that don't get a divisional, open, or national event. Numidia would be an a great choice for D-1. The elevation would help with guys being able to run all out which is always nice.

Eric

jmcarter · 09-29-2012, 02:22 PM

Rich has put on D2 FB that they are done for the day....hopefully Stephen or somebody will post if it's because of all the rain and rubber pulling up on the track....suppose to pick up where they left off at 8:00 Sunday morning.

joe176 · 09-30-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

There were more cars at Columbus last weekend than Bristol and St. Louis combined. Personally I like the Sportsnational format much better than National events and evidently so do a lot of other folks. We need a sports national race in every division.

I agree Greg .......we need more Sportsnats !!!

Jim Wahl · 09-30-2012, 10:31 PM

Len Imbrogno and I spoke a lot back when he was working for NHRA and his idea was to have at least one SportsNational race in every Division. I guess NHRA doesn't share his dream. Why doesn't that surprise me. Jim

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09-28-2012, 03:54 PM	#1
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,453 Likes: 616 Liked 1,939 Times in 583 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the sheet on DRC. Bad location for a D-2 points race. Bad timing with a national close by too. Way to far for me to go from Tampa with the cost of fuel. I would loose money if I won the race. I will be at silver dollar in a couple of weeks. Love that track. They always meet you at the gate with a smile and a goodie bag. We have lots of racing coming up here in florida. 2 SSSSA races to finish out that season and the open at Gainsville at the end of november plus the points race in Reynolds. Got to pick and choose. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

09-28-2012, 06:03 PM	#2
Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 964 Likes: 341 Liked 163 Times in 53 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race there aren't many cars herw this weekend. I'm figuring the rain ran everyone off. we have had 3 rain delays and we had one when SS was in the lane! besides the rain its really cool and pleasant here. the air has been around 2500-3300. i know all of the stick cars 60fts are wayyyy off...i don't know about the automatic guys! Everyone has 2 rounds of qualifying and there working on a 3rd round now. __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

09-28-2012, 06:32 PM	#3
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,118 Likes: 1,576 Liked 1,837 Times in 417 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Not a thing wrong with Bristol for a Division 2 points race, not at all. However, scheduling it directly against the St. Louis national event was not a good idea. That is the biggest problem, since the St. Louis event has a lot of Kentucky and Tennessee racers, among others. I hope the bad car count because of poor scheduling (Rich may not have had a choice) does not kill the event for us. Hopefully, next year, they'll have the Bristol points race on a weekend with no conflict. They need to move Reynolds back to the 3rd weekend in October, the car count seemed to be better then. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

09-29-2012, 07:17 AM	#4
Rollins_2241 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Not too many cars but the stuff here is beautiful and mostly fast. Not sure why they didn't try to put this race last weekend against Dallas national instead of this weekend against St. Louis. Definitely that is a factor in the S/SS classes. The crappy forecast didn't help for the more local crowd. It rained three times yesterday but we worked around it, raining now but looks like the forecast is upgraded for later today and should clear off so we get it in tonight. I hope so because my 12 hour drive to Florida will suck no matter what.

09-29-2012, 01:17 PM	#6
Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 964 Likes: 341 Liked 163 Times in 53 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race rd 4 of qualifying was quite interesting... about 11 cars got loose in the right lane. john douglas, james hill,roy hill, and i got very loose! i was told the rubber was coming up in places at the 1/8m. we in another rain delay!!! __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

09-29-2012, 02:22 PM	#8
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,299 Likes: 2,390 Liked 3,194 Times in 975 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Rich has put on D2 FB that they are done for the day....hopefully Stephen or somebody will post if it's because of all the rain and rubber pulling up on the track....suppose to pick up where they left off at 8:00 Sunday morning. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

09-30-2012, 10:31 PM	#10
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 668 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Len Imbrogno and I spoke a lot back when he was working for NHRA and his idea was to have at least one SportsNational race in every Division. I guess NHRA doesn't share his dream. Why doesn't that surprise me. Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.