favorite races.

skills · 10-07-2013, 01:15 PM

I am just a fan so don't have a dog in the fight so to speak. After reading some of the comments about different races and how the hra's run their races was wondering. What is your favorite events to race? When you are making up your schedule which ones are the first one that you know year in and year out your running? Why is that what makes the good from the bad?

Mike Carr · 10-07-2013, 01:24 PM

My three favorite races of the year, to race, were always at the end of the season.

-U.S. Nationals at Indy (easy enough)
-Dutch Classic at Maple Grove (fun race, fast race, and lots of cars)
-the annual year-end S/SS races at Hagerstown MD in November (two races I put on each year, and 2013 will be the nineteenth straight year there for them for me [they've been going on longer than that, the race has really grown over the past 12 years]. Every year has had over thirty cars except two). Best way to wrap-up the Class Racing season in the Northeast.

SS/GSI · 10-07-2013, 03:34 PM

My favorite races are:

Gatornationals(Gainesville, FL), cause you know that the racing season for the East Coast has officially started.

Cajun SportsNationals(Belle Rose, LA), Class, CIC + Eliminator for Stk/SS and its like a big 4 day party and a race broke out, lol.

Napierville National Open, kinda partial to its since its our home track and we try to put on a good combo race for Stk/SS guys

US Nationals, "The Big Go", need I say more.

Reading National, if the weather is holds up its Bada$$, great setting, late in the season, points chases and if its cool out, its bad fast!

Epping, NH Divisional, we take that week to go to the Hamptons with the family on vaca

before hand

Hopefully the new Class Nationals in Columbus next year in May, hope all Stk/SS "class racers" will support what seems to be a very well organized and cool race, c u all there

Jim Caughlin · 10-07-2013, 06:02 PM

Mission divisional race, screamin' fast, lots of history made there over the years, nicest people you will ever meet.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

Jim Fitzpatrick · 10-07-2013, 06:11 PM

1.) The Winter Open at Orlando Speed World. End of year record setting and a great cook out.

2.) Gatornationals before NHRA ruined it. Lots of Div 1,2,3,4 cars and people

3.) Sportsnationals @ No Problem. The racing was only a part of the fun.

race watcher · 10-07-2013, 07:10 PM

The Little Guy Nationals at Suffolk Raceway. It was the best ever for the go fast guys on the East Coast. No class run offs. Didn't need to have class run you knew who was the fastest because they were in tear down that night. No ahfs to effect how fast people wanted to run. Just flat out record runs and an eliminator. Always run at the end of October. That was fun. Come to think of it I don't remember any track prepping being done. The racers had to figure out how to get down the track.

P.S. The racing was only part of the fun.

Greg Hill · 10-07-2013, 07:26 PM

The Bowling Green points race. A full field of stockers at my favorite track in the whole country, plus I always get to see friends there I don't see anywhere else.

boostedf22c · 10-07-2013, 08:14 PM

World Cup Finals - Imports vs. Domestics..... Fast heads up racing!!! An awesome array of all different kinds of makes and models, and no cars that aren't 9's or faster.

US Nationals of course

Anything at Norwalk.

10-07-2013, 01:15 PM	#1
skills Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hershey,pa Posts: 187 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 1 Post	favorite races. I am just a fan so don't have a dog in the fight so to speak. After reading some of the comments about different races and how the hra's run their races was wondering. What is your favorite events to race? When you are making up your schedule which ones are the first one that you know year in and year out your running? Why is that what makes the good from the bad?

10-07-2013, 01:24 PM	#2
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: favorite races. My three favorite races of the year, to race, were always at the end of the season. -U.S. Nationals at Indy (easy enough) -Dutch Classic at Maple Grove (fun race, fast race, and lots of cars) -the annual year-end S/SS races at Hagerstown MD in November (two races I put on each year, and 2013 will be the nineteenth straight year there for them for me [they've been going on longer than that, the race has really grown over the past 12 years]. Every year has had over thirty cars except two). Best way to wrap-up the Class Racing season in the Northeast. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-07-2013, 03:34 PM	#3
SS/GSI Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 292 Likes: 79 Liked 759 Times in 109 Posts	Re: favorite races. My favorite races are: Gatornationals(Gainesville, FL), cause you know that the racing season for the East Coast has officially started. Cajun SportsNationals(Belle Rose, LA), Class, CIC + Eliminator for Stk/SS and its like a big 4 day party and a race broke out, lol. Napierville National Open, kinda partial to its since its our home track and we try to put on a good combo race for Stk/SS guys US Nationals, "The Big Go", need I say more. Reading National, if the weather is holds up its Bada$$, great setting, late in the season, points chases and if its cool out, its bad fast! Epping, NH Divisional, we take that week to go to the Hamptons with the family on vaca before hand Hopefully the new Class Nationals in Columbus next year in May, hope all Stk/SS "class racers" will support what seems to be a very well organized and cool race, c u all there __________________ Kevin Gaffney 1123 SS/GA

10-07-2013, 06:02 PM	#4
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 82 Liked 805 Times in 245 Posts	Re: favorite races. Mission divisional race, screamin' fast, lots of history made there over the years, nicest people you will ever meet. Jim Caughlin SS 6019

10-07-2013, 06:11 PM	#5
Jim Fitzpatrick Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Winter Park, Florida Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: favorite races. 1.) The Winter Open at Orlando Speed World. End of year record setting and a great cook out. 2.) Gatornationals before NHRA ruined it. Lots of Div 1,2,3,4 cars and people 3.) Sportsnationals @ No Problem. The racing was only a part of the fun.

10-07-2013, 07:10 PM	#6
race watcher Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 50 Likes: 5 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: favorite races. The Little Guy Nationals at Suffolk Raceway. It was the best ever for the go fast guys on the East Coast. No class run offs. Didn't need to have class run you knew who was the fastest because they were in tear down that night. No ahfs to effect how fast people wanted to run. Just flat out record runs and an eliminator. Always run at the end of October. That was fun. Come to think of it I don't remember any track prepping being done. The racers had to figure out how to get down the track. P.S. The racing was only part of the fun.

10-07-2013, 07:26 PM	#7
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: favorite races. The Bowling Green points race. A full field of stockers at my favorite track in the whole country, plus I always get to see friends there I don't see anywhere else. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

10-07-2013, 08:14 PM	#8
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: favorite races. World Cup Finals - Imports vs. Domestics..... Fast heads up racing!!! An awesome array of all different kinds of makes and models, and no cars that aren't 9's or faster. US Nationals of course Anything at Norwalk. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net