Napierville saterday nite?

richie 2 · 07-17-2014, 02:23 PM

was there any feedback/pros/cons about the D1 open running saterday? maybe move the race to saterday with the final @ nite? better for the fans and racers home sunday?

Gary Parker · 07-17-2014, 02:32 PM

I thought the track did a wonderful job Everything seem to go fine, hats off to all D-1 people and the track personal.

James Perrone · 07-17-2014, 06:27 PM

Had a good time there I.I like the race on Saturday better than sunday

Dave Ficacci · 07-17-2014, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by James Perrone

Had a good time there I.I like the race on Saturday better than sunday

Agreed. I think it's worth mentioning that that track owner has paid the full purse for the last several years even when the car count did not meet the quota. I will be back next year.

richie 2 · 07-18-2014, 02:23 PM

saterday nite race would mean taking Friday off work to TT?

Dave Casey · 07-18-2014, 04:20 PM

First and foremost. I like going to Napierville, it is a great event, the open and the later august/sept race are both great. If you have not been, you should put it on your bucket list.There is just something,,,,let's say ,,,FRIENDLY,,,, about going to Canada and racing. It is just a different experience.

The Saturday schedule certainly worked with the weather issue this year, i am on the fence if it should be made a Saturday race. I have always thought opens should be Sunday races, but this event is different in a few ways. 1, there always seems to be time for plenty of time trials on race day, we had 3 on Saturday this year. 2. Many racers travel farther for this event, so if let's say James Perrone needs to work till 5 on Friday, he has an 8 hour ride, so he gets there at 1am, and time trials start at 10 saturday, it is certainly doable, and then you have Sunday to get home.

Or , have the race on Sunday, and you can take your time getting there and the Sunday night trip home goes later.

Thanks to the track and D1 for what they do, it was a great event, and when they changed the schedule, I got 2 phone messages from the track telling me the change, customer service at the highest level.

07-17-2014, 02:23 PM	#1
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 426 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Napierville saterday nite? was there any feedback/pros/cons about the D1 open running saterday? maybe move the race to saterday with the final @ nite? better for the fans and racers home sunday?

07-17-2014, 02:32 PM	#2
Gary Parker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Westfield Mass Posts: 529 Likes: 368 Liked 425 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Napierville saterday nite? I thought the track did a wonderful job Everything seem to go fine, hats off to all D-1 people and the track personal. __________________ Gary Parker 1617 STK

07-17-2014, 06:27 PM	#3
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,676 Likes: 3,381 Liked 1,821 Times in 425 Posts	Re: Napierville saterday nite? Had a good time there I.I like the race on Saturday better than sunday __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

07-18-2014, 02:23 PM	#5
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 426 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Napierville saterday nite? saterday nite race would mean taking Friday off work to TT?

07-18-2014, 04:20 PM	#6
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,201 Likes: 233 Liked 774 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Napierville saterday nite? First and foremost. I like going to Napierville, it is a great event, the open and the later august/sept race are both great. If you have not been, you should put it on your bucket list.There is just something,,,,let's say ,,,FRIENDLY,,,, about going to Canada and racing. It is just a different experience. The Saturday schedule certainly worked with the weather issue this year, i am on the fence if it should be made a Saturday race. I have always thought opens should be Sunday races, but this event is different in a few ways. 1, there always seems to be time for plenty of time trials on race day, we had 3 on Saturday this year. 2. Many racers travel farther for this event, so if let's say James Perrone needs to work till 5 on Friday, he has an 8 hour ride, so he gets there at 1am, and time trials start at 10 saturday, it is certainly doable, and then you have Sunday to get home. Or , have the race on Sunday, and you can take your time getting there and the Sunday night trip home goes later. Thanks to the track and D1 for what they do, it was a great event, and when they changed the schedule, I got 2 phone messages from the track telling me the change, customer service at the highest level. __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK