NHRA does not budge from National Event Entry Procedure

[Ron Ortiz]

Well I guess that throws out the "greedy for money" motives on various posts in the past.

I just do not understand the theory of their decision. I was involved in a similar situation several years ago at the Gators, and it seemed that their logic has not changed.

How can IHRA let you pay at the gate, but NHRA you can't?

Ron Ortiz
U/SA money for nothing

[Carguy49]

Especially if the field isn't full. Take, for example, the Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways this weekend. Total allowed 408 entries, pre-entered 294. Obviously there is room for a few more "late" entries. If NHRA truly is "money hungry" as some have said, let's fill the field.

[Jack Matyas]

[QUOTE=Carguy49;439925 Obviously there is room for a few more "late" entries. /QUOTE]

It's like Jello - always room for more .But the problem for the NHRA is if you let a few enter late sooner or later it'll be like the IHRA where almost no one pre-enters because they don't have to .And it's tough to have enough staff when you don't know how many are coming .Case in point was Denver - who knew so few cars would show up ?

[Carguy49]

It's like Jello - always room for more .But the problem for the NHRA is if you let a few enter late sooner or later it'll be like the IHRA where almost no one pre-enters because they don't have to .And it's tough to have enough staff when you don't know how many are coming .Case in point was Denver - who knew so few cars would show up ?[/QUOTE]

Good point Jack and one that I hadn't thought of. Considering staffing needs, couldn't they limit late entries to no more that quota, so that no more than was originally listed would be allowed. That way staffing would be sufficient for the event. Case in point Seattle quota for S/S is 40 and 28 are pre-entered. I know this will probably open a can of worms, but here goes. Couldn't NHRA still require pre-entries, but allow racers to enter late due to plans changing for the racer in question. Maybe I am way off here, but it would help with car counts, possibly.

[FireSale]

$50 surcharge on entries after the posted deadline? That would weed out the slackers referred to earlier.

I was going to suggest a discount for early entry. What was I thinking???

Dale

[The Hawk]

It`s happened once to a well know racer everyone knows and I`m sure many others over the years. I don't understand what the big deal is. Rules are rules. They shouldn`t be changed because of one person regardless of NHRA`s reasons.

[Ron Ortiz]

How much staff is needed to operate say 64 car field vs a 128 car field. Not many I would believe. It is good to know the entries ahead of time for parking, schedule, etc. But if you are in the entertainment business, you should be prepared for the expectant count. More is better, and can be easily adjusted to. The way it is now they are lowering entry quotas. And I will just about bet you that personnel working at the track are not being over paid. The only impact that a higher than expected car count does is require more pit space.

Having far less car count definitely hurts the promoter/event sponsor, but they should never be understaffed. Service is a value to the customer.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA they have been counters you know.

[Patric Fox]

They state parking as a reason for not changing, but I believe they could care less about Sportsman parking. If I enter late at Maple Grove, do I get worse mud to park in than someone else?

[Mike Voth]

[QUOTE=Jack Matyas;
Case in point was Denver - who knew so few cars would show up ?[/QUOTE]

Everyone here in the Midwest. That place, while my favorite track, is VERY sportsman unfriendly. During national events, sportsman racers are pushed half a mile past the sandtrap. Only one pit vehicle = no getting around. Not a place to bring family and friends. Car counts have been down for years. Won't change either, unless they let racers park where the spectators park, moving them elsewhere.

[Rusty Davenport]

NHRA is a huge machine. There can be no planning or organizational event structure without exact and definite information. Unorganization would cost more than the confusion of "wait and see" mentality and calling it organization. You can control more with less if you know exactly what to expect.