2 NHRA LODRS Events in 1 Weekend

[Mike Carr]

I always thought 2 races/1 weekend were a good thing. Race twice for the same tow, save money. I have done that with a few of our S/SS Association races. Hagerstown draws very well in November (two of the last three years we have had over seventy cars; of course, the Sunday race pays at least $2,000 to win there [$2,500 to win last year]). The local (Pittsburgh and Quaker City) races are doing better, but not as well. The Sunday races there seem to not have the interest of Saturday events. Even local bracket racing draws better on Saturday than Sunday around here. So I guess it depends who/where it is, and what kind of race it is.

[Mike Carr]

The one thing about a double LODRS in one weekend would be car count and schedule. A Division 1 race, for example. 500 total cars is not out of the question. An oildown or two, an accident or two, and a day can be pushed way back. Add in the races around the country that add specialty classes (motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc). You almost would have to make it where NHRA classes ONLY for doubles (TA/D TA/FC, Comp, S/S, Stk, S/C, S/G and S/ST along with T/D and T/S). A double in Division 1 or 3 with a LOT of classes and a lot of cars would make run order, scheduling, etc a bit of a headache even IF things run smoothly. Add in downtime and weather and things could get messed up very easily. That would be the one hang-up potentially.