Pits At Drag Strips - Page 3

FireSale · 04-10-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Some of you guys are like whinny little women. Look in the pits at any event ( even bracket events) and all you see are MH's, toter homes, living qtr. trailers. The guys who have boxes all go any stay in motels. Take this from someone who started out flat towing
(14 yrs.). Graduated to an open trailer and when I started racing Stock I stayed in a TENT for 3 years. Got an enclosed in 2003 and made it into a comfy LQ ( car stayed outside under a car cover (tarped over in rainy weather) till I pulled the plug in 2010. So yeah, cry me a river about accomodations.

I'm late to the party. Started driving my bracket Mustang to the track TOWING a home built teardrop trailer (the set-up in my avatar) in 2015. Did this for two years before buying a real truck and open trailer. Will be going into my second year of sleeping in a TENT and waking up boxed in by toy haulers and MHs with people asking if I slept in that thing...

I'm 70, by the way. Or BTW, depending on what language you speak.

Nmbr1GMfan · 04-10-2018, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Some of you guys are like whinny little women. Look in the pits at any event ( even bracket events) and all you see are MH's, toter homes, living qtr. trailers. The guys who have boxes all go any stay in motels. Take this from someone who started out flat towing
(14 yrs.). Graduated to an open trailer and when I started racing Stock I stayed in a TENT for 3 years. Got an enclosed in 2003 and made it into a comfy LQ ( car stayed outside under a car cover (tarped over in rainy weather) till I pulled the plug in 2010. So yeah, cry me a river about accomodations.

I didn't see anyone crying about accommodations.

Mark Yacavone · 04-10-2018, 11:49 AM

Not sure what this thread has to do with whether or not you like to sleep in tents, pickup beds, on roof racks or whatever.

Don uses a crew cab and a tag trailer and stays in motels.
I believe he was commenting on the physical conditions of the pits where NHRA runs its national and divisional events.

I use a modest Class C motorhome, but in my way of thinking, for what NHRA charges for a nat'l, you shouldn't have to steam clean the the carpets of your m/h after one of their events.
Vegas, good , Fontana , good . Wild Horse, 50/50

Jim Wahl · 04-10-2018, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mike pearson

since we camp at the rack and usually have the dog with us we prefer to park in the grass areas. Everyone has their own idea of what the pit should be like. I think the rest rooms are the most important thing that the track should have in clean sanitary condition. Then a good concession area and stands for the few remaining spectators that show up.
All of the division 2 tracks have pretty good facilities. Gainesville and sgmp are the best down here.

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savoyracer · 04-10-2018, 11:58 AM

LOL, one of the tracks I bracket race at has oil mat lane running between dirt pit spaces, the best part is there is one porta toilet, with no back wall in it, from the toilet seat up. AND, the back of the porta john is facing, and only about two hundred feet from the road into the local airport. everybody is friendly, as you are standing there, they all honk and wave as they go by on the road. Also, lots of room for your doggy to do his thing as well.

Steve Polhill · 04-10-2018, 12:05 PM

Norwalk by far.

340Cuda · 04-10-2018, 01:24 PM

I have not been to many of the tracks mentioned but I have been to Norwalk which in my experience is in a league of its own.

This year on Hot Rod's Drag Week I will get to go to Atlanta, Darlington Charlotte and Bristol. However with less than 400 cars we will be on the asphalt, if there is any.

I think Brandimere would normally be a nice track but it sucks for a class racer during the national event there.

nickh · 04-10-2018, 01:37 PM

RPR Baytown, sportsman parking is a sippy hole to say the least. Shame because Owner could take off spec concrete and asphalt giving sportsman racers decent pitting. But that must be a pipe dream...LOL

Chevy55 · 04-10-2018, 05:07 PM

Used to be a lot of complaining about the pits at the tracks on Long Island but not any more!!!

Jeff Stout · 04-10-2018, 07:11 PM

I counted 23 different tracks I have raced at. These are the ones I liked.
Vegas =great asphalt
Tucson=great asphalt
Seattle = great under trees in grass/dirt

04-10-2018, 11:49 AM	#23
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,817 Likes: 2,907 Liked 5,125 Times in 1,953 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips Not sure what this thread has to do with whether or not you like to sleep in tents, pickup beds, on roof racks or whatever. Don uses a crew cab and a tag trailer and stays in motels. I believe he was commenting on the physical conditions of the pits where NHRA runs its national and divisional events. I use a modest Class C motorhome, but in my way of thinking, for what NHRA charges for a nat'l, you shouldn't have to steam clean the the carpets of your m/h after one of their events. Vegas, good , Fontana , good . Wild Horse, 50/50 __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

04-10-2018, 11:58 AM	#25
savoyracer Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Myrtle Point Oregon Posts: 92 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips LOL, one of the tracks I bracket race at has oil mat lane running between dirt pit spaces, the best part is there is one porta toilet, with no back wall in it, from the toilet seat up. AND, the back of the porta john is facing, and only about two hundred feet from the road into the local airport. everybody is friendly, as you are standing there, they all honk and wave as they go by on the road. Also, lots of room for your doggy to do his thing as well.

04-10-2018, 12:05 PM	#26
Steve Polhill Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: London Ontario Posts: 515 Likes: 40 Liked 262 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips Norwalk by far. __________________ Steve Polhill 3520 STOCK, COMP

04-10-2018, 01:24 PM	#27
340Cuda VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,672 Likes: 3,863 Liked 802 Times in 339 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips I have not been to many of the tracks mentioned but I have been to Norwalk which in my experience is in a league of its own. This year on Hot Rod's Drag Week I will get to go to Atlanta, Darlington Charlotte and Bristol. However with less than 400 cars we will be on the asphalt, if there is any. I think Brandimere would normally be a nice track but it sucks for a class racer during the national event there.

04-10-2018, 01:37 PM	#28
nickh Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 820 Likes: 3,555 Liked 644 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips RPR Baytown, sportsman parking is a sippy hole to say the least. Shame because Owner could take off spec concrete and asphalt giving sportsman racers decent pitting. But that must be a pipe dream...LOL

04-10-2018, 05:07 PM	#29
Chevy55 Banned Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 324 Likes: 625 Liked 179 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips Used to be a lot of complaining about the pits at the tracks on Long Island but not any more!!!

04-10-2018, 07:11 PM	#30
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,486 Likes: 66 Liked 704 Times in 281 Posts	Re: Pits At Drag Strips I counted 23 different tracks I have raced at. These are the ones I liked. Vegas =great asphalt Tucson=great asphalt Seattle = great under trees in grass/dirt