Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend

Paul Merolla · 09-04-2018, 10:20 AM

For anyone who hasn't already heard, Earlville is too wet to have the divisional this weekend, so NHRA has made Great Bend into a double.
From the D5 site:

Division 5 Lucas Oil Event at Tri-State Raceway Postponed
The NHRA D5 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Event, previously scheduled for Tri-State Raceway this coming weekend, has been postponed. Track officials have deemed the majority of the facility unusable for parking with more heavy rain predicted the remained of the week.

The event will be moved to SRCA Dragstrip Sept 27-28 (Thurs-Fri). The SRCA event will run Sept 29-30 (Sat-Sun). Alcohol classes will compete Fri-Sat-Sun. (Sun eliminations)The track plans to conduct a test day on Wednesday. A complete detailed schedule will be released later this week.

bobbyd6 · 09-04-2018, 01:57 PM

Good News for me I get an extra Divisional I wouldnt have gotten!!

D. Hake 4459 · 09-04-2018, 10:35 PM

Sounds good to me.👍

Darrel Goheen · 09-05-2018, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbyd6

Good News for me I get an extra Divisional I wouldnt have gotten!!

Me too. The news made a great weekend greater!

SG RACER · 09-06-2018, 11:20 AM

Went from a 200 mile trip to over 700 miles. Not on my list of races to attend.

Lenny5160 · 09-06-2018, 11:58 AM

It makes the trip to Great Bend a lot more palatable. I'm wondering if the car count is going to be Topeka-esque and, if so, can the facility handle it? I've never been there.

Darrel Goheen · 09-06-2018, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lenny5160

It makes the trip to Great Bend a lot more palatable. I'm wondering if the car count is going to be Topeka-esque and, if so, can the facility handle it? I've never been there.

I can't think of any facility other than Vegas that can handle as many cars on concrete as Great Bend. There's concrete parking for at least 600 cars, reasonably priced concession stand with good food, showers and flush crappers, very long shut down area, many electric outlets at a fair price with 20, 30 and 50 amp. Airshow next door during this divisional event. The only concern I would have is getting a motel room if you need one. I'm one of the ones that will be lucky enough to get another divisional event as I couldn't afford to go to Brainerd or Earlville. Great Bend is 50 miles from me. Watch the video below to get an idea of what the Great Bend facility is like. The track is on the right side of the video.

Lenny5160 · 09-06-2018, 03:19 PM

Thanks, Darrel! Looks good and not likely to get lost in the pits!

Randall Klein · 09-06-2018, 04:52 PM

It’s been a long time since I’ve raced at Great Bend, concrete in pits was breaking up & quite rough, looks like it’s been cleaned up and repaired
Plannig to attend, always like the 2 for one tow

Missing Earlville tho

09-04-2018, 10:20 AM	#1
Paul Merolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 608 Likes: 238 Liked 293 Times in 65 Posts	Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend For anyone who hasn't already heard, Earlville is too wet to have the divisional this weekend, so NHRA has made Great Bend into a double. From the D5 site: Division 5 Lucas Oil Event at Tri-State Raceway Postponed The NHRA D5 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Event, previously scheduled for Tri-State Raceway this coming weekend, has been postponed. Track officials have deemed the majority of the facility unusable for parking with more heavy rain predicted the remained of the week. The event will be moved to SRCA Dragstrip Sept 27-28 (Thurs-Fri). The SRCA event will run Sept 29-30 (Sat-Sun). Alcohol classes will compete Fri-Sat-Sun. (Sun eliminations)The track plans to conduct a test day on Wednesday. A complete detailed schedule will be released later this week.

09-04-2018, 01:57 PM	#2
bobbyd6 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cozad, Nebraska Posts: 310 Likes: 337 Liked 92 Times in 34 Posts	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend Good News for me I get an extra Divisional I wouldnt have gotten!! __________________ Bobby Devine

09-04-2018, 10:35 PM	#3
D. Hake 4459 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 83 Likes: 56 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend Sounds good to me.👍 __________________ Derek Hake 4459 H/SA 69' Roadrunner

09-06-2018, 11:20 AM	#5
SG RACER Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: DIV 5 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend Went from a 200 mile trip to over 700 miles. Not on my list of races to attend.

09-06-2018, 11:58 AM	#6
Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 431 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend It makes the trip to Great Bend a lot more palatable. I'm wondering if the car count is going to be Topeka-esque and, if so, can the facility handle it? I've never been there. __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53

09-06-2018, 03:19 PM	#8
Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 431 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend Thanks, Darrel! Looks good and not likely to get lost in the pits! __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53

09-06-2018, 04:52 PM	#9
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Earlville D5 Points Meet Moved to Great Bend It’s been a long time since I’ve raced at Great Bend, concrete in pits was breaking up & quite rough, looks like it’s been cleaned up and repaired Plannig to attend, always like the 2 for one tow Missing Earlville tho