No room in the pits

[Frank Castros]

Bock Drags Star?
Remember NMW Tow Bars and Hubs?
If a street car had NMW tabs it was a car to be revered.
Ah, those were the days.........
Do I belong on Jalopy Journal?
Sorry to blow up this thread, but my mind works this way.

[rboyle]

I tow an enclosed 24' trailer with my Suburban but usually stay with my friend in his motorhome. The pit spaces aren't usually an issue at most D1 races I've been to.
The only byproduct with some downside is that the spectators who wander the pits don't get to see as many cars when they're in enclosed trailers and us racers when between rounds tend to babysit our pit or cool off inside the coach rather than go watch racing in the stands. We tended to do the stands more when the station wagon was the only refuge and it had no AC.
But that is evolution.

[Casey Miles]

If you go to a shipping company, they charge you by the size and weight of your box being shipped. So, let's say the track facility is the truck and you are bringing in a box (your rig) is the item being shipped in the truck. NHRA could get additional revenue from charging you for the size of your rig if they determined a maximum size, like 50', let's say before being charged an additional fee for parking in the track. Any rig bigger than 50' would be changed per foot past the determined size.
I'm not saying this should happen, but if NHRA wants to control the pits, this could be an avenue to follow.

Casey Miles
Stock

[Bob Sherwood]

I can remember way back when------ we were happier than s### to just have a place to race !!! Don't want to see that again !!!

[mrfast]

Casey Miles your giving them advise on more enhancements

[jmcarter]

Kind of a non-issue right now isn’t it? For most events they aren’t even reaching the quotas. Bristol being the most recent example.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Kind of a non-issue right now isn’t it? For most events they aren’t even reaching the quotas. Bristol being the most recent example.

I was going to say the same thing.
Everyday,I look at the quota in Top Sportsman at the Mile High Nationals.
I'm just curious if ONE car will enter,because it's still ZERO.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Kind of a non-issue right now isn’t it? For most events they aren’t even reaching the quotas. Bristol being the most recent example.

Typically most events reach quota early on in the process. Some events are more popular than others. Racers will wait to enter until the quota starts to fill up the jump in there. Some will drop out in the last few days/hours if something comes up and they cant make the race. Its not unusual for 10 percent to drop out for this reason. fuel costs and the decline in discretionary spending could be starting to impact some races.

[DYER]

casey quit giving nhra ideas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!