2024 Lucas Oil Divisional Schedule

[KennyAnderson]

Originally Posted by Frank Beasley

D2 is always only 6 races

Rumor had it that D2 wasn't going back to Reynolds and that Zmax would host one. Obviously that didn't happen. Ideally they should both have dates. I also know that Bradenton has made major improvements and has been asking for a Divisional race for 3 years straight. The excuse given is that there is already 2 races in Florida. Currently there are 2 in Fla, 2 in Georgia, and 2 in NC. With the loss of Atlanta I would welcome another at Bradenton. Racers in northern D2 aren't forced to travel down if they so choose and the rest of us are forced to go to Louisiana, Virginia, or even farther to get our claims.....

[Bobby Fazio]

Really? I speak with track owners who want nothing to do with divisionals and you have a track actually asking for one and not getting it? Sounds a little strange.

Originally Posted by KennyAnderson

Rumor had it that D2 wasn't going back to Reynolds and that Zmax would host one. Obviously that didn't happen. Ideally they should both have dates. I also know that Bradenton has made major improvements and has been asking for a Divisional race for 3 years straight. The excuse given is that there is already 2 races in Florida. Currently there are 2 in Fla, 2 in Georgia, and 2 in NC. With the loss of Atlanta I would welcome another at Bradenton. Racers in northern D2 aren't forced to travel down if they so choose and the rest of us are forced to go to Louisiana, Virginia, or even farther to get our claims.....

[BRETV]

D2 should put Montgomery back on the schedule. Always liked that track.





Bret Velde
2003 I/SA

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by BRETV

D2 should put Montgomery back on the schedule. Always liked that track.





Bret Velde
2003 I/SA

Agreed!!!
Would get most of the SE LA contingency there!

[KennyAnderson]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

Really? I speak with track owners who want nothing to do with divisionals and you have a track actually asking for one and not getting it? Sounds a little strange.

Maybe give Wade Rich (BMP Track Manager) a call. He straight up told me he has asked Cody for three years for a LODRS date and got crickets.

Lord knows their schedule is chocked full of marquee races. Superstar Shootout, World Series of Pro Mod, Snowbirds, US Street Nats, NMCA, a ton of HIGH Dollar bracket races, etc. They used to have IHRA D2 races and even held a few IHRA National Events...... Rumbling says the successes of the World Series of Pro Mod/Pro Stock races and the impending potentially huge success of the Superstar Shootout don't sit well with the Big N????

[BKSG1198]

With all the major tracks lost over the past few years (Etown, Atlanta, Houston, ATCO, Denver, Sacramento, Fontana, Chicago (only NE held there) to name a few) when do you think it might be time to look into restructuring the Divisions? I mean you could easily split into 8 and drop the blocker from the All Stars. The middle of the Mid Atlantic could become its own Division with the Rock, VMP, Charlotte, Galot, could add Bradenton, Bristol and Montgomery back to D2 and maybe rework the other Divisions. I know it’s probably not as easy as it sounds but, maybe it’s time.

[Mike Pearson]

With the loss of the Atlanta track in D2 i would like to see a 2nd national and divisional at Gainesville later in the season when the weather cools down a bit. Maybe in late October. Gainesville is a premiere facility and also popular with the racers. Make it a double with the national and divisional on back to back weekends like the gators and baby gators. I am sure the response to that would be huge.

As far as more spectators go that is up to the track operators and promoters to figure out how to get more butts in the stands. Tracks that are in the areas where there is a lot of people should be able to draw a bigger crowd with some better promotion. We have a good show. The Track operators dont seem to do their part in getting more paying customers in the gates. They seem to be happy with the racers paying their way. This is obvious because you can see the tracks have moved more to test and tune than actual racing. Some tracks only race one or two times a month. Having a great announcer that can explain what is happening on the track is also important. Good food at a reasonable price and clean bathrooms is also important to spectators especially for women.

[KennyAnderson]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

With the loss of the Atlanta track in D2 i would like to see a 2nd national and divisional at Gainesville later in the season when the weather cools down a bit. Maybe in late October. Gainesville is a premiere facility and also popular with the racers. Make it a double with the national and divisional on back to back weekends like the gators and baby gators. I am sure the response to that would be huge.

As far as more spectators go that is up to the track operators and promoters to figure out how to get more butts in the stands. Tracks that are in the areas where there is a lot of people should be able to draw a bigger crowd with some better promotion. We have a good show. The Track operators dont seem to do their part in getting more paying customers in the gates. They seem to be happy with the racers paying their way. This is obvious because you can see the tracks have moved more to test and tune than actual racing. Some tracks only race one or two times a month. Having a great announcer that can explain what is happening on the track is also important. Good food at a reasonable price and clean bathrooms is also important to spectators especially for women.

Mike I thought for sure we would have seen a second Natty in Gville already. The "Southern Gators" a few years ago seemed very popular when they moved Atl to Gville in September.

[Carl Juliano]

Originally Posted by KennyAnderson

Mike I thought for sure we would have seen a second Natty in Gville already. The "Southern Gators" a few years ago seemed very popular when they moved Atl to Gville in September.

Why doesn't Bradenton host a divisional or a national?