Moving a Div 5 race to a different division

[Nick_Siebert]

I don't expect this to be commonplace among other NHRA Divisions, but Division 5 currently has a race track availability catastrophe on their hands.

Bandimere is gone and it is hard to tell when their new endeavor will be up and going, let alone finished and ready for events; with out any kind of divine intervention, Heartland Park has finally been lost forever and SRCA Dragstrip is still in legal limbo due to the botched resurfacing project. Rumor has it that Flying H and NHRA have fallen out of love quickly and there won't be a return of NHRA events for the foreseeable future...therefore resulting in a Division 5/Division 3 hybrid track in WWT Raceway.

None of this is ideal, but unfortunately this seems to be what the future large scale drag racing is destined to and NHRA seems to be happy to sit back an watch it unfold without much intervention.

I know there are a lot of people that like to tout the strength of drag racing nationally, but aside from a handful of special events, I am failing to see it.

[MR DERBY CITY]

It is what it is .. This was actually done years ago when D5/D3 shared a National Open in early April at Madison, Illinois

[nickh]

Yes agreed on Div 5 being hit the hardest, why not move a div 5 race to Tulsa or Nobile OK?

NHRA does not care!

Originally Posted by Nick_Siebert

I don't expect this to be commonplace among other NHRA Divisions, but Division 5 currently has a race track availability catastrophe on their hands.

Bandimere is gone and it is hard to tell when their new endeavor will be up and going, let alone finished and ready for events; with out any kind of divine intervention, Heartland Park has finally been lost forever and SRCA Dragstrip is still in legal limbo due to the botched resurfacing project. Rumor has it that Flying H and NHRA have fallen out of love quickly and there won't be a return of NHRA events for the foreseeable future...therefore resulting in a Division 5/Division 3 hybrid track in WWT Raceway.

None of this is ideal, but unfortunately this seems to be what the future large scale drag racing is destined to and NHRA seems to be happy to sit back an watch it unfold without much intervention.

I know there are a lot of people that like to tout the strength of drag racing nationally, but aside from a handful of special events, I am failing to see it.

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by nickh

Yes agreed on Div 5 being hit the hardest, why not move a div 5 race to Tulsa or Nobile OK?

NHRA does not care!

How would that make more sense than WWTR, which is about 3 miles outside of Division 5?s actual physical footprint?

[nickh]

Just threw it out there as an alternative didn't say that was the closest track.