Bristol Div. 2 Race

KEN BUGAJ · 09-28-2012, 12:49 PM

No Car's,, what's up with that ?
Stock 19
Super Stock 23

jmcarter · 09-28-2012, 01:40 PM

Some of the regulars not on the sheet but maybe they just didn't make it there in time (or saw the forecast which makes Saturday eliminations kinda iffy with a more likely use of Sunday as the rain date). Also looks like a few went to St Louis and there aren't as many D1 cars as you'd expect (saving for Maple Grove back-to-back races?). Think some predicted when the schedule came out that Bristol is a long haul for some D2 racers and diesel is still hovering around $4.

Hope Reynolds does well, Ed and Dorothy are great folks to race with.

Mike Pearson · 09-28-2012, 03:54 PM

I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the sheet on DRC. Bad location for a D-2 points race. Bad timing with a national close by too.

Way to far for me to go from Tampa with the cost of fuel. I would loose money if I won the race.

I will be at silver dollar in a couple of weeks. Love that track. They always meet you at the gate with a smile and a goodie bag.
We have lots of racing coming up here in florida. 2 SSSSA races to finish out that season and the open at Gainsville at the end of november plus the points race in Reynolds. Got to pick and choose.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 09-28-2012, 06:03 PM

there aren't many cars herw this weekend. I'm figuring the rain ran everyone off. we have had 3 rain delays and we had one when SS was in the lane! besides the rain its really cool and pleasant here. the air has been around 2500-3300. i know all of the stick cars 60fts are wayyyy off...i don't know about the automatic guys! Everyone has 2 rounds of qualifying and there working on a 3rd round now.

Alan Roehrich · 09-28-2012, 06:32 PM

Not a thing wrong with Bristol for a Division 2 points race, not at all.

However, scheduling it directly against the St. Louis national event was not a good idea. That is the biggest problem, since the St. Louis event has a lot of Kentucky and Tennessee racers, among others.

I hope the bad car count because of poor scheduling (Rich may not have had a choice) does not kill the event for us. Hopefully, next year, they'll have the Bristol points race on a weekend with no conflict.

They need to move Reynolds back to the 3rd weekend in October, the car count seemed to be better then.

Rollins_2241 · 09-29-2012, 07:17 AM

Not too many cars but the stuff here is beautiful and mostly fast.

Not sure why they didn't try to put this race last weekend against Dallas national instead of this weekend against St. Louis. Definitely that is a factor in the S/SS classes.

The crappy forecast didn't help for the more local crowd. It rained three times yesterday but we worked around it, raining now but looks like the forecast is upgraded for later today and should clear off so we get it in tonight. I hope so because my 12 hour drive to Florida will suck no matter what.

09-28-2012, 12:49 PM	#1
KEN BUGAJ Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: LEXINGTON NC. Posts: 389 Likes: 43 Liked 18 Times in 7 Posts	Bristol Div. 2 Race No Car's,, what's up with that ? Stock 19 Super Stock 23

09-28-2012, 01:40 PM	#2
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,382 Liked 3,174 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Some of the regulars not on the sheet but maybe they just didn't make it there in time (or saw the forecast which makes Saturday eliminations kinda iffy with a more likely use of Sunday as the rain date). Also looks like a few went to St Louis and there aren't as many D1 cars as you'd expect (saving for Maple Grove back-to-back races?). Think some predicted when the schedule came out that Bristol is a long haul for some D2 racers and diesel is still hovering around $4. Hope Reynolds does well, Ed and Dorothy are great folks to race with. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

09-28-2012, 03:54 PM	#3
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,447 Likes: 615 Liked 1,923 Times in 578 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the sheet on DRC. Bad location for a D-2 points race. Bad timing with a national close by too. Way to far for me to go from Tampa with the cost of fuel. I would loose money if I won the race. I will be at silver dollar in a couple of weeks. Love that track. They always meet you at the gate with a smile and a goodie bag. We have lots of racing coming up here in florida. 2 SSSSA races to finish out that season and the open at Gainsville at the end of november plus the points race in Reynolds. Got to pick and choose. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

09-28-2012, 06:03 PM	#4
Stephen & Horace Johnson Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 963 Likes: 341 Liked 161 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race there aren't many cars herw this weekend. I'm figuring the rain ran everyone off. we have had 3 rain delays and we had one when SS was in the lane! besides the rain its really cool and pleasant here. the air has been around 2500-3300. i know all of the stick cars 60fts are wayyyy off...i don't know about the automatic guys! Everyone has 2 rounds of qualifying and there working on a 3rd round now. __________________ Stephen Johnson #2162 Horace Johnson #2167 SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

09-28-2012, 06:32 PM	#5
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,113 Likes: 1,571 Liked 1,821 Times in 413 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Not a thing wrong with Bristol for a Division 2 points race, not at all. However, scheduling it directly against the St. Louis national event was not a good idea. That is the biggest problem, since the St. Louis event has a lot of Kentucky and Tennessee racers, among others. I hope the bad car count because of poor scheduling (Rich may not have had a choice) does not kill the event for us. Hopefully, next year, they'll have the Bristol points race on a weekend with no conflict. They need to move Reynolds back to the 3rd weekend in October, the car count seemed to be better then. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

09-29-2012, 07:17 AM	#6
Rollins_2241 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 170 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bristol Div. 2 Race Not too many cars but the stuff here is beautiful and mostly fast. Not sure why they didn't try to put this race last weekend against Dallas national instead of this weekend against St. Louis. Definitely that is a factor in the S/SS classes. The crappy forecast didn't help for the more local crowd. It rained three times yesterday but we worked around it, raining now but looks like the forecast is upgraded for later today and should clear off so we get it in tonight. I hope so because my 12 hour drive to Florida will suck no matter what.