Vegas Sunday run schedule?

[a pontiac]

The primadonnas are lagging to watch, gather data, and set their game plan from the first ones down the track. They will arrive just in time to make the round. How about all cars in the lanes before any go down the track? Stand by call 15 min before first call, lanes closed 10 min after first call and preschedule first 6 pair. Car count may dictate one side of ladder at a time.

[Charlie Ford]

I'm gonna say this. We're here. We are staying at a hotel courtesy of our sponsor. The reason I made this post is because there was no info at the track when I left @ 6 pm. I was told that nothing was availible. I thought maybe someone at the track would have an update. As of 5 am there was still no run schedule on DRS. On the Div.7 website all it said was "Eliminations begin at 8:30 am" . I didn't tell Austin, I just let him think 8 am as previously done. We were there in plenty of time. We were in the first 12 cars to the lanes. Our opponent took a little bit to get there. There was absolutlely no reason for the Div.7 director to get "pissy" about what happened. First, no schedule was posted as to who was 1st out. Fri. it was Stock. Sat. it was S/St. Second, every racer I talked to "assumed" that racing started at 8:30, although nobody knew who was 1st out. They called for Stock at 7:30 and were all bent out of shape when ALL of the cars were'nt there by 8:00. Now I agree that 30 min is plenty of time for everybody to get there, however, when no schedule is posted, there should be a little more understanding by the people in charge!!! Don't knock the racers!!

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

Charlie in that case I totally understand, but just saying on a normal deal it gets old after a while.

[Brett Brown]

Originally Posted by Charlie Ford

I'm gonna say this. We're here. We are staying at a hotel courtesy of our sponsor. The reason I made this post is because there was no info at the track when I left @ 6 pm. I was told that nothing was availible. I thought maybe someone at the track would have an update. As of 5 am there was still no run schedule on DRS. On the Div.7 website all it said was "Eliminations begin at 8:30 am" . I didn't tell Austin, I just let him think 8 am as previously done. We were there in plenty of time. We were in the first 12 cars to the lanes. Our opponent took a little bit to get there. There was absolutlely no reason for the Div.7 director to get "pissy" about what happened. First, no schedule was posted as to who was 1st out. Fri. it was Stock. Sat. it was S/St. Second, every racer I talked to "assumed" that racing started at 8:30, although nobody knew who was 1st out. They called for Stock at 7:30 and were all bent out of shape when ALL of the cars were'nt there by 8:00. Now I agree that 30 min is plenty of time for everybody to get there, however, when no schedule is posted, there should be a little more understanding by the people in charge!!! Don't knock the racers!!

charlie, i have no doubt that what you are describing took place (i'm a d7 racer and live it every race). but, guys coming up way past an acceptable time frame, is an issue at every race i attend (divisional & national) and something needs to be done about it. it gets old listening to the staging lane personnel yelling & screaming at everyone to get paired up.

[Charlie Ford]

Brett, when a schedule is posted, then you are right, there's no excuse for being tardy. But in this case, in my opinion, there no reason for what happened. It doesn't happen in Div.4. You post a schedule in a manner that makes it availible to everybody ahead of time, then you have a right to bitch when the racers don't cooperate!!