"Live" from Galot Division 2 Divisional 2016

[MikeMoller]

Towing down in the AM, hope they give us at least one time shot.

[Larry Hill]

Band playing tonight !!!

[HR9121]

Well if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any at all! How many times have you heard that one? Definitely the case for me today, I managed to start heading that way this evening but got about 30 miles from home and wouldn't you know it my motorhome started acting up so I had to turn around and limp home.
Ok most might call it quits right here but not me I'm way too stupid for that. I now have the trailer hooked to my truck and will head out in the morning. See you then, maybe.....

[Kegracing]

Having raced there many times 20 years ago, it is hard to believe how nice the pictures look. Completely different track. I hope to stop and see it next time I go see the inlaws.

Getting the NHRA racers to go 1/8th mile racing will take some work. Lot of work... Comment that the turnout is about normal for an IHRA race looks a little off to me. Div. 9 IHRA race pulls lot more cars than what is showing there so far... unless I have really mis-read the sheets lately.
Good luck to all, be safe, have fun.

Ken
Stock 412

[Larry Hill]

Galot has everything in place to be a bucket list venue in the not to distant future. It was hot yesterday,90 plus, but the track hooked for me.

[Larry Hill]

Well it is another beautiful day here in North Carolina! We all get one run today then start running eliminations! A few more cars have come in overnight so they are getting teched and ready to go. I believe the plan is to run the race all today because of the bad weather coming tomorrow afternoon.


More later.


Patsy

[dlee]

Good morning, good call to run the race today with worse weather coming in. Larry, the Red Apple Shine @ Gregory Vineyards, is that cider or 80-100 proof sipping medicine?

Good luck today

Donnie Lee

[Michael Beard]

1/8 mile points meet? Who wants to run 1/8 mile? I'm not interested in 1/8 mile racing. I hope the facility is a big success in spite of that.

Right. I forgot that S/SS racers like to race 1000'...

All other NHRA races are 1/4 mile.

Not the National Open at Ohio Valley.

I would not have expected a very big turn out for that event. It's an Un tested venue.

Untested??? Before the track was even up and running, when they first paved it and set up the timing system, the *very first pass* down the track was around a 3.79, with a 0.9xx 60'! They've been open for a few months now, and have drawn over 300 cars for a local points race.

You can't expect racers to travel long distances for the meager purse that is posted.

NHRA sets the purse. People travel all over chasing the same poor payouts (and sometimes don't even get paid, re: Zmax).

The owner/promoter will have to put on several more of these type events and entice the racers with bigger pay outs.

Why on earth would the owner want to have any more of these events? How many losses do people expect them to take? I know what it cost us when we believed the racers who said, "We'll be there next time!" for the Class Nationals. (I appreciate the h*ll out of everyone who actually DID support us!)

I swear, I have never in my life seen so many excuses from people to NOT race than from Nat'l/Div'l event racers. Yes, they're individually certainly all valid excuses. Just don't assume that tracks/promoters are going to keep throwing good money after bad.

[Billy Nees]

Ya know Michael, it's a damm shame that the people that really should be running the government are too busy playing with cars!

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

Right. I forgot that S/SS racers like to race 1000'...




Not the National Open at Ohio Valley.




Untested??? Before the track was even up and running, when they first paved it and set up the timing system, the *very first pass* down the track was around a 3.79, with a 0.9xx 60'! They've been open for a few months now, and have drawn over 300 cars for a local points race.



NHRA sets the purse. People travel all over chasing the same poor payouts (and sometimes don't even get paid, re: Zmax).



Why on earth would the owner want to have any more of these events? How many losses do people expect them to take? I know what it cost us when we believed the racers who said, "We'll be there next time!" for the Class Nationals. (I appreciate the h*ll out of everyone who actually DID support us!)

I swear, I have never in my life seen so many excuses from people to NOT race than from Nat'l/Div'l event racers. Yes, they're individually certainly all valid excuses. Just don't assume that tracks/promoters are going to keep throwing good money after bad.

Really ?Did you ever think us people that race nationals and divisional a race cause we love to race? Michael let's be real about your class nationals. You stopped doing it because you couldn't make enough $$$. To satisfy your needs. Ya nhra sucks at times but you no before you buy in what you're there for TOO. WIN. Keep promoting your races cause that's the answer to all our problems