I agree with you......some tracks that I have been to have a totally open format where you can make a pass and then get right back in line again with the possibility of getting 6,7,8 maybe more passes if a person chose to do so whereas other tracks have more of a format and call you up by groups and it just seems to drag things out and like you said you might get 3 passes in a 4-5 hour window........those places I typically will avoid.
I've been to both types of tracks, and much prefer the open style. In fact the first time I was at a track that ran the class format I was unaware of it and got chased out of the staging lanes twice before someone finally explained it to me. Think I got 2 or 3 passes that day, not nearly enough to be consistent with a completely new car.
That’s exactly how they do it. There’s like 10 or 12 staging lanes and you have to go to a certain lane depending on what your car “is”. Street car with radials, street car with slicks, big cars, dragsters, power adders, etc, etc. I guess they don’t want a 15 sec street car going down the track at the same time as a 2000hp outlaw car but it sure seems to slow things down. Plus you can stop at your pit and make adjustments before heading back to the lanes and you won’t miss your “turn” but for guys like me that want to hot lap a few times before making any changes, we get the shaft.
On average, how many passes can you get in?
When did Manhattan shut down? I remember going out there in the late 70's when I was in the Army. Had a lot of fun there.
I have a good friend who races his Grey Chrysler 300 on Friday night street car shootouts at Little River and wins all the time. When Texas Motorplex had the Mopars at the Motorplex he would usually win that too. I hope that event comes back, I loved to race in that thing.
Wow that would be nice! 110 has been $11 a gallon down here for at least a year now. Was $10 for a long time. Can only find it at the track or 55 gallon drum but I have no place to store it.
Closed in 2019. And yes it was a great place to race.
A couple years ago I believe
Rubber trees have been dying due to a fungus... Producers have pulled the trees and waiting for the new plantings to produce in 3-4 years.
