NG13 - Drag Races

[Lori]

We've had A LOT of questions about the drag races this year, so I'm hoping to answer a few of them here.

First, the drag races will be offered on Wednesday evening. This is during Gateway's weekly Test 'N Tune event, which we believe will make things MUCH better for our racers.

Our group will have their own staging lanes, and will run only against each other. The others will be running between our runs, giving us ample time to cool down and prep for the next race. In years past, we've had to run in rapid succession, causing problems with the cars. Everything else will be the same. The drag race cost this year is only $30, down from last year. What a great time to try it!!

[R/T93]

Very cool. Weekday nights are normally a great time to hit the strip. Traffic is normally light and you can get as many runs in as you want.

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[beepbeep]

AND it will be cooler at night. :)

[futurevr4man]

how strict are they on cages and other safety regulations?

[anyonebutme]

all new management and owners, and none of us has ran since they reopened.

previously I've run my stealth to 12.8's without a helmet and a cooler full of beer in the back seat, lmao. Don't count on the new guys being laid back.

[Broomfield Racing]

all new management and owners, and none of us has ran since they reopened.

previously I've run my stealth to 12.8's without a helmet and a cooler full of beer in the back seat, lmao. Don't count on the new guys being laid back.

Hope it's not like New England Dragway..."SFI Balancer, Clutch, and Flywheel?...Driveshaft loop?...Scatter shield?"

I had to have my stock rad overflow connect to a secondary overflow because of the tech inspectors there.

[Alan92RTTT]

all new management and owners, and none of us has ran since they reopened.

previously I've run my stealth to 12.8's without a helmet and a cooler full of beer in the back seat, lmao. Don't count on the new guys being laid back.

Someone from STL needs to go to T&T and find out. Maybe Von because hit power/lack or roll bar should be a good indication.

[anyonebutme]

von has a roll bar.

[Alan92RTTT]

oh, have to get Scott to do it then.

[Nationalmilkman]

Scott would be a real good gauge, seeing as he got DQ'd last year for going too fast.

[Jeff V.]

If you're a paid NG attendee or guest, do you have to pay a separate fee to the track if you want to come to the drags as a spectator? Or is that admission included in the NG registration fee?

[Lori]

This is a question that very recently was brought to our attention as something we hadn't thought of. We're working on it and will have an answer very, very soon (just waiting for a response).

[Lori]

Admission to the drags is NOT included in your registration (which, incidentally, is down by $20 this year) because it's a test and tune. The spectator admission is $10. If you wish to be in the crew area (at the start line), it's $15. There's just no way for us to get around this.

[Alex3000gt]

Admission to the drags is NOT included in your registration (which, incidentally, is down by $20 this year) because it's a test and tune. The spectator admission is $10. If you wish to be in the crew area (at the start line), it's $15. There's just no way for us to get around this.

Bummer

[R/T93]

If this dissuades anyone from going to the drags to at least watch... shame on them.

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[Lori]

Thanks, Nate. Just remember everyone... Your price drop for your registration this year more than covers the entry into the drags, and doing the drags this way is most likely going to allow the NG to be here another year. The cost of renting the track out is staggering. $10 per person wouldn't even come close to covering it, unless we had several hundred people.

[futurevr4man]

Thanks, Nate. Just remember everyone... Your price drop for your registration this year more than covers the entry into the drags, and doing the drags this way is most likely going to allow the NG to be here another year. The cost of renting the track out is staggering. $10 per person wouldn't even come close to covering it, unless we had several hundred people.

doing the math in my head, you are saying about $30 could rent out the strip right?

i keed, i keed. if $10 is going to make or break the trip for someone, they shouldnt be going anyhow. I strongly doubt i can make it this year considering i will have been at my new job for less than a month... but we'll see.

[95gto]

Your spectator entry fee is buying you a better show for the NG drag races. In addition to the standard 3/S spread you will get to see plenty of other cars ranging from daily drivers to full on race cars make passes. I would suspect some guys on bikes would even be there.

So if you like to watch drag races, this year will be better than the previous years for you so don't sweat the $10.

[Alan92RTTT]

Our cars should be running better too. No more hot lapping at the drag strip.

[Granny]

This sounds a lot less complicated.
Getting the tracks exclusively seemed to always have its issues.

More cars to watch and more people to watch us. :biggrin:

[B-Man]

How are there only 3 signed up for unlimited so far? There has to be more that haven't signed up.

[TT4ME]

Is a helmet required?

If so, what type?

Anything with the car that a 1st timer should be aware of to pass track tech?

[anyonebutme]

helmet needed for 13's or faster. dot is fine until you're fast enough to require fire suit or something. make sure battery is tied down, and no leaks.

[Alex3000gt]

Post NG reaction:

Holding drags during a mid-week Test & Tune was pretty cool. It was neat to see other types of cars run, while still having a small enough crowd of "the other guys" to allow for plenty of runs for our 3/Ss. I would like to see this happen again next year, but be careful regarding the day of the week the drags are scheduled, Fridays will lure out an enormous crowd of people.

Regarding only having a trophy for the 1st place in each class, I was disappointed to see this change. I wasn't racing this year so I don't have a dog in this fight, but I know a number of guys were hoping to go home with a 2nd or 3rd place trophy. The trophies usually end up on a shelf in the garage or office and are a point of pride, I would like to see 2nd and 3rd place trophies brought back.

Ending on a high note, the announcers for the drags were fantastic.

[Lori]

I was disappointed in the 2nd and 3rd place trophies thing, too. It was a three-part decision. First, was a misunderstanding. There was an explanation from one of the committee members that led the others in the wrong direction. It happens. Second was purely financial. By the time the trophies are ordered, there's very little we can do to cut costs. When there's not enough money, we have to do what we can. So, it happened. And third was based on participation levels. I'm tired of having 3 people or less in a class, so everyone is guaranteed a trophy (which, aside from first, is pretty meaningless), or having leftover trophies because people backed out of racing or broke. We're hoping to re-institute 3 trophies for each class next year (at least in autox, 2 places in drags I think), but it always comes back to money in the end. We can't cut back on any of the rentals or the insurance. We have to produce printed materials. There aren't a lot of places to make cuts. It just had to be. As a result, we squeaked by and made it to see another year. I'm hoping everyone understands and realizes that I'm just as disappointed as they are. It kills me when I know I've disappointed people.

[TT4ME]

The only thing I was disappointed about were the requirements. I posted that I was a 1st time drag racer and needed to know what was required. (maybe I worded it wrong... Did I miss a complete list somewhere?)

I did not have pants along for the event... again -> completely new to racing & tech requirements. It's one of those things that everybody assumes that is known. I had no idea.

The printed NG handbook had a complete list of requirements that never made it online. I hope that can be posted in future threads/3sng website.

[stealthify]

The only thing I was disappointed about were the requirements. I posted that I was a 1st time drag racer and needed to know what was required. (maybe I worded it wrong... Did I miss a complete list somewhere?)

I did not have pants along for the event... again -> completely new to racing & tech requirements. It's one of those things that everybody assumes that is known. I had no idea.

The printed NG handbook had a complete list of requirements that never made it online. I hope that can be posted in future threads/3sng website.

I might be off base here, but is this what you were looking for?

http://3sng.org/files/NG%20Tech%20Sheet%202013.pdf

[Lori]

Dave, I don't have a link handy (and the one posted may be correct), but we DID post the tech requirements. In fact, there were a TON of questions about them.

[CoopKill]

I was very disappointed!

I did not make it. :sad: Again...

[95gto]

I was feeling bad about my times until multiple obnoxiously loud V8 cars ran slower than me :Bwahaha:

[Alan92RTTT]

I was feeling bad about my times until multiple obnoxiously loud V8 cars ran slower than me :Bwahaha:

That is one thing I liked. We could see how we compared to other cars. After many NG drag races we've said "we were slow from the heat" it would get dismissed. This year we have a direct comparison to other platforms. I think we did as well as any in their street car group.

[Nationalmilkman]

I was sad that I broke this year but on the plus side I was the only one this year.