NG13 - Drag Races

[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. Again...

[95gto]

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