Just received my tickets from the NHRA for Bowling Green, so I'm all set.
Dave
Dave
NHRA Hot Rod Reunion
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That's what I'm talkin bout ............Dave you bringin your son with you again,
Tri5man
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Martin, based upon your latest post, it looks as if those not racing will not be parking or associating with the rest of the 348-409 group. You stated you'll look into having the non racers park together the day before the event. Obviously in an area away from the racers. Seems kind of late to be hashing out parking arrangements. Don't know about everyone else but I assumed all 348-409 members would park in the same area so we could interact with each other. Now it looks as if it will be a free for all for the non racers to find a place to park. I'll probably park under a shade tree where I've always parked the last few years. Didn't a parking together issue arise a few years ago when we tried to arrange a 348-409 get together at the HRR?
Gary
Gary
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he's planning on coming with me, but his wife is a large business attorney so you never know .
Dave
Hello Gary, well as with any NHRA event spectators can not drive their cars in the pits or the show car area, but Spectators can go anywhere in the park they want, while you can't drive in, you can come into the pits where I think most of the guys will be because they are racing, you can buy a Race Tech card and then you can drive in, but they have designated areas where they will not let you drive, there are a couple of places they won't let you take the golf cart, I would assume this is for the safety factor and to protect the Race, and Show Cars, by all means we all want to be together..........the more the merrier, Hope this, helps.
Martin
At shows around here clubs have areas to park together in the show area. Would be nice to be in a group so when your at the swap meet or watching the racing or in the pits a club brother has a eye on the rides.
Steve
Steve
Martin asked me to explain how the show car area worked last year.
I came in late on Thursday after a 7 1/2 hour drive. Arrived at 5pm to check-in was told I was to late to check-in today.
Returned at 8am on Firday, was told to park my trailer at this fenced in lot.
Unloaded trailer and drove my 62 to the check-in point (white building).
Was asked for ticket(s) for the day.
Asked where the golf cart rental station was and my son got out and walked to the golf cart rental.
THE TICKET attendant gave us wristbands, then told me just to drive along the entrance road to the drag strip and look for the best parking space in the show car area, I could find on the grass.
Found a space that I liked that was behind the first row of cars in the grass along the entrance to the drag strip.
Set-up my 10/10 ft tent and chairs behind my car and that was it.
Had to take down the tent at night & store it away.
Drove the golf cart everywhere but in the drag strip area, which is fenced off from he pits.
You can go anywhere in the pits & show car area you wanted.
Drove the golf cart to my trailer to unhook it from my truck at 5pm and left for the evening.
Their were guards posted for the evening along the only road in or out of the complex .
Dave
I came in late on Thursday after a 7 1/2 hour drive. Arrived at 5pm to check-in was told I was to late to check-in today.
Returned at 8am on Firday, was told to park my trailer at this fenced in lot.
Unloaded trailer and drove my 62 to the check-in point (white building).
Was asked for ticket(s) for the day.
Asked where the golf cart rental station was and my son got out and walked to the golf cart rental.
THE TICKET attendant gave us wristbands, then told me just to drive along the entrance road to the drag strip and look for the best parking space in the show car area, I could find on the grass.
Found a space that I liked that was behind the first row of cars in the grass along the entrance to the drag strip.
Set-up my 10/10 ft tent and chairs behind my car and that was it.
Had to take down the tent at night & store it away.
Drove the golf cart everywhere but in the drag strip area, which is fenced off from he pits.
You can go anywhere in the pits & show car area you wanted.
Drove the golf cart to my trailer to unhook it from my truck at 5pm and left for the evening.
Their were guards posted for the evening along the only road in or out of the complex .
Dave
Tri5man
Well Known Member
Dave, thanks for your reply. I've been going to the HRR for years always driving a car. Its like most car shows. Parking has always been first come first serve. I still don't understand the organizing a group of non race cars if we're parked all over the complex.
Gary
Gary
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Hey guys wadda ya think, there will be two, one for the Class I Champion, and one for Class II Champion, very special thanks to Tom and James for they're donation of the piston and rod.........still have a few participants that haven't sent their info in so get that to me and we'll get that profile notebook ready, thanks guys for all your help.........
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not yet, and couldn't work on it tonight, not enough time in the day, but I'm close, Scott's been a lot of help.... a lot of help
Looks great
Glad you didn't go overboard like I tend to.
This is one that put together.
Glad you didn't go overboard like I tend to.
This is one that put together.
That is awesome, I tried to copy the NHRA wallys,
Hey guys wadda ya think, there will be two, one for the Class I Champion, and one for Class II Champion, very special thanks to Tom and James for they're donation of the piston and rod.........still have a few participants that haven't sent their info in so get that to me and we'll get that profile notebook ready, thanks guys for all your help.........
The trophy looks great!
Personally, I don't care if we have two classes or just one. There's advantages either way.
With one big class, there would be more elimination runs and it's probably a little easier to organise.
With two separate classes, you're less likely to have a 9 second car paired up with a 14 second car.
Of course this is not a problem, if you could let me know open trailer or enclosed, this will help on the parking arrangement.
thanks
Martin
thanks
Martin
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Gary I talked to Sherry about the parking, and all the 348-409 Show Car guys WILL be able to park together, I know this was a major concern for you so I was hoping you could be in charge of the area for the Show Car guys, there will have to be someone there to mark off the area, every morning, and make sure all canopies, and barriers are taken down every night, because the wind might blow them around and we cant have that around Show Cars, this is NHRA's rule. I hope this helps, The Racers HAVE to park in the Pits and the Show Cars HAVE to park in the Show Car Coral, again not my rules.
SHOW CAR GUYS
(1) 430hp (Ron) 1963 Impala
(2) 64chevydude (Steve and Anne) 1962 Belair Sport Coupe
(3) Royaloak62 (Dave) 62 Impala SS Conv.
(4) Jay Gould 1937 Chevy coupe 409
(5) Tri5man (Gary) 1964 Biscayne
(6) Phil and Candy Red 63 Belair
(7) BubbletopMan (Jeremie White ) 1962 Impala
Thanks
Martin