Looking at the 4 race swing for the month of June all 4 events had Legit Night Sessions, either as planned (Norwalk & Bristol), by weather (Joliet) or by long stoppage (Englishtown). Like I said, note to NHRA, at least make this swing of events in 2011 have legit night sessions again, E-Town was "Candy-land" this year as I predicted (just not quite as great as it came to be) and it was a "1 day only sale."
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4 Race Swing, 4 "Legit" Friday Night sessions
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E-Town on Sat night has the same noise curfew as Friday at 10pm, I say the ones that the NHRA Qualifying Broadcast is later should get the night sessions, example, this year @ E-Town, the broadcast was like Midnight, makes sense to do a night session, it would depend on if they can show the broadcast later on. A Touchy situation.
E-Town always had two night sessions years ago - it was the teams that complained about finishing so late Saturday night and then having to get up so early for SUnday eliminations to start that changed that. I think 1994 may have been the last with both? I'd have to check all my old programs and look at the schedule to verify that fact.
I thought it was more of a TV thing, because when E-Town went to TNN from NBC (& ESPN for the Pro Stock Challenge), the Pro Stock Challenge finals was live.
as far as the Noise Days, sat already a noise day as long as it fits between the time frame of 10AM & 10PM (The "10/10" rule on Fri/Sat).
vegasnitro
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That was the most disappointing aspect of Vegas 1 this year ... NO night session on Friday or Saturday. On Saturday, I left the track, had supper and was home before the sun went down ... It was bizarre.
FC138fan
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On the subject of nighttime qualifying - I live in east central MN, so it is a tradition to go to the Brainerd National event every year (Zoo = Woo!). Anyway, they don't have friday night qualifying - ever. I heard they didn't for two reasons: Local noise laws and the fact that they don't have the lighting for it.
After looking into it, the noise law as far as I can tell is bogus:
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From the MPCA:
No standards adopted by any state agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of sound pressure which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall apply to:
E. Motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility specifically designed for that purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, 1996.
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With that, why has BIR not constructed some lights, or brought in temporary lights to have a Friday night qualifying session? I thought maybe they have a light pollution law or something. Does anyone really know why they never hold Friday night sessions there?
After looking into it, the noise law as far as I can tell is bogus:
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From the MPCA:
No standards adopted by any state agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of sound pressure which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall apply to:
E. Motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility specifically designed for that purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, 1996.
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With that, why has BIR not constructed some lights, or brought in temporary lights to have a Friday night qualifying session? I thought maybe they have a light pollution law or something. Does anyone really know why they never hold Friday night sessions there?
Brainard is in a similar situation to Sanair in Quebec back in the day, I remember the 1990 Le Grandnational Molson that they play the clip on ACDelco.com Vision when there was no lights @ Sanair and when Bob Newberry had an oildown in his loss to Paul Johnson (Whatever happened to Paul?) that forced TF & FC into Monday AM.
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