Amazing the difference a month makes...

[kegs]

I spoke to Passey and he personally wants to go to Seattle but it depends on the rest of the crew.
What happened to Craig Smith?

 

[Randy]

Denver requires completely different hardware in the engine for the PS teams because of the altitude. Unless you are shooting for a top 16 why spend the money on rods, pistons, R&D, etc. for one weekend if you are already watching your budget.

 

[PJ]

Because if you're a "low budget" team and you don't run a top 12 ET it gets thrown out anyway? Why not wait until Saturday if there is a short field or only 16 cars?

true plus Saturday is closer to Sunday conditions. If you are limited in tuning runs then a Saturday pass gives you a better shot at making some noise on Sunday

 

[megadeth]

true plus Saturday is closer to Sunday conditions. If you are limited in tuning runs then a Saturday pass gives you a better shot at making some noise on Sunday

Not one mention of the countdown in your reply PJ!
Sorry had to say it....

 

[JB3]

Actually prices are coming down. Oil and refined gas have tanked the past week and the street is coming down.

To the topic of this thread, Denver car counts are horrific. I am not sure how much the elevation has to do with it, but this isn't a good sign. Before I pass further judgment stating the end is near I will wait and see what the car counts look like in Sonoma.

By my count there were only 278 cars on property. There are sportsman National Opens that get almost 2x the cars.

16 TF, 16 FC, 16 PS, 18 PSB, 34 Super Stock, 42 Stock, 56 Super Gas and 76 Super Comp.

Again, for me that's not a good value for the admission price. Same price with a lot less racing.

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

Hey Joe, I just checked Concord's entry list:
TF 19
FC 18
PS 25
PSM 19

Once again, all is good.

 

[Toejam]

Denver requires completely different hardware in the engine for the PS teams because of the altitude. Unless you are shooting for a top 16 why spend the money on rods, pistons, R&D, etc. for one weekend if you are already watching your budget.

Ray HIgley when he was still alive told me that Denver was THE most expensive race BAR none!