Lowdown on sportsman classes
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DrRocket
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Whenever I go to Brainerd, I always take some time to cruise the sportsman pits, especially the stock and super stock areas. You see some pretty sharp machines. Some of these folks are running some pretty rare iron, if you know what you're looking at. You should start there. I make it a point to do that as soon as I arrive at the track during qualifications, as the first round of eliminations send half the field home. (As we all know, racers make poor spectators.)
clwill
Nitro Member
Tom when you was hanging out at our pit, Don Garlits pit was only a couple trailers down from us. He always had a decent crowd over there.
yeah, Big Daddy was one of the first people/racers i saw in the park that weekend, he, Pat Dehner (PC Richard & Son SG Corvette), and maybe Gary Richard (I know I saw him later on because he comped me complete tower suite tickets for Sat & Sun.)
Reese
Nitro Member
You mean there are professional classes at National events.
Next time you go, find a super comp, super gas, super street, super stock, stock, and comp car or dragster. Wait till the driver or crew member comes near by and ask about the class they run. Trust me they will be thrilled to explain it to ya.
Tom, the sportsman classes represent the ultimate car show for a true gearhead. I still can't get over how people leave the stands right after the pros run, as the alky and injected nitro cars are some of my favorites to watch, and Comp eliminator has every combo imaginable. Jirka Kaplan just went 5.97@ almost 230 mph in a blown altered that runs Comp! The sportsman cars are great on track, but equally cool in the pits because you can really get close to the cars and enjoy the crazy variety of classes.
StockersRock
Nitro Member
Kudos to you on wanting to invest a little more time to better enjoy your Nat. Event experience. Being that you are in RI, my suggestion is to try to attend one or all of the days at a Divisional Points Meet. You can come out of attending one of these events with more knowledge than you'll know what to do with, and you'll likely never pay more than $20 a day to see everything from Stock Eliminator right up to the Alcohol classes. IMO, it's better than a National Event.
NHRA Division 1 2011 schedule
cdag
Nitro Member
I've been going to Epping since I was 12 and have alot of fond memories from that track.
The D1 meet in July will be perfect for you to get to see what sportsman racing's all about. NED is a great track, and you're sure to meet some really nice people if you chat with the racers. Some really beautiful cars there, too!
Professor Dave
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You mean there are professional classes at National events.
Next time you go, find a super comp, super gas, super street, super stock, stock, and comp car or dragster. Wait till the driver or crew member comes near by and ask about the class they run. Trust me they will be thrilled to explain it to ya.
I'm always happy to talk to fans about our four cylinder cars.
