Orlando Speedway Doorslammer Nationals (2 Viewers)

[BOO BOO]

Not a big pro stock fan but this was a pretty cool event. Paid $75,000 to the winner... $50,000 to Pro Mod. All the hitters were there. Pro Stock qualified 1-16 but then drew to see who they race in the 1st round. They drew a chip, it said what lane and what order they ran in. Pro Mod ran the regular way. Weather was good , track was very fast. Hats of to those involved.

 

[SundayNiagara]

Congrats to Jeg Jr & Alex Laughlin, who was driving for Niagara veteran's, the Caruso family.

 

[Just Paul]

We are on a week vacation down here, and I had the chance to make it out there today. It was a great event!

 

[Nunz]

My dad and Joe Caruso go back a long way, congrats to the Caruso family, and Alex!

 

[mick]

sooper cool to attend
today. hats off to all who organized. very fast. very great event. crowd a little thin i thought. saw an AAP hauler towing in around mid-day. someone there to test on monday.
a very familiar name. can’t confirm anything.
what i heard though was fairly surprising.
......joe c. on mic calling race. was great as usual......pro charger PM’s were hauling the
mail. impressive debut. .....troy coughlin jr.
looked great in elite ride. vinny nobile also in elite powered car with a supposed run next week up the road; after that?
couple of familiar faces in attendance who were not racing. smaller venue. local feel.
heavy hitters on great track. i loved it.
comgrats to alex laughlin. what a great story.

 

[4onthefl4]

One of the best drag races I ever been to. I thought the "exhibition" runs for both prostock and modified between rounds was an added plus that made for little or no down time.
Even the local racers put on a good show. Yeah, the crowd wasn't what I expected but that made it easy to get around. I hope they have here again next year.

 

[Nitro Cane]

Who won in P/S ? and Pro Mod ?

 

[4onthefl4]

Who won in P/S ? and Pro Mod ?

Coughlin in P/S, Laughlin in Pro Mod. Coughlin and Laughlin! Sounds like a stand up comedy team .

 

[Luke Nieuwhof]

I was only able to get to the Saturday of the event but I thought it really grew legs atmosphere wise when they ran back to back qualifying sessions in the twilight - Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Pro Mod. This was something a lot of other events could learn from - run the showcase brackets close together without four or five hours of sportsman racing in between.
Those who stayed after the final session of Pro Mod were also rewarded with seeing the world's first five second pass by a four cylinder, really impressive.
I hope they had enough success to justify running the event again next year and that it becomes a traditional stop before the Gatornationals.
There was certainly no shortage of drag racing events running in Florida - jet cars at Palm Beach, NMRA/NMCA at Bradenton, LODRS at Gainesville and the World Doorslammer Nats in Orlando.

 

[sammi]

Congrats to the promoters and racers. An exciting new way forward in drag racing.

 

[Sean D, shondoo]

So what was the structure for this race? Did the racers have to pay an entry fee? What did it cost to get in to watch? It sure didn't look like there were tons of fans there. I'm sure there was probably something you could pay for online to watch the event, but that was a whole lotta purse payout for all classes, so I was curious to see how the balance sheet would read.

All that said, I was impressed with the quality of the event. All the hitters seemed to be in the house for every class and the cars were haulin' ass. If they do this again next year, I'm thinkin' I'll be making arrangements to attend.

Sean D

 

[Cliff]

Who ran the 5 second run in a 4 cyl? Dragster or door car? Wow......

 

[Sean D, shondoo]

Door car. Looks like an old GXP Pro Stock car. Guy's name is Carl Brunet. Pretty impressive run.

Sean D

 

[BlueStangGT]

Door car. Looks like an old GXP Pro Stock car. Guy's name is Carl Brunet. Pretty impressive run.

Sean D

Pumped up 2JZ?

 

[4onthefl4]

Who ran the 5 second run in a 4 cyl? Dragster or door car? Wow......

The car had Napierville Dragway, which is in Quebec, Canada, on the side of the car, so I'm assuming that's where they were from. Small time operation that made a big time impression.
When I first saw the trailer and tow vehicle, I thought it was a local racer.
I took a peak at the engine and it looked so itty bitty compared to the mountain size motors in other cars.
To answer Sean DeWitt questions, it cost $25.00 to get in and they also had a chip draw to see who would race who. Each driver pulled a chip with a number and a lane on it and raced the driver who drew the corresponding chip. I understand the drivers liked that and it added uncertainty to the race.
As for the attendance, now that I think about it, there was as many people in the pits as in the stands.
The only thing missing was fuel cars. A couple of dragsters or Funny cars would've made it an even better event. What's drag race without the smell of Nitro?

 

[cknight]

The car had Napierville Dragway, which is in Quebec, Canada, on the side of the car, so I'm assuming that's where they were from. Small time operation that made a big time impression.
When I first saw the trailer and tow vehicle, I thought it was a local racer.
I took a peak at the engine and it looked so itty bitty compared to the mountain size motors in other cars.
To answer Sean DeWitt questions, it cost $25.00 to get in and they also had a chip draw to see who would race who. Each driver pulled a chip with a number and a lane on it and raced the driver who drew the corresponding chip. I understand the drivers liked that and it added uncertainty to the race.
As for the attendance, now that I think about it, there was as many people in the pits as in the stands.
The only thing missing was fuel cars. A couple of dragsters or Funny cars would've made it an even better event. What's drag race without the smell of Nitro?

If it was a Pro Stock type race in the mid-1960's in the southeast, you would have had the small if nitro.............

 

[Jeff]

I paid for the SpeedVideo live stream, nice deal but not as well produced as NHRA.tv .... enjoyed it but sorta bummed when Erica and Stevie Jackson went out early.

 

[Luke Nieuwhof]

The only thing missing was fuel cars. A couple of dragsters or Funny cars would've made it an even better event. What's drag race without the smell of Nitro?

The event was great with just the doorslammers. I would love to see a similar style race for the Top Fuel or Funny Car teams as a pre-season hit out - it's a shame Palm Beach isn't an NHRA track as that would be a great place to host such an event.
One thing I noticed about this race was the amount of fans in the staging lanes, interacting with the drivers, getting selfies and enjoying a better level of access than the regular season.
Carl Brunet runs a GM Ecotec engine, I think a touch over two litres in size.

 

[Chili]

So what was the structure for this race? Did the racers have to pay an entry fee? What did it cost to get in to watch? It sure didn't look like there were tons of fans there. I'm sure there was probably something you could pay for online to watch the event, but that was a whole lotta purse payout for all classes, so I was curious to see how the balance sheet would read.

All that said, I was impressed with the quality of the event. All the hitters seemed to be in the house for every class and the cars were haulin' ass. If they do this again next year, I'm thinkin' I'll be making arrangements to attend.

Sean D

This race was kind of the replacement for the World Series of Pro Mod. Wes Buck of drag illustrated put it together. The prize money was put together by sponsors Elite, Jegs among many others.

 

[vegasnitro]

Pumped up 2JZ?

A 2JZ is a 3 Liter inline 6. Pretty sure Brunett is running a GM EcoTec.