Phoenix to become Countdown Event

[yoda]

We raced at the Junior Divisional last year in October and it was 101-103 for the weekend... Hope they install a mister system behind the stands (that would be nice..), but without having to compete against the golf tourney, and the proper marketing, crowd count could be up....

 

[TR]

Hey nobody ever accused the NHRA of being run by rocket scientists. I guess time and revenue will tell.

Rick

 

[Jim]

How 'bout starting the season a couple/few weeks later?

Pomona, Las Vegas 1, and Gainsville over a 4 week stretch?

I know we're all eager to get going but don't the Winternationals catch rain from time to time?

 

[clwill]

I know we're all eager to get going but don't the Winternationals catch rain from time to time?

About every other time... I can't count the number of times in the last 10 years that I've sat around Pomona in February waiting for the rain to stop or the jet dryer to stop...

Here's the stats, average rainfall at the POMONA FAIRPLEX Weather station

Jan 4.02
Feb 4.05
Mar 3.45
Apr 0.73
May 0.25
Jun 0.05
Jul 0.00
Aug 0.13
Sep 0.29
Oct 0.66
Nov 1.29
Dec 2.04

February is the single worst month of the year. March is a little better, but look at the drop off in April. And notice the difference between October and November. Looks like moving the final up by a couple weeks would be a huge benefit too.