Return of TF and FC Shootouts (1 Viewer)

[NYNitro86]

They need to at least have the FC race at Indy,then make Indy double points race,and then bring back the daily dragster.I know that would be asking alot,but Indy would be the must attend event It once was.

Indy should at least have the FC, Top Fuel I think should be at Englishtown as E-town used to hold the Pro Stock Challenge and that got taken away once the race was switched to June from May and that event really seems kinda bare boned for one of the "majors".

 

[Paul]

If I was a betting man I would say the Fall Vegas race gets both of the specialty races.

 

[mick]

the countdown provides entertainment from indy on so if it's a one race deal
for the cash with all the rest counting some form of points, i'd say indy
gets the big prize.
if there are preliminary 'major' races (which i hope) culminating with the cash @ indy?
.....bristol, englishtown, gainesville, las vegas I, zmax and denver

hope this will be a new format.

 

[PJ]

Great news.

E town would be too early in the season, at least for this year. There wouldn't be enough qualifying races.

At least one of these needs to be at Indy. I used to love seeing Pro Stock and Funny Car back in the day and FC and Bikes more recently.

 

[DrRocket]

So will there be a bonus if you "double up?"

Also, they're apparently going to be putting on some trackside entertainment during down times, if I read that right. Something a bit more interesting than the Geico dolts??? We can only hope.

 

[Toejam]

If I was a betting man I would say the Fall Vegas race gets both of the specialty races.

Bet the FC Shootout stays in Indy!

 

[M Jones]

They were flying pretty high in vegas in front of the main stands, I was at the top end didn't get a closer look, looked pretty crazy from way out there, maybe we can get a closer review from someone that was in the stands up by the start line, they also had a cool dirt track set up in nitro alley for people to try out

 

[StockersRock]

It used to be the die-casts came out around indy for the current season's driver car, now it safer to say you'll have to wait till 2013 to get it as most diecasts are never produced that fast anymore.

I took his comment to mean a replica R/C, not die cast.

My guess would be that for as long as there was even rumor of the sponsorship, it was in the works before that. I would think it would be likely that Traxxas has had a product in development for as least that long. Who knows, maybe they were developing a licensed product, and that turned into the sponsorship. For pretty much everything in racing that they sponsor, they sell a matching R/C model.

 

[FC138fan]

Is there a reason to run the specialty races at Indy other then its Indy? If it's like the Big Bud then you have to "qualify" to run at the specialty event, right? This would mean that only top 10 cars, or top 8 cars make the special show, and its guaranteed that those top 8 cars travel the full tour - therefore there's no reason to hold it at Indy due to its centralized location.

Makes sense to hold the specialty events at two tracks that are both state of the art and have the best attendance. I don't know what the best attended races are, or the state of the art tracks, but I'd think the 3 options would be Vegas, Norwalk, and Charlotte. That's a pretty good spread through the country too, so nearly everyone has a chance to go see one (if theres a special race for all 3 classes) - Of course, for those of us in the north central part of the country (MN) we don't get to see a specialty race unless we're flying and putting out the money. (We do get snow mobile racing though--- ugh)

 

[Paul]

Bet the FC Shootout stays in Indy!

We will see. If I was Traxxas I would steer clear of Indy because the place is a dump. I would want these specialty races at a top notch facility like Vegas, Z-Max, or Rt. 66.

 

[Just Paul]

I'll say the 8 cars with the most qualifying points during the regular season will get in, and the special events will be held at 2 places during the Countdown. Z-Max and Vegas.

 

[n/a]

Except that at Z-Max the 4-wide is the main attraction/ticket seller so I'd be surprised if either event were held there. Maybe Route 66 for T/F.

 

[Toejam]

As long as Indy remains NHRA prize possession, you can bet one of those will be there!

 

[JB3]

If I was a betting man I would say the Fall Vegas race gets both of the specialty races.

I doubt NHRA would want to add any racing that could interfere with a teams success in the countdown itself. It needs to be done before the countdown IMO.

The first year will always be weird 'cuz you won't have a full season of earning points to qualify for the event. Concept doesn't fully get entrenched until season 2.

 

[none]

It's not like it would be that tough to go back and count qualifying spots last year if they had to.

I'm sure there's a record of that somewhere.......

Alan

 

[Just Paul]

It's not like it would be that tough to go back and count qualifying spots last year if they had to.

I'm sure there's a record of that somewhere.......

Alan

Alan I thought about that, but if I were Traxxas, I would not want the car I sponsor to start off X amount of events/points behind everybody else trying to get into my race. That's just me though.

 

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Bill Schifsky from Minnesota...

You may see Bill's Schifsky's name on a car again sometime in the near future.

 

[DrRocket]

You may see Bill's Schifsky's name on a car again sometime in the near future.

Nostalgia flopper??? That would be way cool.

 

[None]

As long as Indy remains NHRA prize possession, you can bet one of those will be there!

It is a possession, but there is no way you can call that dump a prize.

 

[None]

I would like to see Funny Car at Las Vegas 2 and Top Fuel at Pomona 2.