Curious how and who decided on who got invited. Is it possibly other teams could be added?
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Chili
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All the touring teams were invited. If there is a team that wants to be part of it, all they have to do is reach out to Drag Illustrated and they will get an “invite”. There just isn’t much incentive for the little guy to even attempt to qualify. With only 8 car fields, there are going to be touring cars that will DNQ. The conditions could be better than any national event with a better prepped track as well. It doesn’t make much financial sense for a lower funded independent to travel all the way to Florida and have to run his car on kill and wear out his equipment to still not qualify. I’m guessing it will take 3.60’s to make the Top Fuel field and maybe 3.80’s to make the funny car field. We very well could see a 340 MPH pass too.
I would guess we could see some additional entries from touring teams. Could we see Del Worsham in a second Dejoria car? Jack Beckman in a second Capps car? Jasmine Salinas making her debut in TF? Is there a rule preventing JR Todd from driving a third TF car from Kalitta racing? We already see Dave Connolly in a KB Titan car.
qualified17th
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You have to be a PRO member first and foremost. Judging by his Facebook rant, Alan Prusiensky wasn't aware of that
Professional Fan
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Tickets went on sale a few days ago.
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mick
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PM 1/4 mile record broken @ bradenton
mick
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shootout schedule. note TF/FC matchup late saturday.
mikebcurve
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With round 1 tf vs fc being before round one of fc and tf, it must be between the two fastest non qualified from each field?shootout schedule. note TF/FC matchup late saturday.
mikebcurve
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Unless I’m missing something, it looks like tf vs. fc has been removed from the schedule?
T.Smith
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Yes, it was just on there Wednesday or Thursday.Unless I’m missing something, it looks like tf vs. fc has been removed from the schedule?
Here is a list of Tech officials from the web page
Bob Blackwell
Don Coluca
Rock Carzoli
Todd Paton
Rich Schreck
mick
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i believe from what i had been reading, i think originally the STK and SS invitational 30 car fields would bracket race only; meaning if two cars
from the same class met in eliminations, that their class (B/SA for example) would mean nothing, and all runs would be
strickly bracket racing (no heads-up runs).........now the website for the race does talk about tech officials on-site, running under 2024 nhra rules,
so it does look like STK and SS will be running as usual, with potential heads-up runs in eliminations ......... it this correct??
from the same class met in eliminations, that their class (B/SA for example) would mean nothing, and all runs would be
strickly bracket racing (no heads-up runs).........now the website for the race does talk about tech officials on-site, running under 2024 nhra rules,
so it does look like STK and SS will be running as usual, with potential heads-up runs in eliminations ......... it this correct??
