"Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
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02/10/14 03:02 PM
02/10/14 03:02 PM
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This weekend I opted to run in "Street ET". It costs half as much to run as "No Box" but respectively is a trophy class and had a car count of 9. With such little recognition by anyone, I'm really not surprised by the small amount of participation in the class. Is it "The Man's" way of bumping everyone into "No Box" to make the payout? Last time I looked there isn't much in the "No Box" field for 12 seconds and slower. Seems like it really discourages the average low buck street cars to come out to the track. In this economy I would think they would want to encourage more racers to come out to the track, not discourage them by herding them into the "No Box" class to make 3 runs and go home. Years ago, it was Street, Sportsman, and Pro. Sportsman and Street had very similar car counts and Pro was the low count field. All 3 classes had pay outs and mostly everyone was happy... except for Pro which typically did not have a full field. Something had to give to fund the big dollar guys. Wonder what they did... 3 classes with payouts and substantially better attendance by comparison... Times gone by I guess. I think the turn out in general reflects the state of the hobby and will only continue to diminish until they can encourage racers to come back to the track. I don't think dumping everyone into one class is the way to do it though. At this point, I'm still not sure why I coughed up the funds to join "Team Street". I'm not quite sure what "Team Street" is anymore. Maybe it's documentation to see who the last man willing to throw money at a dying cause will be. What a shame... Guess I better throw more money at admission, making my car faster and more consistent so that I can enjoy this hobby again. Rant Off...
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
[Re: MadMopars]
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02/10/14 03:43 PM
02/10/14 03:43 PM
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Our local sportsman bracket probably averages 40+ cars on a saturday. We also have a Car Club race series for street cars 10.0 and slower that brings in 50+ cars on friday nights. Pro bracket is bigger than both by a good bit, Super pro is smaller. You don't have to be the fastest guy out there to be competitive.
-Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
[Re: Triple Threat]
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02/10/14 04:12 PM
02/10/14 04:12 PM
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Our local sportsman bracket probably averages 40+ cars on a saturday. We also have a Car Club race series for street cars 10.0 and slower that brings in 50+ cars on friday nights.
Pro bracket is bigger than both by a good bit, Super pro is smaller.
You don't have to be the fastest guy out there to be competitive.
Sounds like your track tries to accommodate more people and also has a higher attendance. Maybe the two go hand in hand.
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What was the car count like in general?
Every time I think of the "Street Class" - I for some reason envision a big chevy van dialed in at a 21.20 that runs 21.20 on every single pass that takes the trophy home every race.
There is one of those guys more often than not. Still hard to beat them too.
The overall count was low but "Street" was even less than "Motorcycle". I went 4 rounds to come in 2nd and walked away with a smile. I may or may not have lost to one of those guys... What can you do.
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
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02/10/14 08:01 PM
02/10/14 08:01 PM
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It looks like in 2013 there were 5 "Team Members" for Street, 58 for No Box, and 34 for Box here in Tucson. Seems low to me. It would be nice to see it pick up. What kind of numbers are you guys seeing?
Last edited by MadMopars; 02/10/14 08:33 PM.
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
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02/10/14 09:58 PM
02/10/14 09:58 PM
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I really like Street Eliminator as I have been running it for five years now, here its 11.50 to 19.99, mufflers ,no electronics , four DOT tires and Street appearing. our average car count is between 22 and 35 cars a week. I ran two different tracks last year and the year before and the average car count was the same at both tracks. I ran Pro/ Heavy for years but after slowing my car down and putting street tires on I am having a blast in Street.
68 Dart 410 / 904 92 D150 original owner 21 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, Big Horn , Hemi ,4x4 23 Audi Q5 16 Honda HRV
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
[Re: rowin4]
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02/11/14 01:15 AM
02/11/14 01:15 AM
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Wait...you are racing now?
From someone who is snowed in, I would take whatever class I could at this point, haha
Faster, Faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
71 Swinger - slowly collecting dust/parts 66 Belv. II - just a streetcar 88 Mustang - turbo LS beater
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
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02/11/14 02:40 AM
02/11/14 02:40 AM
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Quote:
Our local sportsman bracket probably averages 40+ cars on a saturday. We also have a Car Club race series for street cars 10.0 and slower that brings in 50+ cars on friday nights.
Pro bracket is bigger than both by a good bit, Super pro is smaller.
You don't have to be the fastest guy out there to be competitive.
At Bandimere Friday night Club Clash (ET 10.50 and slower, two classes, 10.50 to 13.99, and 14.00 and slower) we get over 400 cars! For the King Street (ET 7.50 to 12.75) series there is over 60 cars.
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Re: "Street Class" What a sad state of affairs...
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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02/11/14 02:46 PM
02/11/14 02:46 PM
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I remember in the late 70's and early 80's here in Md we had 4 basic bracket classes they ran every weekend which were :
Super Pro - 10.99 and faster Pro - 11.00 to 11.99 Heavy - 12.00 to 13.99 Street - 14.00 and slower
And that was basically it as I dont remember any electronic classes in the late 70's as you just did not see trans brakes. I dont remember what year the electronics stared getting big on the cars as I did not race from 1982 unti 1998. But in 1982 when I rolled my old Dart we still got hand written cards with no 60 ft and no reaction times.
Now I cant even tell you what street class my track has as 99% of the time I just go to Test & Tunes or special events like sometimes I get to run in an NSS race. I do agree that there should be a class for just the average guy wanting to run his street car and try it out. I mean thats how we all got started and you dont want guys racing on the street. Ron
Last edited by 383man; 02/11/14 02:51 PM.
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