This event really needs to be moved back to September. Underwhelming attendance today.

I was wondering that myself. My dad and I were sitting maybe 15 ft away from him when he got hit. Defiantly one of those fluke things that wouldn't happen again in a million runs.

I was only there for 1/2 the day on Saturday but Attendance looked very light.. Im sure they have numbers and will know for sure.

Yeh, definitely not a common occurrence.
We were sitting up higher, a little closer to the line & i could see something also went straight above the dragster.

Move this event back to sept.!!!!!!!

WAY less people in the swap, show and camping.

The weather is no guarantee in Ohio no matter when the event is held!

Too close to the Nats and humid as all get out.

All that said, I'll still attend and we had a good time.

Weather forecast was a huge factor in attendance.
I didn't run, my crap wasn't quite ready yet. I watched a couple rounds last night from the stands. Great show, fastest KOS guys were running 5.0's

Agree with too close to the Mopars Nats, the lack of vendors was evident.

This was never much of a vendor event as I remember like back in 2000 there was maybe a dozen vendors and a handful of swap spots.
I really liked going there in September just because of the cool weather and more laidback atmosphere. You always looked to the cool evenings to bench race around the campfire and talk about how you just laid down your fastest time of the year.
I hope the rumors are true about it being moved back to September next year.
I still had a good time all things considered
Gus

..... can you move it indoors in October? I might risk the one way 2070 mile pull for that! Hopefully some pictures will surface... I REALLY would like to pull over to that side of the world one day for a mopar race.

This was the only KOS vid i got yesterday.

KOS qual rd4

The event date will remain on this weekend moving forward.

Competing with the Nats, as race centered event at the nicest facility in the country I'm not sure many racers will struggle with that choice.


Car count for those asking was lite. We were down about 23 cars.

The swap, car show and vendor attendance was down from previous years but the forecast had as much to do with that as anything.

The facility schedule at times has to change and we as outside promoters also have to adjust. Although I find that in the long run this change will be for the better.

Thanks to all that supported us

I drive 2k miles round trip to hang out with old friends and to support Josh race I was a little surprised when the lady wanted to change me 50 dollars to park in the pits to bring some parts in to a racers but other wise besides the rain it was a great show hope to have a car done next yr to tow 2k miles to hang out with all the great people I've meet at that race over the yrs thanks josh for keeping it going

We had a great weekend and I'll take this event over "The Nats" all day long

...and THAT'S why I'd love to make the trek at least once

My first time and it was great i will be there next year for sure.

Even though the forecast wasn't great, I drove down on Sat for a few hours. I saw 5 cars go down the track. I walked the swap meet and the pits, bought a t-shirt and some ice cream and had a good time. I'll be back whatever weekend it is, and with a car one of these times.

Dennis

I agree too close to the Nats for me. There is a low probability I would ever make the show in July but I always tried my best to make it when it was in September..........

I race at Norwalk and I only spectate at the Nats. So to compare Norwalk racing with the Nats experience and say there is no correlation is naive IMHO.

so you're saying the racing is better at Norwalk? Guess that's what I've always "assumed" from scoping out the events. Kind of like MaTS on the west side..... great racing at Vegas, but you'll get a ton of folks that prefer mopars sitting in a grassy park whatever it's called in California.

It was a fun event but I like the September date better. Ill take the cooler weather for racing and camping out.

I am a former racer, but now just a spectator. I brought a buddy with me on Friday. Zipped through the show cars, spent quite a bit of time in the swap meet, but didn't really find anything I needed. Met a kid from POLAND who was pretty wide-eyed and very friendly. Educated him on why Mopars are the BEST! Took him and my buddy down to watch the racing up close, behind the wall right by the burnout box. They both about had a cow when the Bob George blown '65 lit 'em up!! We watched until Sportsman was called, then walked through the race pits until 1st round of the Gambler's race, got our $1 ice cream, watched the racing action from the stands until it started to rain, and headed home. What an awesome day!!!

Parking = $0
Day Ticket = $20
Mopar Hat = $18 (fellow racers)!
Cheeseburger & Fries = $12.00 (or so)
1 Lb. of ice cream = $1.00 !!!

Day at the BEST Mopar RACE at the best track in the country = PRICELESS!

Thanks, Josh and Team!!

On the way home my buddy told me that it was the most he had ever talked to complete strangers. He is a pretty reserved guy, but every time we found an interesting car in the pits, the owner/driver was more than willing to answer questions, tell us about his ride, or just shoot the bull. MOPAR PEOPLE ARE THE BEST! (but I already knew this).

My only regret is that I only had room for 1 pound of ice cream for the day...Next year I am skipping lunch!