Track policy.....rainouts
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05/14/09 08:50 PM
05/14/09 08:50 PM
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What are the policies at the tracks you guys race at? I usually race at Osceola Dragway(IHRA),and through the last few years,they always gave back your tech card and wrote car and driver on it for re-entry. Last Sunday my wife and I were both racing,and after several "mishaps" at the track,we got rained-out after first round.We both had won our first rounds,and the tech cards came back with "car only" written on them. Seems stupid to me that a car can be entered but I have to pay to get the driver back in to race.
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Re: Track policy.....rainouts
[Re: Dunnuck Racing]
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05/14/09 09:40 PM
05/14/09 09:40 PM
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The worst part was the track owner telling us it had always been this way.I have been there for dozens of rainouts,and this was a first. He then stated that we "got to see a show" so we should have to pay to get back in. The 2 1/2 hour oildown was the only "show" I remember.Anyway,I'll stop my ranting,I just wondered if anybody had ever heard of a car re-entry without a driver elsewhere.
Since he said you got to see a show you should have charged him for being part of the entertainment (part of the cast)
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Re: Track policy.....rainouts
[Re: GORacing]
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05/15/09 06:52 AM
05/15/09 06:52 AM
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Usually here if one round or eliminations is complete everybody left will split the pot. If no eliminations have been completed we get our tech cards back for entry at the next race. They may be chaging you for your time trials.
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Re: Track policy.....rainouts
[Re: Jacob Pitt]
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05/15/09 07:52 AM
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My local track, State Capitol Raceway, Baton Rouge, you can either go to the tower and get your card or they will have your card at the gate at the next race. Car and driver gets back in free. If there were rounds run, you get the points for the rounds that you won. Although I was told that they usually don't do this but they have let me in the next race with my spectator wrist band due to me letting a friend drive the car while I wait for back surgery, (May 26th, this comming). State Capitol is a VERY racer friendly track. I have never raced at our other track, No Problem Raceway, but I hear there is about the same rules in affect but couldnt tell you for sure.
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Re: Track policy.....rainouts
[Re: 68valiant68]
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05/15/09 08:49 AM
05/15/09 08:49 AM
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at my local track you use your ticket stub as a rain check. once eliminations start no rain checks. they split entire pot equal.
That is how Maryland International Raceway does it.
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Re: Track policy.....rainouts
[Re: DblOJoe]
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05/15/09 09:33 AM
05/15/09 09:33 AM
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The way I understand it is. The track kept the purse and now they want to charge him $10.00 to get back in with his car. Does'nt seem right if I'm correct.
Exactly.If they split the pot or something it would be different. They also mentioned they "might" run this race out,and have another one this weekend.Anyone that has ever raced at this track knows they could never pull off two events in one day!
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