Qualified To Death!!!

[B_K]

Ohio Valley can’t possibly do that. I’ve been told it’s exclusive to the south.

I actually agree with you on the qualifying DC as I’d qualify the nights top two divisions max.

I just think you’re a b!tch in general.

[dirt crow]

Lolololololololol!!!!!!!

[President Clinton]

In the southeast we qualify to see where we line up in the nightly parade!!!! The races are “entitled “ people that have the scared promoters afraid to make a race! So the fans have to endure a boring form of entertainment that leads to what is considered “bashing “ tracks! LOL. And we can’t figure out what is wrong??? Not to mention overpriced tickets! We went to a local track Friday night to watch/help friends, was changed 30$ for 11yr old to go to pits with us. Haha needless to say they need kids there way worse than the kids need them. Never going back, 4 tracks within 45 minutes of me

[GEAR_HEAD]

At least Tyler does group hotlaps/qualifying at the same time so it doesn't take too long. But it's still completely unnecessary. All the tracks have to do is work together and eliminate qualifying at every track, then the drivers will be forced to either deal with the pill draw and pass somebody or quit racing. If you're so afraid of passing somebody that you quit then you shouldn't have been racing anyhow.

[RoadtoPennsboro]

Dear God, this sounds awful. I had no idea tracks were qualifying all classes. I guess I'll stop bitching about having to watch Max Blair every week.

[Bob Hubbard]

I hate pill draws ....For one it lets people cheat ....promotes favortitism ... Who in their right mind wants to take a chance on destroying a fast & expensive car racing for a few bucks .... Just do it in hot laps / start 30 mins earlier .... I agree it doesn't need to be all class's ...

[Mason87]

Unfortunately down here in the south it's the fans who just need to shut up and be thankful that we have a track to go to. Promoters think just because they have a race people need to show up. I know a track where a promoter and driver got into it because the promoter wanted to do heats and the driver didn't, well the promoter folded and they now continue qualifying for all classes. I understand you don't want to tear your car up but its round track racing your gonna tear it up from time to time. Go drag racing if you want to do a car show and if the fans ain't happy you wont have a place to race.

[EvelB7]

My favorite 'excuse' for qualifying and no heats is 'the track is one grooved so it is not fair'....Half the reason the track is one grooved is single car qualifying; then a choo-choo race. Gee, start the fastest car up front and wonder why it is single file.....Have argued this to death since I moved south and finally gave up.Racing is supposed to entertain, when it fails to do that the track will fold up! The racers have to get on the side of the promoter and work to put on a better show if they expect to survive. Short track racing in other areas seem to be stronger than a few years ago, guess the south wants to lose again...

[BTExpress]

I remember the first Ultimate Series race I ever saw a few years ago at Georgetown Speedway(De). I think that was the farthest north the series had ever run. A lot of the fans sitting around me (mostly Big Block Modified fans, like myself at the time) couldn't believe the format that the feature would be lined up strictly based on the results of time trials with the fastest cars starting up front and no heat races. Although the feature turned out pretty good with I believe, Rick Eckert winning, there was a lot of moaning and groaning throughout the grandstands...... The Mid-Atlantic fans just never saw anything like that format before.

[Scott Boesel]

I went to Tazwell a few years ago for the Lucas Oil show and all the support classes qualified and didn’t run heats seemed weird and the other thing that surprised me at Tazewell was the modified race payed $3k to win and they had like 15 mods if they had a $3k to win mod race in my neck of the woods there would be 40-50 mods show up

[Mason87]

Another thing that bothers me is they feel the need to have 5 or more support classes especially during big shows. I came to see late models race not some 4 or 5 car field of front wheel drives.

[ZERO25]

My favorite 'excuse' for qualifying and no heats is 'the track is one grooved so it is not fair'....Half the reason the track is one grooved is single car qualifying; then a choo-choo race. Gee, start the fastest car up front and wonder why it is single file.....Have argued this to death since I moved south and finally gave up.Racing is supposed to entertain, when it fails to do that the track will fold up! The racers have to get on the side of the promoter and work to put on a better show if they expect to survive. Short track racing in other areas seem to be stronger than a few years ago, guess the south wants to lose again...

Being from the South, Ive been preaching that for years!

I like how Eldora does it.....double file restarts, let the leader choose his lane!

[Paradox28]

I can understand guys not wanting to be starting behind the squirrels in the upper classes but I don't think anything besides hot lap/qualifying should be done for any class not having a special event. Some nights especially in the summer if theres not enough for a full field of a class then I say they should hot lap/qualify and run a feature for their regular shows. Around here, they do pill draws but you still get hot laps so it doesn't save anything to do it..still putting laps on the track so might as well time them. Down in the deep south theres just far too many classes ran on any given night, IMO and half of em are some equivalent of a late model.

[weatherman85]

I can understand guys not wanting to be starting behind the squirrels in the upper classes but I don't think anything besides hot lap/qualifying should be done for any class not having a special event. Some nights especially in the summer if theres not enough for a full field of a class then I say they should hot lap/qualify and run a feature for their regular shows. Around here, they do pill draws but you still get hot laps so it doesn't save anything to do it..still putting laps on the track so might as well time them. Down in the deep south theres just far too many classes ran on any given night, IMO and half of em are some equivalent of a late model.

Totally agree on the endless amount of Late model classes. I know of one track that has 6 different late model classes on a given night.

Super
Limited
604 Crate
602 Sportsman
602 Charger (Beginner 602 Sportsman. Can never have won a feature to race this class)
Hobby (Older Late model chassis but bodies look just like todays.)

[garacefan11]

I bought the fast pass to watch the Hell Tour and got to see some WoO events during that time as well. It just about ruined me watching the racing up North. Guys start way back and run to the front. They start way back and win. They start way back and put on a show. You get to see 4 leaders most races. When they threw the green I didnt know who was going to win. It was awesome! Down here usually you can bet 10 to 1 and know who is going to win when they go green because hes qualified himself all the way to the front.