The planning has begun-NEW ELIMINATOR FORMAT

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  • #10866
    dino
    Keymaster

        CAP AREA RODS “IN STOCK” for next year…Show will be bigger and better…kind of a ‘dry run’ for both of us.THEY DO IT RIGHT!… Working on all the experiance of running at Lebanon and will fine tune a Whole bunch of stuff. Working with the ‘Valley Boys” sets a firm foundation for The 4th to be “DOVERSTOCK”….stealing a line from my Danbury days “THE BIG ONE IS COMING”

        #31838
        babycakes
        Participant

            Dino,already looking forward to the big “DOVER 4”,pumped up already!!!

            #31840
            dino
            Keymaster

                WORKING with key people on New Eliminator Format…Replies still coming in …I’ll keep you posted. And All of you that ‘Thought’ we would cancel due to “possible ” bad weather reports ,and stayed home, will have an “Event Day Track ‘Hotline’ ” for EXACT up to the minute info. And we’ll post Same Day, every Hour or so stuff, on the forum for the computer freindly folks. There ,Thats solved …If you stayed home -you missed a whale of a show! Even If it does rain (like it did briefly) ..track crew had us up & back running in no time.
                Saturday was Sunny and in the 90’s ALL DAY, as was Sunday…Except for about an hour downtime….I was the last to leave ( as usual) with the yellow altered that won NETO Comp at 6 pm. THEN it rained all the way to New Jersey.

                #31859
                dino
                Keymaster

                    NEW ELIMINATOR BREAKDOWN for 2012
                    OK …Lots of ‘conferance calls” and we believe we have a New Deal for Our Eliminators. We have three years under our belt and an adjustment is nessasary. Our team of advisors, include NHRA class racers in Stock Super, Stock and Super Comp, Nostalgia Racers, Weekend Bracket guys and “hobby” Vintage guys. Heres what we all concluded will Give us a True NOSTALGIA look Elim(Dover COMP)…still do Old( Vintage)….& New and a place for Electronics. With such a diversified field of possible entries our cuurrent format was lacking. Instead of 4 eliminators we go to 5. That will also cut down rounds from the old 4. The Before or after 1976 was ‘pulled out of a hat” ….the year Dover closed ,But it only ran for a month in ’76, the last real full year was ’75. SO….We came up with PRE-73 and 74 or newer .(Dover Vintage and Dover New.) this was when Dover switched to bracket racing and we then went to 55mph to save fuel and had an oil embargo hit in Oct. 1973. BUT it’s also pretty much the year that Muscle cars died. Example : Chevy produced 53,000 SS Chevelles in 1970 …it dropped to 5333 in 1972 and by 1973 ,only 2500 were made. Lead in gas got phased out and to boost lagging car counts ,tracks resorted to Bracket racing. By 1974 Detroit Dropped Muscle cars. So 1973 is Historically correct for us . Here’s what we got:

                    DN—Dover New—–1974 and up…NO BOX ! (Will be policed) same as always ,just year cut-off differant
                    DV—Dover Vintage 1973 and earlier-NO BOX and will be Policed
                    D4—Dover 4-Speed- remains the same
                    DC—DOVER COMP- NO BOX & will be policed.THE PLACE for all the Pre 73 full body Modifed Production types and all the Gassers-Altereds and rail Dragsters ( A True ‘Nostalgia’ Elim.)

                    This is the New Elim—DE–DOVER ELECTRONIC….want to run a Box -heres where you go.ONLY ELIM.with “Cross-Talk” on at the tree….getting an education here !
                    Dover Bike -Remains the same -Race Bikes ONLY ….no street .
                    ….ITS A DOVER TROPHY RACE !…why even think of breaking the rules ….Duh.

                    THIS will be on The Flyers -Posted on Forum as “OFFICIAL RULES” and posted at Tech Lanes-copies in tower and on info sheets for track Office personnel , answering phones leading up to event to have as a ‘script .I’ll do a mass mailing to all on forum a couple of monthes in advance too….Plus It will be gone over again at pre-race “Drivers Meeting” Sunday Morning. Thanks to the guys that spent the time to work this out this fast (From Florida to CT.) you know who you are.

                    Hey…to Jog your memory -heres a M&M flyer from DOVER Event Program—1974 !


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                    #32329
                    dino
                    Keymaster

                        New things developing already….can you say TV? cross your fingers…. And Magazine contributing writers are already marking their calendars.

                        #32382
                        cgaswillys

                            I like the new class break down. Especially the electronics class for all those guys with the gizmos. This event is growing up very well.

                            #32383
                            tomblake
                            Participant

                                Will the 4th include a King of the Hill? Will that class combine electronics and none electronics classes? The advantage definitely goes to the electronics.

                                #32385
                                dino
                                Keymaster

                                    NO-Dover Electronics not included ….KING of The Hill Stays for No Electronics guys….it is a Old Skool “remake” of Dovers last Days of doing it. No electronics then and unfair advantage to no box cars.

                                    #32387
                                    patina
                                    Participant

                                        I may be wrong 🙄 🙄 but didn’t the kid who won “King of the hill” at the 3rdhave electronics in his rear engine dragster (a S/C car) 😮 😮

                                        Pat

                                        #32392
                                        pauljbayarinas
                                            quote patina:

                                            I may be wrong 🙄 🙄 but didn’t the kid who won “King of the hill” at the 3rdhave electronics in his rear engine dragster (a S/C car) 😮 😮

                                            Pat

                                            🙄 🙄 🙄 yes he did pat. against a foot brake gasser 😳

                                            #32394
                                            dino
                                            Keymaster
                                                quote patina:

                                                I may be wrong 🙄 🙄 but didn’t the kid who won “King of the hill” at the 3rdhave electronics in his rear engine dragster (a S/C car) 😮 😮

                                                Pat

                                                Total mix-up from all involved…THAT won’t happen again ….As cgaswillys said “This event is growing up very well”

                                                #33466
                                                dino
                                                Keymaster

                                                    just a reminder
                                                    NEW ELIMINATOR BREAKDOWN for 2012
                                                    OK …Lots of ‘conferance calls” and we believe we have a New Deal for Our Eliminators. We have three years under our belt and an adjustment is nessasary. Our team of advisors, include NHRA class racers in Stock Super, Stock and Super Comp, Nostalgia Racers, Weekend Bracket guys and “hobby” Vintage guys. Heres what we all concluded will Give us a True NOSTALGIA look Elim(Dover COMP)…still do Old( Vintage)….& New and a place for Electronics. With such a diversified field of possible entries our cuurrent format was lacking. Instead of 4 eliminators we go to 5. That will also cut down rounds from the old 4. The Before or after 1976 was ‘pulled out of a hat” ….the year Dover closed ,But it only ran for a month in ’76, the last real full year was ’75. SO….We came up with PRE-73 and 74 or newer .(Dover Vintage and Dover New.) this was when Dover switched to bracket racing and we then went to 55mph to save fuel and had an oil embargo hit in Oct. 1973. BUT it’s also pretty much the year that Muscle cars died. Example : Chevy produced 53,000 SS Chevelles in 1970 …it dropped to 5333 in 1972 and by 1973 ,only 2500 were made. Lead in gas got phased out and to boost lagging car counts ,tracks resorted to Bracket racing. By 1974 Detroit Dropped Muscle cars. So 1973 is Historically correct for us . Here’s what we got:

                                                    DN—Dover New—–1974 and up…NO BOX ! (Will be policed) same as always ,just year cut-off differant
                                                    DV—Dover Vintage 1973 and earlier-NO BOX and will be Policed
                                                    D4—Dover 4-Speed- remains the same
                                                    DC—DOVER COMP- NO BOX & will be policed.THE PLACE for all the Pre 73 full body Modifed Production types and all the Gassers-Altereds and rail Dragsters ( A True ‘Nostalgia’ Elim.)

                                                    This is the New Elim—DE–DOVER ELECTRONIC….want to run a Box -heres where you go.ONLY ELIM.with “Cross-Talk” on at the tree….getting an education here !
                                                    Dover Bike -Remains the same -Race Bikes ONLY ….no street .
                                                    ….ITS A DOVER TROPHY RACE !…why even think of breaking the rules ….Duh.

                                                    Will the 4th include a King of the Hill? Will that class combine electronics and none electronics classes? The advantage definitely goes to the electronics.
                                                    TomBlake
                                                    NO-Dover Electronics not included ….KING of The Hill Stays for No Electronics guys….it is a Old Skool “remake” of Dovers last Days of doing it. No electronics then and unfair advantage to no box cars.

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