jdsgallops
Registered User
I see youre point... however the nmra is way to big of an event to combine with us and would take away from what the shootout is. Also i'd imagine being the same weekend is why its easy/cheap to get a track rental at clay city. While bowling green is ALOT nicer track that i really really like... Alot of the faster SC's would NOT pass their tech. Plus we would loose the ability to get a few hrs of open test and tune! I can run dozens of times at the shootout. My local track i am lucky to get 4/5 passes on a test and tune night!
I disagree Jacob. I brought up the idea as solely as an alternative thought instead of the same ol same ol. The NMRA has accommodated just about any specialty group that has come up. For instance the GT-500 vs Terminator shootout, which started as one race at one event only to become a class with multiple dates. They combine with the NMCA at the Atlanta and Chicago race, which is a much bigger organization than the SC shootout. I don't see where the format would need to change much nor the way it is done. It seems the dyno and car show is one day and the racing another. Thursday's are open TNT for all NMRA participants. You could also enter the brackets to get more TNT time in. Have the SC shootout set up for Sat or Sun and the rest of the time is setup just as it has always been. VMP has a dyno setup on premise all weekend and will tune. Setup a time for T birds only and let the crowd see big power numbers out of an old tech "stock" v6's. Logistically it would be much easier so long the organizers would allow it. The hardest part would be finding a hotel as most will be booked with other NMRA participants.
I get the SHO and V6 Mustang correlation but if you truly want to grow the SC brand them you need to expose it to more people who are interested in Fords to begin with and that will always be the Mustang crowd. As the years have gone by more and more years and bodies have been allowed in the NMRA. It is time to bring the 89-97 bird into it also.