tony68
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Post by tony68 on Feb 8, 2021 15:40:48 GMT 12
My title says it all,They are very boring,
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Post by hienekenno1 on Feb 8, 2021 15:58:56 GMT 12
My title says it all,They are very boring, Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. |
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Post by petrolfumes on Feb 8, 2021 16:04:29 GMT 12
My title says it all,They are very boring, Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length |
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Post by hercules on Feb 8, 2021 16:16:54 GMT 12
Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length Hopefully promotion have taken notice then, we should just drop all support classes altogether, add more superstock consolation races. Aim to start final at 930-945pm. Then have a good presentation followed by top 3 teams/drivers/crew doing a few laps of track so crowd can show appreciation, and sing we love Harley robb 😂. |
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Post by Admin on Feb 8, 2021 16:19:08 GMT 12
Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length Yes, watching from the live stream I was impressed with the numbers that stuck around for the Midgets, far more than I've seen for any other support class in the past. Wouldn't give up on the Midges just yet. Perhaps a bit of tweaking to the final grid setting would help plus try and get more track time for the class leading up to teams weekend. |
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Post by d1dazza on Feb 8, 2021 17:42:58 GMT 12
Just need to bring up some streetstocks from the south island. They always put on a good show.
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Post by conrod on Feb 8, 2021 18:24:06 GMT 12
Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length To be fair it was 10,25 when the final was over and 10.30 has always been the cut off they have always dumped the last race |
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Post by conrod on Feb 8, 2021 18:32:21 GMT 12
Yep soon as the Superstock final was done the grandstands pretty much emptied. This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length go back to the old days stockcars all night bring in the standard stocks have roll over money let them cut loose or put more emphasis on the supers consultations to do the same |
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Post by brendanlucas on Feb 8, 2021 21:39:34 GMT 12
This happened with Super Saloons toobut there was still a decent crowd left : Pity it didnt go the full length Hopefully promotion have taken notice then, we should just drop all support classes altogether, add more superstock consolation races. Aim to start final at 930-945pm. Then have a good presentation followed by top 3 teams/drivers/crew doing a few laps of track so crowd can show appreciation, and sing we love Harley robb 😂. There is a need to give teams time to fix cars, as well as a need to get rid of the hotdogs. I don't have any brite ideas for the best replacement though, maybe a hybrid class of racecar that runs on biogas made from old fish'n'chip oil that smells like takeaways and makes everyone hungry..., or mabee just me. Awesome couple of nights though, hope Scott Penn along with car make a speedy recovery, and a very popular win for the Rebels. BTW, I noticed a sign in front of the start/finish line that says 'kiss oil goodbye', which I thought was a bit odd for a major petrol head thing. |
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Post by midway on Feb 9, 2021 13:19:07 GMT 12
Hopefully promotion have taken notice then, we should just drop all support classes altogether, add more superstock consolation races. Aim to start final at 930-945pm. Then have a good presentation followed by top 3 teams/drivers/crew doing a few laps of track so crowd can show appreciation, and sing we love Harley robb 😂. There is a need to give teams time to fix cars, as well as a need to get rid of the hotdogs. I don't have any brite ideas for the best replacement though, maybe a hybrid class of racecar that runs on biogas made from old fish'n'chip oil that smells like takeaways and makes everyone hungry..., or mabee just me. Awesome couple of nights though, hope Scott Penn along with car make a speedy recovery, and a very popular win for the Rebels. BTW, I noticed a sign in front of the start/finish line that says 'kiss oil goodbye', which I thought was a bit odd for a major petrol head thing. I see how yourself And Ramjam interact with each other many times over ..  Maybe if you burnt the Midnight Oil a little longer the smell of something fishy would go away .. |
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Post by brendanlucas on Feb 10, 2021 7:01:25 GMT 12
There is a need to give teams time to fix cars, as well as a need to get rid of the hotdogs. I don't have any brite ideas for the best replacement though, maybe a hybrid class of racecar that runs on biogas made from old fish'n'chip oil that smells like takeaways and makes everyone hungry..., or mabee just me. Awesome couple of nights though, hope Scott Penn along with car make a speedy recovery, and a very popular win for the Rebels. BTW, I noticed a sign in front of the start/finish line that says 'kiss oil goodbye', which I thought was a bit odd for a major petrol head thing. I see how yourself And Ramjam interact with each other many times over .. Maybe if you burnt the Midnight Oil a little longer the smell of something fishy would go away .. Its always going to be difficult for a class to make an impression on a track not prepared for that class, & in front of a crowd not particularly sympathetic to that class - the risk you take. Why not then think outside of the box like good old fashioned dwarf tossing, & I don't mean the tossing that you would likely see at the Bunnythorpe Tavern, which would be wrong, I mean the sort of tossing where you throw the dwarf as far as you can, haven't seen that for a while. Mind you, in this day and age of health and safety we need to think about that, it can get a bit dangerous, they can scratch like buggary - it took me months to get rid of the infection last time I tried. Mabee they only do that in the flash joints, the places where they put those little umbrellas in you're drink, like Auckland..... Great family entertainment. Another possability, jousting. I got an absolute bargain, only paid $7500 for my jousting sticks, got him down from $1200 - dreamer. Haven't used them yet, but would love to give them a go.... Food for thought, BL |
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Post by Helios on Feb 10, 2021 7:29:04 GMT 12
You're dreamin' ...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 9:30:12 GMT 12
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Post by orapiuwharf on Feb 10, 2021 9:58:48 GMT 12
At least you did not get forced to watch six shooters.
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Post by meeaneemic on Feb 10, 2021 10:12:57 GMT 12
What would be awesome is a clear 15 minute window before the final where I could talk to some of the drivers/Managers etc, Malc and Stu could talk it up and we could get the hype going.
Races were coming out quick and the opportunity to build up the tension isn't there!!
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Post by midway on Feb 10, 2021 10:28:27 GMT 12
What would be awesome is a clear 15 minute window before the final where I could talk to some of the drivers/Managers etc, Malc and Stu could talk it up and we could get the hype going. Races were coming out quick and the opportunity to build up the tension isn't there!! You could have Brendon Lucas and Big Al as guest speakers ,they are always looking through windows at scenes beyond there own belief |
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Post by chchspeedwayfan on Feb 10, 2021 11:35:17 GMT 12
Bring in a bunch of brisca f1s as a display class
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Post by percy on Feb 10, 2021 11:57:13 GMT 12
What would be awesome is a clear 15 minute window before the final where I could talk to some of the drivers/Managers etc, Malc and Stu could talk it up and we could get the hype going. Races were coming out quick and the opportunity to build up the tension isn't there!! Interesting idea but would the drivers and managers be willing to talk in the lead-up to the final? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 13:25:16 GMT 12
What would be awesome is a clear 15 minute window before the final where I could talk to some of the drivers/Managers etc, Malc and Stu could talk it up and we could get the hype going. Races were coming out quick and the opportunity to build up the tension isn't there!! I don't think it needs any more hype, this is one of the few races of the year that comes out to a already hyped crowd. Any info about driver/car changes that needs to be given already is, and y'all do a great job of that. Anything else would just be the predictable "AWWW yeah, we're pleased to be here and the team had worked hard..." given we already have 30 mins of presentations straight after the race I think a 15 min build up to the final would have the opposite of the desired effect, in that it would stop the momentum that the meeting had so far built up. That's my reckons anyway |
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Post by mod46c on Feb 10, 2021 14:04:51 GMT 12
What would be awesome is a clear 15 minute window before the final where I could talk to some of the drivers/Managers etc, Malc and Stu could talk it up and we could get the hype going. Races were coming out quick and the opportunity to build up the tension isn't there!! I don't think it needs any more hype, this is one of the few races of the year that comes out to a already hyped crowd. Any info about driver/car changes that needs to be given already is, and y'all do a great job of that. Anything else would just be the predictable "AWWW yeah, we're pleased to be here and the team had worked hard..." given we already have 30 mins of presentations straight after the race I think a 15 min build up to the final would have the opposite of the desired effect, in that it would stop the momentum that the meeting had so far built up. That's my reckons anyway Have to say I disagree with this, the Knoxville nationals typically has about an hour between the B and A mains where the hype is built ready for the big dance. So I'm not convinced that a support class is needed at all, I know when I pay to attend a Sprintcar show I'm not really interested in anything else, the best shows I've attended over the years either have no support (national open) or minimal support (the classic). |
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