1,000-FOOT DEBATE RAGES ON – CompetitionPlus.com – February 17, 2011
MCCULLOCH: NHRA TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING NOT BROKEN – Competition Plus.com – May 25, 2010
Proposed Fuel Pump Change Has The Nitro Pits Buzzing – Competition Plus.com – May 3, 2010
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BOBBY BENNETT: IT’S TIME FOR ALL 1000 – Competition Plus.com – July 13, 2010
“…As for Pro Stock running to the 1,000 foot, the Seattle debacle wouldn’t have happened if everyone was running to the 1000, especially since the NHRA hasn’t dropped the hammer on decrepit facilities the likes of Firebird [Phoenix] and Pacific Raceways [Seattle]. I honestly don’t believe the issue at Seattle was anything less than an asphalt issue…”
My personal comment: Decrepit? I think that is a bit harsh, in fact it flat pisses me off! Unless a track is lazer flat and repaved every couple of years these professionals always blame the tracks for the problems. Is Bennett providing cover for the NHRA? The fact is, on Friday & Saturday when the tracked was sprayed to the 1320 there was no problem in the Pro Stock class. When it wasn’t for the first round of eliminations there was a big problem! After the track prep was corrected the Pro Stock cars got down the track in fine fashion!
As to shortening the track to 1000-feet, that perhaps is going to be the reality to spare more lives. And the fact remains that PR has one of the longest shutdown areas on the circuit and that didn’t spare the tragic loss of life of Mike Niver… – Roger Young
