got couple other question.....does Sunset run 2 "sets" of heats?
How long is a normal night? end around 10ish?
I'v only been to sunset once in the past few years....thats why I'm kinda oblivious as to what goes on....thanks for the help
ight, thanks....... I'l head up there on saturday then!
won't miss to much of it....just make sure to stall a bit on the start untill I get there ;)...LOL
Spencer mentioned....
its announced probably 10-20 times during the night, and posted on our sign outside...and posted on our website...and posted on our schedule
but aside from that we dont tell anyone Smiley
and I reply...
I was hoping I didn't have to go there. Pre race qualifiers are a way of getting the first round of heats out of the way before the racing program starts. It is the first round of heats for 4 cylinders and 4 funs and meant to get the evenings events over with sooner (which can be a good thing). I do notice that they choose to not run Thunder or LLM though.
It is not mentioned on a 7:00 start night that the actual racing starts at 6:15 because if somebody misses that start time they will be inclined to say the heck with it since they are running late and go to BSW otherwise they could just have a policy to start racing at 6:00 as a normal evening.
I have had friends, family and sponsors come to see me race and miss my first set of heats only to catch my second heats then leave at intermission because they were cold and not that big of a race fan anyway.
As far as it being advertised take a look at the sign outside of Sunset it will read start time of 7:00 and in fact as of last night when I was there was advertising last weeks race. Take a look at the website at www.sunsetspeedway.ca and it will read... "Don't miss the first School Bus Race of the season this Saturday May 24 ... Racing starts at 7:00pm" right at the top of the home page.
It does get mentioned on the schedule at top of page reading... ***"Pre-race qualifiers at 5:15 for 6:00 starts and 6:15 for 7:00 starts". When there were ads on The New VR there was NO mention of "pre-race qualifiers".
As far as Spencer mentioning it I don't really hear the PA system in my car on track or in the pits but knowing Spencer I am sure he makes sure people know other than that it is Sunset's little secret.
LOL...still weird to me...why not just run all the pre race qualifiers for everyone before hand...then have features start at 7pm...seems like crappin on the low buck guys and their sponsors too me...man i'm glad i know this now, i would feel ripped off if i missed ANY racing after driving all that way.
Couldn't start pre-race qualifiers for everybody before 7 as it takes 45 minutes for 4 cylinder and 4 fun to do theirs and we do have 2 rounds of heats for all divisions so pre-race for all would have to start at 4:30 or 5:00.
I say just make a stand and say we are the track that starts at 6:00 and gets you outta here earlier so your family can be home and kids tucked in bed by 9:30.