Orlando racing on Friday

[Prowler018]

As we know this has been discussed before with Orlando Friday night racing not working for the fans but this is a complaint from a driver. And this also relates to something WRE11 (David Weaver) brought up about all that is left running SLMs are the big dollar teams. Can someone tell me how anyone is suppose to make it to Orlando for a 1:00pm pit gate open and practicing starting at 2:30 unless your job is racing? I personally live out of state and was planning to come back to run New Smyrna but when this race got rescheduled I was hoping to make this. And I am lucky enough that the company I work for I get every other Friday off. But if I was still in Florida an had a normal 9-5 job and lived as far away as I do from the track I couldn’t be there till 6:30 or 7 at the earliest. In the mean time I have missed all practice and more than likely qualifying. If I do make this race and I will try it will only be because my Dad and friend took off of work and I still won’t be there till 4:30. But rest assured all the big dollar teams will make it. And yes I know New Smyrna runs Saturday and they don’t want to compete against themselves and we all have had a lot of suggestions on this but nothing has changed……..Signed the driver who has ran more SLM races than anyone at Orlando the past 3 years.

[dd38]

"Signed the driver who has ran more SLM races than anyone at Orlando the past 3 years".

And you are???

[Prowler018]

Mark Adams

[Don Nerone]

For a few years OSW start time was 830 on fri and practice started at 630.
It was hard to get the officals there at 630 so Gene and i ran the first round of practice with out any help and it worked out ok.
We had a lot of cars from polk co and they needed the time to get there.
leave there at 500 and get to OSW at 630.
A lot of fans told me they liked Fri. They could get there race night in and spend the whole weekend with there kids.
yea i know its not the same now..

Don62

[ancrdave]

Hey Don, those were fun days back then working with you, Gene, Roby and everybody else... Man we had fun! I think John Kasky was the flagman then and I actually found him on Facebook... Always a good night unless Herndon showed up LOL!