New Smyrna - Practice Friday 01.02.09

[Mark Keeler]

There will be Practice on Friday night 01.02.09 from 6-10pm for Super Late Models, Pro-Trucks and Super Stocks. Pit Gate will open at 5:00pm. Cost is $10.00/person.

You can make arrangements to leave your rigs overnight.

We look forward to seeing everyone for the first race of 2009 and the first leg of the 2009 FASCAR Triple Crown.

Below are the Pre-Entered Super Late Models for the Red-Eye 125... This is the first time we have done 'Pre-Entry' and we would like to thank all the drivers who have taken the time to send in their information...

Again, these are Pre-Entries received ONLY.

#1 Fain Skinner - Live Oak, FL - Stapleton Contracting / EBR Racecars
#05 Jeremy Colangelo - Deland, FL - RE/Max / Mark Martin Performance
#5 Mike Skinner - Port Orange, FL
#06 Mike Finn - Jupiter, FL
#12 Corey Freed - Orlando, FL - RK Edwards / Orange Lake Building Materials
#26 Preston Peltier - Concord, NC
#36 Tim Russell - Longwood, FL - Insurance Office of America
#39 Morgan Hoover - New Smyrna Beach, FL - DG Meyer A/C - Heat & Electric
#58 John Coffman - Live Oak, FL - US Marines / Worldwide Industries
#58x Nevin Gainey - Ft White, FL - US Marines / Worldwide Industries
#80 Brian Finney - Merritt Island, FL - Finney Racing Enterprises / Bob Steele Chevrolet
#84 Wayne Anderson - Wildwood, FL - Airframe International / Port City Racecars
#88 Justin Larson - Safety Harbor, FL - Larry Larson Topsoil
#92 Matt Bowers - Mt Dora, FL - Skybolt / C-Tech Cabinets

[Marty Little]

New Smyrna Practice Friday

OK, I'm going to be a real smart alec here and ask why there has to be a Friday practice for this race? These types of practices only add expenses for those who participate and give the money guys a bigger advantage.
Why not open the gates Saturday at noon (no, not 8 AM) let the various divisions practice as necessary then time trial, race and go home. Is the track deprived of some Friday revenue, sure, but so what, they don't have any Friday overheard either and the best part is that the race teams all save money on tires, fuel, accomodations wear and tear etc. Come on track management, wake up and be practical in these tough economic times.

Marty Little

[AJ14]

This subject has been brought up many times , in fact i think it was discussed during the meetings with Robert Hart several months ago . Yet here we are again . If the racers are serious about reducing the costs of racing , then they need to stand up together and let the track owners know how they feel . Racers with lots of money to spend can and will justify practice sessions as indispensible . But the truth is , anything that can be learned during a practice session on Friday can just as easily be learned during a couple of hours on Saturday . And that being the case , why give some teams the opportunity to test , while forcing other teams to test just to keep up . I realize that a large part of the income of a race track is made by renting the facility out for testing , and that needs to be addressed as well , but there is no real justification for an extra test session the day before a race .