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Old 02-12-2008, 07:30 PM
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Mine starts March 1st.

I am going to race in a 6.60 index series and run the N/E points championship series at Houston Raceway Park.

What about ya'll?

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mine started on new years day! haha
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Our first TNT was January 19th, and the first Summit bracket night is March 28th I believe, but I'm not likely to be getting any seat time for a while due to trying to finish up the Nova project. I may take a year off....
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I think the tracks start to open up in May up here.
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Not soon enough, probably wont even open untill April. Damn snow
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Originally Posted by TA1364
Not soon enough, probably wont even open untill April. Damn snow
No doubt!
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SNOW? What snow? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Track opens March 2nd. First bracket race is April 20th. I can't wait. This -25* weather sucks!
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My closest track (Capitol Raceway) opens for T&T on March 2 (just 2½ weeks away) but bracket racing doesn't begin until April 12.

There are five other tracks within an hour and 15 minutes that I also go to on occasion. Since my local track starts brackets so late, I will be visiting the ones that have brackets in early and mid-March. Some dates are:
  • Colonial Beach (VA): T&T on Jan 5 if temp is 50+ and then every weekend from Mar 2 onward, brackets begin April 12
  • MIR (Budd's Creek, Md): T&T on Mar 1, brackets on Mar 2
  • Old Dominion (Manasas, VA): T&T on Mar 19, brackets on Mar 28
  • Cecil County (Rising Sun, Md.): T&T on Mar 1, brackets on Mar 9
I'm jealous of you who live in warmer places with year-round racing. Most tracks around here have their last race either Thanksgiving weekend or the preceding weekend and don't reopen until the first weekend in March. My wife, though, appreciates the 3 month break.

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april 1st is when i put insurance back on the slow car.

so my racing season starts april 1st.
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Well hell, my last official race was in 2002. I've been told because I don't race today i shouldn't comment in any racing oriented section. So, I guess I shouldn't post, but.

Jakes and my WATCHING season will begin when the home track switches Test and Tune from Saturdays to Thursday. Sometime in May.

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Middle of March-ish I'll go make my license runs on the new motor combo, maybe bracket race once until my home track opens first weekend of April (oldest running track in US, supposedly and under new ownership). Cannot freakin' wait.

I've been drilling the tree in my Grand Am at stop lights , people have to think I'm an idiot when I redlight. Car jumps forward because I put it on the converter then I nail the brakes after going like 5 feet forward.
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I start brackets on March 1, and hope to travel to Houston for a couple 1/8 mile races! I am a little excited to see what this winter project has brought me.
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march 22nd if car isnt still apart....hopefully 10s at bristol....
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Wednesday nite drags at Infineon (Sears Point) Raceway start March 5th. I feel very fortunate to be able to race at this world-class facility.
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End of March is when I will hit the track again. Hoping for a better season this year than last.
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Our Season starts in April i believe at Lancaster, N.Y. They are talking about combining classes, Street and Heavy(was 8.68 and below) and Pro/SuperPro. I'm not happy.
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beginning of april.

coach.... yes the snow sucks but we will have some killer air in april
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Originally Posted by fasttagurl
I start brackets on March 1, and hope to travel to Houston for a couple 1/8 mile races! I am a little excited to see what this winter project has brought me.
How about some details on your winter project?

Originally Posted by taner
beginning of april.

coach.... yes the snow sucks but we will have some killer air in april

I know ya'll do. Back in the day when I was in Canada, it was fricken COLD!!!!!
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Tracks areound here open up in april, but I'll be lucky to have it out before May, still have a LONG way to go before she's ready to run again.


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