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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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this year ima run in some of the gamblers races but have some questions. how does it work with entering? do you say you want to race the gamblers race when you arrive or have to sign up before hand? also pay out? how's it work? winner takes all or 1, 2, and 3 win some? just would like some info
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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this prolly dosent help, but im bored....

at NED... gamblers races usually r signed up at Tech in... everyone throws in $10, u run until 7:30 then u throw a dial on ur window, last man standing takes all and wins a trophy... hehe first time out last season i won the gamblers race, i raced points the rest of the season and didnt win another race after that.... lol it was a **** tease to say the least lol
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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i figured in summer u get maybe 3 runs on street night. and ur garunteed three in the gamblers and ashot at $$
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Yeah, just tell them on the way in that you wanna run Gamblers. They will take the money, make sure you mention it again at the tech booth too.
Gamblers usually gets 2 or 3 time shots plus rounds. They are a fun crowd and if you pay close attention you can really learn a lot fast.
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now how's qualifying passes and how do you know who to line up against for rounds? sorry completly clueless to how it works
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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It it runs like e'town you will pair up randomly until you get to like 32 cars and then they base your qualifying on the reaction time from the prior round.
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^^^ what he said....

and i def learned a lottttttt from those guys... plus u meet some good friends...
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awesome no baseball for me this summer so im buildin a racecar and goin racing. not tryin to get to serious so i thought this would be a good place for me
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i ran street class at NED as a beginner in the ET Points series... was a great time... only thing that sux was U HAD TO ATTEND EVERY EVENT to be in contention to do well at the end of the season.... so basicly every weekend i was racing... i mean its fun but if someone asks u if u wanna do something u cant... this season ima just go a few times and race a few special events and have fun and focus on my goals
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While on this subject, I'll ask a couple questions too.

I presume Gamblers racing is a non-points race

Pay a fee at the beginning and winner (or 1,2,3) takes all.

Is this on a pro tree? or a sportsman tree?

And this is a bracket race format?

NHRA/IHRA rules are in play? but it is a run what you brung, not any particualr class?

Thanks, sounds like fun
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sportsman tre. bracket race, run what you brung
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Originally Posted by C5_Pete
While on this subject, I'll ask a couple questions too.

I presume Gamblers racing is a non-points race

Pay a fee at the beginning and winner (or 1,2,3) takes all.

Is this on a pro tree? or a sportsman tree?

And this is a bracket race format?

NHRA/IHRA rules are in play? but it is a run what you brung, not any particualr class?

Thanks, sounds like fun
I think they do actually run a points series for Gamblers, but you are not required to sign up for it to participate from week to week. I am pretty sure they gave out awards for it at Atco's banquet.

It is pretty much open to everyone. They do run gamblers on various nights of the week, so sometimes the muffler thing comes into play, but that's about it.
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awesome no baseball for me this summer so im buildin a racecar and goin racing. not tryin to get to serious so i thought this would be a good place for me
Until you dig really far into your engine build you may wanna look at the Street class. It is foot brake bracket racing with cars running in the 11.50 to 17.00 range. Fun racing, a great place to get your feet wet.

BTW, I am in the process of adding all of the track schedules to the NJFBOA on-site events calendar. So just keep an eye there to see what nights the various tracks are running points and t'n't's.
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Yeah, it looks like Atco is running Gamblers every Tuesday or so.

http://www.atcorace.com/artman2/publ...DULE/index.php

I wonder if they'll let me run with just a hardtop on or if I'll need to get a roll bar.

Sometimes having a vert is a pain.
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Originally Posted by NJSPDER
Until you dig really far into your engine build you may wanna look at the Street class. It is foot brake bracket racing with cars running in the 11.50 to 17.00 range. Fun racing, a great place to get your feet wet.

BTW, I am in the process of adding all of the track schedules to the NJFBOA on-site events calendar. So just keep an eye there to see what nights the various tracks are running points and t'n't's.
id look at the street class but if im only at 11.50 when im done i might shoot myself in the face. dont want to be mean or anything but ive spent 5k so far and im not even into the engine. 383 AI solid roller set up wit a 200 shot and a 3200lb goal. i might cry actually i will cry. i know i wont get it right away but...
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o ill keep an eye on the calender on njfboa
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id look at the street class but if im only at 11.50 when im done i might shoot myself in the face. dont want to be mean or anything but ive spent 5k so far and im not even into the engine. 383 AI solid roller set up wit a 200 shot and a 3200lb goal. i might cry actually i will cry. i know i wont get it right away but...
hahaha i would throw away the keys if u didnt run betetr then a 11.50 once its all said and done lol
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Originally Posted by C5_Pete
Yeah, it looks like Atco is running Gamblers every Tuesday or so.

http://www.atcorace.com/artman2/publ...DULE/index.php

I wonder if they'll let me run with just a hardtop on or if I'll need to get a roll bar.

Sometimes having a vert is a pain.
I am pretty sure you could run to 11.50 with the hardtop. Have you run there at all with it? I know you good with it at Etown. We have a couple guys with them running in the Corvette Challenge and other classes.
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hahaha i would throw away the keys if u didnt run betetr then a 11.50 once its all said and done lol
yeah if i did all this work and spent all this money and didnt atleast run in the 10s idk what id do. id go crazy lol
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Originally Posted by REDGAR
I am pretty sure you could run to 11.50 with the hardtop. Have you run there at all with it? I know you good with it at Etown. We have a couple guys with them running in the Corvette Challenge and other classes.
I had heard E-Town allowed it.
So far I've only done the T&T nites at Atco (with the soft top). Next time I'm there I'll ask about it. I really hope they will.
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