Re: clubs, meets, categories, judging

[Jock J Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>]

Frank,
  NAMDRA makes all of the race payout, the track adds nothing. We do not
require the racers to be members of NAMDRA so the contingency money
(actually doubling the payout) is for racers that are members of NAMDRA
before eliminations start.

As far as non-AMC powered AMC race cars, at our meets they do usually get
a chance to race for money and/or a trophy. Why, because our AMC
eliminations usually take place during the day and then the track has
their usual bracket program in the evening, in which all cars allowed to
enter no matter what powers them. Plus we do allow non-AMC powered AMC
race cars to make time runs with us but just not allow them to race in
the actual AMC Eliminations. Also, usually of Friday evening we have an
AMC gamblers race at the meet, but so does the track, so those with
non-AMC powered AMC's can race in the tracks Gamblers race. So you see,
if you enter a non-AMC powered AMC, you still get a chance to race for
fun or money or a trophy at the annual AMC NATIONALS.

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:53:09 -0400 farna@xxxxxxx writes:
> This is one thing I agree with you on whole heartedly Jock! Nice to 
> know there is at least one thing, huh? ;>
> 
> Just a thought -- what about allowing the non-AMC powered cars to 
> compete, but just not throwing the NAMDRA contingency money at them? 
> IIRC when you race there is the track purse then NAMDRA adds money 
> to it? I might be wrong, please forgive me if I am -- just correct 
> me! But then the setup you have works nicely, why change unless 
> there are complaints? 
> 
> On April 17, 2005 Jock J Jocewicz wrote:
> 
> > I have followed with interest this thread.
> > 
> > For quite a few years now NAMDRA has had a show class at their 
> meets for
> > non-AMC powered AMC's and I have gotten no complaints about this 
> class.
> > In  fact, some of the non-AMC powered AMC's have gotten a lot of
> > attention from those attending the meets, like for the past few 
> years the
> > Hemi powered Rambler that a member has shown at our meets. One 
> problem
> > with not having a class for these cars is that the AMC clubs in 
> their
> > applications do not state your AMC has to be AMC powered in order 
> to join
> > the club, thus you have those with non-AMC powered AMC's join the 
> club/s
> > because they do have an AMC!
> > 
> > But one thing NAMDRA has always done and that is in the race 
> portion of
> > our meets, the vehicles must be AMC powered but do not have to be 
> AMC's.
> > We have had dragsters, roadsters, funny cars, a Corvette!, Henry 
> J,
> > homebuilt, etc. race but they were all AMC powered. We will again 
> have
> > that rule for our 2005 meet, the AMC NATIONALS, but in our next
> > newsletter we will have a form for members to vote on (the racers) 
> to see
> > if they want to change this rule for 2006.
> > 
> > I, myself, would like to see all AMC's be AMC powered but do 
> realize it
> > is a free country and some people like to do their own thing. Plus 
> the
> > fact that AMC engines are getting rarer and rarer, especially the 
> 390's &
> > 401's. So I will not cut down anyone that put another make engine 
> in
> > their AMC but wish they hadn't! My one thought is that if NAMDRA 
> does
> > allow non-AMC powered AMC's to race, then we should start off with 
> the
> > Chrysler Corp. powerplants seeing they did buy AMC. In fact, I 
> remember
> > IHRA allowing Mopar crate engine in AMC's in one class and be 
> legal.
> > 
> > Jock Jocewicz - President/Editor NAMDRA     NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx
> > 8537 Antioch Rd., Salem, WI 53168 (262) 843-4326
> > http://www.namdra.org    JOIN NAMDRA, the best AMC club around!!!
> > '05 AMC NATIONALS - SEP. 15-17, 2005 CORDOVA DRAGWAY PARK
> > 
> > AMO#19, NAMDRA#46, AMCRC#974,  NHRA#41915, IHRA#6766
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > .
> 
> 
> =============================================================
> Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


Jock Jocewicz - President/Editor NAMDRA     NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx
8537 Antioch Rd., Salem, WI 53168 (262) 843-4326
http://www.namdra.org    JOIN NAMDRA, the best AMC club around!!!
'05 AMC NATIONALS - SEP. 15-17, 2005 CORDOVA DRAGWAY PARK

AMO#19, NAMDRA#46, AMCRC#974,  NHRA#41915, IHRA#6766