Re: clubs, meets, categories, judging

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Thanks for the info/correction Jock! 

On April 18, 2005 Jock J Jocewicz wrote:

> 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
> > >
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> 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
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