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mrmr96
Original Poster
11,923 posts
73 months
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My first time going to watch drag racing, I've got front row seats for the stands and have been really looking forward to it. But I'm a bit concerned by some of the threads in this section of late, and it feels like there may be an elephant in the room. Is this event going to be good? 
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37chevy
530 posts
25 months
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AutoManics
19 posts
61 months
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Hell yeah, it's going to be a great show!
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leffehoegaarden
199 posts
20 months
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It's a fuss over nothing mrmr96. Rest assured, you are in for one of the most unforgettable motorsport experiences of your life. When people go for the the first time and see what it's like they simply can't believe what they're seeing. You'll love it, and thats a promise. Can't wait to see your posts here after the event.
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mrmr96
Original Poster
11,923 posts
73 months
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Cheers for the posts chaps, you've cheered me up.  I'll be sure to come back and post photos/comments after, and everyone else is more than welcome to post theirs here too.
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robc3303
231 posts
38 months
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If its sunny take sun block.
You will seriously not be disappointed by the racing.
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Flying Toilet
2,879 posts
80 months
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It will be brilliant, it always is.
Make sure you take the time to get a look round the pits, everybody is friendly and welcoming and you can get to see some of the best engineered cars and bikes on the planet close up.
Quite a few PH'ers will be racing so come say hello.
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central
15,956 posts
86 months
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MotorPsycho
1,077 posts
80 months
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I'll be there! Not missed a major event at the Pod since 2001 and don't intend to start now
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RWJ
149 posts
50 months
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dorrisdormouse
60 posts
20 months
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It will be awesome! There will be plenty of quick Pro action and some nice side by side at the line Sportsman action too - for example in the class im running in there will be 44 cars going for 32 spots in eliminations and im sure that there will be only thousandths of a second seperating the top competitiors... Im just hoping to make it into the field and not DNQ!
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Upatdawn
1,061 posts
17 months
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the TF and TMD fields (espesh the Maltese) plus 4 AAFC should compensate fot a depleted PM entry list - which is still more than interesting - I may make it for the last day
do i see a Swedish PM entered?....
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firewalker
262 posts
50 months
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leffehoegaarden said: When people go for the the first time and see what it's like they simply can't believe what they're seeing. That's not just the first time, I've been in regular states of disbelief whilst watching drag racing for decades!!! There's no way of describing it mate you just have to be there, as literally anyone who has seen/heard/felt/smelled/tasted it will testify. Don't be put off by the depleted numbers compared to recent years, it only takes two to drag race and one great race alone can make the whole weekend worthwhile. I'm sure there'll be plenty of them.
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*KT
593 posts
80 months
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It will be amazing. Enjoy!
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MajorLucky
145 posts
33 months
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cannot wait and am doing my usual trick of bringing along another group of newbies, i love seeing the reactions in there face when the classes build up to TF
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Benni
1,706 posts
80 months
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RWJ said: Take earplugs too. My choice would be the biggest ear defenders your workshop has to offer, especially for the blown classes, if you´re sitting front row. If you are wearing prescription glasses with antireflex coating, be careful as unburnt nitro vapors can damage the coating permanently. Don´t take your finest clothes as they might have some small black specks afterwards, when the hot rubber in the burnout clouds descends onto fabric it sort of vulcanizes, you haven´t been close to a track without "Goodyear freckles" which look funny though...
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mrmr96
Original Poster
11,923 posts
73 months
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Benni said: RWJ said: Take earplugs too. My choice would be the biggest ear defenders your workshop has to offer, especially for the blown classes, if you´re sitting front row. If you are wearing prescription glasses with antireflex coating, be careful as unburnt nitro vapors can damage the coating permanently. Don´t take your finest clothes as they might have some small black specks afterwards, when the hot rubber in the burnout clouds descends onto fabric it sort of vulcanizes, you haven´t been close to a track without "Goodyear freckles" which look funny though... Cheers for the advice chaps.
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RWJ
149 posts
50 months
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Benni said: RWJ said: Take earplugs too. My choice would be the biggest ear defenders your workshop has to offer, And earplugs too.
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Burndown
641 posts
35 months
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I think its always worth reading up on how the timing system works for the various classes. If you have not been before it can be confusing how the "slower" car can win.
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crikey
1,497 posts
80 months
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mrmr96 said: My first time going to watch drag racing You don't watch dag racing, you experience it. Some might say you are assaulted by it One thing's for sure, you will have never seen anything like it before. Enjoy !
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