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Turkey Night Grand Prix Schedule

November 25 - 27, 2014

EVENT SCHEDULE

DATE / TIME EVENT SPECIFIC

Nov 25 / 12:00 pm Fairgrounds Camping area Opens - $25.00 per night / Dry Camping. For information call (951) 940-0134

Nov 26 / 9:00 am Pits will be open for Transporter Parking

Nov 26 / 4:00 pm Pit Gate will be open for the Open Practice (Pit Passes $50.00) Open Practice is for MIDGETS ONLY

4:00 PM Front Gates will be open for Spectators

5:00 PM Open Practice Begins

9:00 PM End of Practice

Nov 27 / 12:00 PM PIT GATE OPENS

3:00 PM FRONT GATE OPENS

3:00 - 4:00 AUTOGRAPH SESSION (FRONT STRAIGHAWAY)

3:30 - 4:15 TURKEY NIGHT LEGEND'S AUTOGRAPH SESSION (SPORTS BAR)

4:30 DRIVER'S MEETING

5:00 WHEEL PACKING AND HOT LAPS

6:00 QUALIFYING (Top 14 locked into the A Main)

6:45 OPENING CEREMONIES AND NATIONAL ANTHEM

7:05 LAST CHANCE RACE

7:20 QUALIFYING RACE #1 (Odd number Qualifiers, Top 8 Transfer)

7:35 QUALIFYING RACE #2 (Even number Qualifiers, Top 8 Transfer)

7:55 INTERMISSION

8:10 DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS FRONT STRAIGHTAWAY

8:20 TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX MAIN EVENT

TROPHY PRESENTATIONS

Just so I am clear there is no pit parking on Tuesday like in years past???? In the past pit parking was available from 12-4 on Tuesday... Please advise

Correct.  We will not be opening the pits until Wednesday for transporter parking.

How Bout it Scott....Concession Stand gona be open for (???$$$) Beer/Pizza, as in past for Practace nites??.....

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What time can we get in on Wednesday?

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Request from one of the photographers... 

Can we please split these autograph sessions a bit more, allowing a little less overlap so I can provide images from both sessions. An extra 15 minutes on the legends would be super helpful. Not a complaint, just a logistics issue for me.

3:45 - 4:30 would be AWESOME. Especially if most of the legends do not have to be at the drivers meeting.

Has there even been a thought to run an hour earlier in the evening?  It get dark real early.  Even when it really warm during the day, it does get really cold as the night goes on.   For eg. tonight  its 61 at 7pm and 52 by 10 pm.  Not bitching/complaining, but I notice fans tend to leave race tracks when A. It gets too late or B. It gets too cold.  Looks like great weather this year, but some years it could be really cold.

Any guess on Car count?

I'll Take Larson, u guys can have the field   Should be a great race.

What happened to the 2 Qualifing races?

Anyone else think we were robbed of racing for a lot of talking?

The car count was too low for two qualifying races. Traditionally, the format was... Qualify. Run the event. No last chance, nothing...

In talking to Scott last night on the radio show, I asked him this same question.  He said it was because of the low car count.  The format was designed for 48 cars, there were only 36 cars.  So, they made a call to just go with the one qualifier race.  

As an earlier poster said, some previous formats were - qualify, fuel 'em up, line 'em up, race.

Scott's opinion (and I agree) is that more and more teams are saving their stuff for the Chili Bowl and that's affecting car count at Turkey Night.  It sure would be nice to get back to the big, big car counts for Turkey night.  But Chili Bowl is offering something that Turkey Night doesn't.   Broadcast TV coverage.

I did see some grumbling on twitter about paying $40 for PPV of Turkey Night and watching a lot of down time.   That's kinda the nature of racing.  There has to be some down time for track prep/car prep and it's boring.  Was there a lot of it at this year's Turkey Night?  Yes there was.

Hopefully Don Kazerian and the Agajanians will address this going forward to help this event flourish.

My opinion?  Get some broadcast TV involved to expose the rest of the country to this great race.

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I love the midgets and Turkey Night, but the format has got to change. This year, qualifying ended at 6:30, and the feature pushed off at 8:26. During that hour and 56 minutes, we got one 12-lap race and a ton of yapping about what a great event we were at. I can assure you that the fairly new fans who we're sitting behind me did not think they were at a great event, and they won't be back.

Unless the midget rules change (which is very unlikely) Turkey Night is not going to draw more than 30 or 40 cars. I can't believe anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes around midget racing this year thought 48 cars would show up. For the future, I suggest running the usual program of qualifying, heat races, a semi and then the 98-lap feature. 

I love the midgets and Turkey Night, but the format has got to change. This year, qualifying ended at 6:30, and the feature pushed off at 8:26. During that hour and 56 minutes, we got one 12-lap race and a ton of yapping about what a great event we were at. I can assure you that the fairly new fans who we're sitting behind me did not think they were at a great event, and they won't be back.

The guy I brought said the same thing the thing. His first time the 98 lap main was great racing!

Said if thats the way they do it he will WAIT and watch on the internet for free!?!??