MMPS - Epping (1 Viewer)

[Pete]

Looks like the 3 entries either backed out or NHRA cancelled.

 

[MM]

It was a mutual agreement to not contest the class at this event.

 

[mick]

noticing dan mercier is only non touring TF on epping entry for field of 13........FC has pulled 3 non tour guys for 15.....(which includes t. haddock)
mercier out of montreal, and a couple FC's out of new jersey and massachusetts.

 

[Scoe]

This would've been 3 straight weeks of racing for the MMPS field including the hike to Epping for some.

 

[Jer]

noticing dan mercier is only non touring TF on epping entry for field of 13........FC has pulled 3 non tour guys for 15.....(which includes t. haddock)
mercier out of montreal, and a couple FC's out of new jersey and massachusetts.

Its like nobody wants to go??? Place does kinda look a little dumpie lol

 

[mick]

quick google search says epping seats 25k.....pretty impressive.....i would love to attend any drag racing event there.

 

[qualified17th]

Its like nobody wants to go??? Place does kinda look a little dumpie lol

Not so much about the facility itself but where it's located. It's 6.5 hours from the next closest national event track (Maple Grove). There are next to no smaller teams based in that part of the country, and it's just too far for the midwest based teams for it to be worthwhile. Same reason Seattle hardly ever gets full fields. Especially with Bristol being next weekend, if you're a small team that can only afford to go to one of the two, it makes way more sense to go to Bristol than all the way to New Hampshire.

 

[Pete]

Its like nobody wants to go??? Place does kinda look a little dumpie lol

Its not Charlotte, Vegas or Bristol, but it is a step back in time to how race tracks used to be laid out...a track cut between two hills. Decades of small upgrades, all performed by shareholders. Oh and the shareholders; the track is and always has been owned and managed by racers. The story is quite amazing

 

[TSK]

Epping 2024 is the next event my wife and I are planning on checking off the list of national events we’ve attended.
What are accommodations like in the surrounding area?

 

[robinjackson]

Epping 2024 is the next event my wife and I are planning on checking off the list of national events we’ve attended.
What are accommodations like in the surrounding area?

In 2019 I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express at Merrimack NH, between Manchester and Nashua. I found it an easy drive, around 40 minutes, to the track.

 

[PJ]

Old school track that is smaller than most on the circuit but we enjoyed checking it out a few years back

 

[Dennis]

Its like nobody wants to go??? Place does kinda look a little dumpie lol

I'm not a racer so take this with a grain of salt, but I don't think many racers care about "looks", they want a fast, safe track. Sure NED isn't the crown jewel of NHRA but it's run by racers not a corporation trying to make a quick buck. The throwback looks are a positive, in my opinion, it's not the generic tower tower looming behind the starting line that looks like every other track on the circuit.

Anyhow I was talking with Tommy Johnson Jr. back in the IHRA days and he made the comment about the distance and that he loved being there but it was such a haul for most people and that's why the car counts aren't so high.

 

[T.Smith]

Its like nobody wants to go??? Place does kinda look a little dumpie lol

We ran there in 2007 with IHRA. Lovely old school dragstrip and the fans up there are awesome. I put it right up there with US131 in Martin, MI. Hopefully someday we'll get to race at Epping again.

 

[mick]

.......same reason Seattle hardly ever gets full fields.........

add BIR, recently suffering same

 

[Pete]

Epping 2024 is the next event my wife and I are planning on checking off the list of national events we’ve attended.
What are accommodations like in the surrounding area?

They are limited. Your best bet is to head to either Manchester/Bedford NH or Portsmouth

 

[MM]

The best part about Epping is the people, both the staff and the fans. They are the best you will find anywhere and the facility is well taken care of too. I got my first win light at Epping, it will always be a special place to me.

 

[mick]

and they are running STK class on friday......worth price of admission rite there......plus snowmobiles on sat and sun (which i never watch, but they're unique to this race and BIR)

 

[Jim]

Epping 2024 is the next event my wife and I are planning on checking off the list of national events we’ve attended.
What are accommodations like in the surrounding area?

Not bad at all. I've always stayed at a Hampton Inn in Manchester or a Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester. The Hilton Garden Inn backs up to the outfield of the minor league baseball stadium. If the team is in town, you can sit at the outdoor restaurant and watch the game. It will take about 35-40 minutes to go back and forth. Both hotels -- as well as others -- are located near 101 highway that runs right to the track. Plenty of restaurants near both.

 

[TSK]

Not bad at all. I've always stayed at a Hampton Inn in Manchester or a Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester. The Hilton Garden Inn backs up to the outfield of the minor league baseball stadium. If the team is in town, you can sit at the outdoor restaurant and watch the game. It will take about 35-40 minutes to go back and forth. Both hotels -- as well as others -- are located near 101 highway that runs right to the track. Plenty of restaurants near both.

Thank you Jim. I’m saving this page.

 

[Notch1320]

The biggest problem at Epping is getting to the track, traffic is a mess getting in and out of the joint.