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2011 Orlando World Street Nationals “Rescheduled” until 2012


2011 Orlando World Street Nationals “Rescheduled” until 2012

The 2011 Orlando World Street Nationals have been effectively cancelled and the race may be run again in 2012 according to a press release on the Orlando Speed World Dragway website. Carl Weisinger the operator of the facility cited several reasons as to why the long running event is being shelved for the 2011 season and they center arounf the same factors that are pinching racers everywhere. Weisinger says in the release that conversations with various racers have given him the indication that there aren’t enough cars out there willing to make the tow down to Florida for the event and he’d rather skip a year than put on a substandard show.

Increasing competition from the PSCA’s Street Car Super Nationals held yearly in Las Vegas, the Shakedown at E-Town, and in recent years, the YellowBullet Nationals have given racers looking to hit a “big ticket” event more options and less reason to make the long haul to Florida. 

Additionally, ever more fragmented rules have made a race like Orlando tough because there are so many smaller regional associations running events with rules that don’t line up excatly to those at Orlando and with less money floating around, racers are less and less likely to make combo changes for one event.

We hope that the race comes back in 2012 as it really is one of the foundation events in the door slammer world. More legends have been born out of the Orlando event than any other event we can think of and the list of winners over the years reads like a hall of fame for both small tire and large tires ‘slammers!

We respect Weisinger’s decision to put the event on ice rather than have a substandard event, it took some serious stones to do it. 

Orlando Speed World Dragway press release on the rescheduling of the 2011 World Street Nats to 2012


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5 thoughts on “2011 Orlando World Street Nationals “Rescheduled” until 2012

  1. Dave

    “he’d rather skip a year than put on a substandard show.”
    Translation: He’s afraid he’ll lose money and isn’t willing to gamble it.

  2. Ched

    I have moved on, what are you clowns doing here? And posting links no less, that as you now know, the good folks here with a lifetime ban will not even be able to see. I’m done with this, as I do not want to wear out my welcome on a forum that the officials here do care about the hobby and spend their own coin to support it, totally unlike the officials at the this place that rub their new office digs in all of your faces. You guys really should consider a forum that is in it for the betterment, instead of making a profit and hanging on tight to it.

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