When we asked about mirrors at the drivers meeting, we were told "if you have them, run them", case closed. That was the entire conversation, in public at least. No idea about behind closed doors. It was probably about 50/50 cars with/without mirrors.
JC38, you're right in the fact that the line-up issues Friday were 600's doing, but the way the track handled them was equally frustrating, if not more. Everybody was at fault for the Friday debacle.
USLC for screwing up royally and not being prepared in the least, and the track for not being able to handle it whatsoever. At least where I'm from, when people come from all over the country and pay $100 per person to race at your facility, you dont just repeatedly scream and swear at them until they go away. The track was too concerned with taking care of the 20 cars in their local classes and getting out of there early to take a few minutes, step back, and think of a way to ease the growing frustration. Instead they poured fuel on the fire by treating us like we were all juvenile delinquent rapist baby killers.
No one who runs a business should be yelling at their customers to "get in your f-ing cars and get to lineup, are you stupid?" "Whats so hard, just get in your car! We'll line you up!" "If you dont have any friends, find someone to tell you where to line up" over and over, louder and louder until finally everyone just went away because we were sick of being screamed at.
So there I sat, in my car, 4th car to get to the staging area where I was screamed at to go to. Sat the 15 minutes or so before the young lions race. Sat while the young lions ran their heat. Then I sat the 20 minutes before the first semi-pro heat, then through the first semi-pro heat, then through the 2nd semi-pro heat. Then through the delay until they figured out to send the remaining semi-pro's (4 cars) out onto the track, all the while the track guy who was sending the heats out just repeatedly told my pit crew, "he's not on the list" and kept walking away.
So, yes, the problem started with USLC's ineptness, but it was compunded by the track management.
Saturday it was like a whole new world, with apologies and smiles all around, but Friday... everyone involved F-ed up big time. I do believe 1 or 2 cars just left after Friday, not due to mechanical issues, but due to the horrendous treatment from the track.