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Just like the old Corvette modifieds in the other post, I love the starting line more so than the finish line. The sounds of the engine screaming and hammer dropping still to this day sends chills up my spine. Don't care who wins just keep bringing them to the line. Average joe spectator loves a chase (faster car going after a slow car) a natural animal response.
Mike

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I think that it might let the average fan help to understand it better. With a little bit of luck it might even lead to a little more interest in the different cars and combos which might lead to a trip into the pits to look at the different cars and combos which might lead to some discussions with the owners of the different cars and combos. Am I running on?

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MJ,
To NHRA it probably doesn't matter, Esp at points meets. Anything the Racers say about it NHRA seems to consider it unnecessary and maybe an inconvenience. What most racers don't realize is NHRA is already paid and have their money.
For years and years I've heard racers say " NHRA should GIVE a points race to So and So Track". It doesn't work that way at all. There is no GIVE!
The Tracks buy the Points meet from NHRA. The tracks try to make their money back by the money coming through the gate. At one time points meets were so expensive it took about 400 cars entering for a track to break even. I just don't understand why Track owners are not insisting NHRA change rules and procedures that will Grow interest in the sport and fill the stands with spectators. I guess it is because some track owners are short on promotion skills and the desire to promote. When I was running my tracks I found I could promote the races and make more money by putting spectators in the stands than just continually raising entry prices for the racers. It was track owners that got the Alky cars separated from divisional so smaller tracks (tracks that can't handle 400 cars) could make money with a points meet..
In this case I think the track owners are the key to any operational or procedural changes like Index qualifying.

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Adger, Been thinking along those lines.
However, I do believe the DD has most, if not all, of the discretion in actual scheduling during a particular event. If he thinks index qualifying , would take more time out of the schedule, for whatever reason, then I don't believe you're going to see it.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this.

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I sent this to Dave Mohn and Ryck Campbell on 1-12. Have not heard back yet.

Happy New Year,
Hope all is well with you and your family. There are a couple of interesting discussions in Class Racer threads. The first, in the interest of spectator appeal, would it be possible to have Stock and Super Stock qualify off their index, or dial-in, to create a "chase"? The slow vs. fast car offers little suspense when they leave together. http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=6553
The second, concerns obsolete combinations. They are the early, mostly forgotten S/S cars, which we don`t see much at the local, Divisional level. Could they be given HP help and return as Stockers in LODRS? http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=65507
Here is another link to an extensive photo collection: http://www.georgeklass.net/ss.html

If you have any suggestions for next steps, please join the discussions ,or reply here.
Thank you, Mike Jones A114

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If you want the AHFS to work then put a .10 +/- dial-in rule in place. The softer combos would run harder in the event of a heads up and the averages would reflect it, then they would get power when triggered. Just my .02

Joe