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BlueOval Ralph · 05-14-2010, 08:59 AM

This is not competely true

The original lure of class racing was never in winning the eliminator; the objective for the construction of any vehicle was to win class…period. As the focus shifted toward winning the eliminator, the emphasis to most novices became placed on bracket racing. In fact, there were very few places to compete with a sportsman machine in a heads-up, no-breakout format, (outside of contemporary class eliminations in Stock and Super Stock Eliminators), from (roughly) 1980 through 1995. When the resurgence in street car racing came to the forefront of the media fifteen years ago, a rudimentary group of three classes in the original National Muscle Car Association led to a wave of new heads-up categories under a variety of rules and sanctions which blossomed into a huge change in the sport’s basic complexion.

…or so it would seem.

This is not competely true, In those days you Had to win class to run the Elminator. Case in Point 1977 US Nationals B/SM 39 cars in class. If you were at SS& DI it was your car that won Class & Elminator.

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05-14-2010, 08:59 AM	#27
BlueOval Ralph Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 852 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Lack Of S/SS Magazine Coverage This is not competely true The original lure of class racing was never in winning the eliminator; the objective for the construction of any vehicle was to win class…period. As the focus shifted toward winning the eliminator, the emphasis to most novices became placed on bracket racing. In fact, there were very few places to compete with a sportsman machine in a heads-up, no-breakout format, (outside of contemporary class eliminations in Stock and Super Stock Eliminators), from (roughly) 1980 through 1995. When the resurgence in street car racing came to the forefront of the media fifteen years ago, a rudimentary group of three classes in the original National Muscle Car Association led to a wave of new heads-up categories under a variety of rules and sanctions which blossomed into a huge change in the sport’s basic complexion. …or so it would seem. This is not competely true, In those days you Had to win class to run the Elminator. Case in Point 1977 US Nationals B/SM 39 cars in class. If you were at SS& DI it was your car that won Class & Elminator. [ Last edited by BlueOval Ralph; 05-14-2010 at 11:44 AM.