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Originally Posted by Dave Steltz
I got both ....SST and SG...heres my take..
Screw Div and Nat events, sitting around for days on end and getting a run here or there...
I'm going small association and bracket racing..
I love the Pro Tree part, just not the ridiculous entry fees and crappy payout...
And the Scotty rule...in todays environment, who cares...does anyone really think that some big hitters will all of a suddden go buy ex-pro stock cars, weight them down to weigh 2800 lbs and come to SST ? Oh thats right we dont have any of those now..not...plenty of 150 mph chassis SST cars out there today...to me its more about the guy who runs SST today and wants to get a stocker or something...
And dont tell me about MPH differences and safety...why is it different than backet racing a 10.90 car against a 7.40 dragster...happens all day...its probably alot worse driving one of those 15 second stockers against some of the newer 9 sec stockers..
And lastly people in the stands...hmmm thinking not...if you use the stop, its over for them...regardless of you're on for 1 sec or 5...
Ok back to your regularly scheduled program..gotta go take my meds...
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I agree. Lets get an association going in each division to run at different tracks during the year. Screw NHRA. We could run ET and a super class like national opens. NHRA doesn't care about us but they like our money. Super classes are on the way down. Why do you think they brought in Top Dragster and Top Sportsman. We pay $150 and sit around for 3 days to win $1000. I like IHRA the way they are doing it. 1 day and you are done. At our local track we pay $60 to run ET to win $1200. If you qualify for the ET finals the pay is $3000 to win, and its free, and a trip to Ponoma with $3500 expenses to win another $3000. The divisional payout is not even close even if you win the championship. Maybe thats why my supergas car is for sell and why I'm setting up my Nova to run ET. And about lowering the index. Most super street cars are not certified to run under 10 seconds. If they run under they are in trouble.