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nhramnl · 12-22-2016, 09:09 AM

I agree, Jason. This problem has been evolving (and getting worse) for quite some time now. I think the root of the problem lies in NHRA's attempts to please everybody (though many would argue that they don't care about Sportsman racers). They've tried, over the years, to artificially "level the playing field", by creating things like multiple, almost body style-related indexes (e.g. FWD versus non-FWD). This "everybody deserves to have a fair chance to win" reasoning is noble, but very impractical. The reality of racing (at least from what I've observed) is that some combinations (i.e. car and engine) never have any sort of competitive edge, and others simply lose their competitive edge over time. If the trend continues, there will be 1,000 classes within Super Stock, and your Cavalier will fit into "Red Cavaliers with Nice Graphics and an LS-Family Engine Super Stock/ Automatic". You'll be the only guy in the class, but it'll be "fair".

12-22-2016, 09:09 AM	#2
nhramnl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 507 Likes: 8 Liked 358 Times in 83 Posts	Re: FGT indexes I agree, Jason. This problem has been evolving (and getting worse) for quite some time now. I think the root of the problem lies in NHRA's attempts to please everybody (though many would argue that they don't care about Sportsman racers). They've tried, over the years, to artificially "level the playing field", by creating things like multiple, almost body style-related indexes (e.g. FWD versus non-FWD). This "everybody deserves to have a fair chance to win" reasoning is noble, but very impractical. The reality of racing (at least from what I've observed) is that some combinations (i.e. car and engine) never have any sort of competitive edge, and others simply lose their competitive edge over time. If the trend continues, there will be 1,000 classes within Super Stock, and your Cavalier will fit into "Red Cavaliers with Nice Graphics and an LS-Family Engine Super Stock/ Automatic". You'll be the only guy in the class, but it'll be "fair".