[Mike Carr]

I read one topic on here, and overheard another conversation at the track this year. People went to someone at Ford and asked to have some of the other Mustangs put into the Class Guide. The response was "We want CobraJets on the track, racing. Period".

Probably the same for GM and Mopar as well. Pretty sad. A younger person, like me, who goes to the track, watches the Factory SuperCar Showdown or Stock Eliminator and wants to get into Class Racing. They go to NHRA and ask about their own car, and NHRA says "Sorry, your Mustang/Challenger/Camaro//Import/whatever isn't legal to race". The kid asks what he/she has to do, and would basically be told "Go spend six figures on a factory racecar". Since 90+% of todays youth can not afford that, they decide to go race elsewhere. Opportunity lost by NHRA and the OEM's, for not allowing the car(s) that kids DO have, to be able to race with us and no new blood coming into our sport/Classes. Unless it's rich blood. Way to go, dumbasses....