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House of Darts · 03-16-2018, 12:10 AM

Progress to go fast is easier now than from the 50's thru the 80's. The factory super cars are a good example. They went from being in stock to having their own race category within several years. If you have the $, then it is an exciting place to be. A liberal index class,to me. seems the right course.13.00 to 10.00 in .5 intervals, or something like that. Relax a few rules like fuel, carb and maybe intake. I've seen some experimenting in some of the divisions running an 11.5 index. Qualify and race the same day. Golf was a big hit in the 90's and early 2000. Its hard for most working guys to play 18 holes on any given day. Many courses now have a 3 hole package to get that"sportsman golfer" back to the course and not having to commit to a full 18. N.E. Index Racing, can be found on facebook, in Div. 1 is growing. I think that their circuit has doubled in races and locations for 2018. Its also easier for spectators to see 2 car launch at the same time and race to the finish line. Spectators can move a format. Whether you like it or not, "Pinks All Out" revitalized drag racing. It started in 2006 and look where it gone with "Street Outlaws" and all its spin offs. Its a big hit. More fans watch it on TV than NHRA national events. They come out and support their favorite racers. In the 60-70's spectators would wear tee shirt with their favorite local racer. It happened then and it can happen again for stock and super stock. Waiting for a big bureaucracy to get out of its own way never or rarely happens.I'm surprised how vibrant NMCA has remained. Pull the sportsman classes from NHRA control and let the racers do their own thing. There are more dirt/oval race tracks than drag strips. The $ is better and so are the fans.There has to be a push before the end comes or when we get to old to race.

03-16-2018, 12:10 AM	#6
House of Darts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 346 Likes: 19 Liked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Where would you start over? Progress to go fast is easier now than from the 50's thru the 80's. The factory super cars are a good example. They went from being in stock to having their own race category within several years. If you have the $, then it is an exciting place to be. A liberal index class,to me. seems the right course.13.00 to 10.00 in .5 intervals, or something like that. Relax a few rules like fuel, carb and maybe intake. I've seen some experimenting in some of the divisions running an 11.5 index. Qualify and race the same day. Golf was a big hit in the 90's and early 2000. Its hard for most working guys to play 18 holes on any given day. Many courses now have a 3 hole package to get that"sportsman golfer" back to the course and not having to commit to a full 18. N.E. Index Racing, can be found on facebook, in Div. 1 is growing. I think that their circuit has doubled in races and locations for 2018. Its also easier for spectators to see 2 car launch at the same time and race to the finish line. Spectators can move a format. Whether you like it or not, "Pinks All Out" revitalized drag racing. It started in 2006 and look where it gone with "Street Outlaws" and all its spin offs. Its a big hit. More fans watch it on TV than NHRA national events. They come out and support their favorite racers. In the 60-70's spectators would wear tee shirt with their favorite local racer. It happened then and it can happen again for stock and super stock. Waiting for a big bureaucracy to get out of its own way never or rarely happens.I'm surprised how vibrant NMCA has remained. Pull the sportsman classes from NHRA control and let the racers do their own thing. There are more dirt/oval race tracks than drag strips. The $ is better and so are the fans.There has to be a push before the end comes or when we get to old to race.