Think about this.........

Schmidt A103 · 12-20-2009, 10:48 PM

There has always been a challenge for S/SS to attract new racers.Maybe more of the problem is the availabilty of such good aftermarket parts has shifted the idea of entry level and low budget away from a class that requires you to run the parts your car came with and toward classes that allow you to simply buy superior parts.You can spend well over 30 grand building even a modestly prepared 12 second class car,but you can run 10's in a street car for $20 grand or less.Fewer racers are taking interest in what it takes to actually build a fast car and more are interested in just getting their hands on something fast so they can get out there and drive.If the E.T and 90 classes disappeared tommorrow,the racers who run them would simply reorginize into a seperate venue.Big payout E.T. races have been attracting 90 class drivers away from divisional races for years,and NHRA or IHRA has no way to control that.Even racers who really want to explore the science of going fast are migrating toward fastest street car type racing.Why spend 100 grand on an 8 second SS car when for 60 or 70 grand you can be running 7's in an outlaw 10.5 or drag radial car?No sourcing for hard to find parts,or kissing up to the engine builder with the best program for your car,just pick a class and buy your bullet out of a book.

NHRA doesnt seem to do much of what the racers want anyhow.Since the no deep stage rule which basically made every slower class stocker seem like nobody cared about them to the current fiasco with late model factory race cars bombing the classes where racers with $100K cars cant even stand a chance in their own class.S/SS racers run class because they love doing it,but there is nothing any sanctioning body can do that will make E.T. racers change their opinion of it.

12-20-2009, 10:48 PM	#11
Schmidt A103 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Think about this......... There has always been a challenge for S/SS to attract new racers.Maybe more of the problem is the availabilty of such good aftermarket parts has shifted the idea of entry level and low budget away from a class that requires you to run the parts your car came with and toward classes that allow you to simply buy superior parts.You can spend well over 30 grand building even a modestly prepared 12 second class car,but you can run 10's in a street car for $20 grand or less.Fewer racers are taking interest in what it takes to actually build a fast car and more are interested in just getting their hands on something fast so they can get out there and drive.If the E.T and 90 classes disappeared tommorrow,the racers who run them would simply reorginize into a seperate venue.Big payout E.T. races have been attracting 90 class drivers away from divisional races for years,and NHRA or IHRA has no way to control that.Even racers who really want to explore the science of going fast are migrating toward fastest street car type racing.Why spend 100 grand on an 8 second SS car when for 60 or 70 grand you can be running 7's in an outlaw 10.5 or drag radial car?No sourcing for hard to find parts,or kissing up to the engine builder with the best program for your car,just pick a class and buy your bullet out of a book. NHRA doesnt seem to do much of what the racers want anyhow.Since the no deep stage rule which basically made every slower class stocker seem like nobody cared about them to the current fiasco with late model factory race cars bombing the classes where racers with $100K cars cant even stand a chance in their own class.S/SS racers run class because they love doing it,but there is nothing any sanctioning body can do that will make E.T. racers change their opinion of it.