Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Jim Bailey

FOR SURE !!!! NHRA National Events should be - for the Pros - . EVERY class should be Heads Up, first one to the line wins. Classes; Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Alky Dragster, Alky Funny Car, Factory Stock, Top Super Stock, Jr. Super Stock, Top Stock, and Jr. Stock, plus Hemi Cars at some events. Qualified Fields, Fastest/First one to the Finish Line Wins.. Zero Fan Confusion, Go Fast or Go home!!!

Sportsnations/ Points meets, to Feature Comp and Class Racing as the headliner. NHRA to consult with and make Bill Bader the VP in charge of marketing and operations of Sportsnationals and Points Meets, including providing him the nesessary advertising budget/funding to make it happen.

Additionally ...Maybe, with some planning, the Sportsmen World Championships could be run and decided at INDY. Just my thoughts. JB

Jim not only has nice cars,is good looking but smart too.:>):>):>)

[Dan Fahey]

I agree IHRA needs to stand up and take on NHRA.
Several recommendations were made earlier about bringing in Imports and bolstering Pure Stock would bring in more racers.

They need to take on there own personality to attract anyone interested to come and visit.

Top Fuel and Funny car are just too damn fast racking up huge insurance costs.
Paying into those Death Panel forces operators to go 1/8 mile or pinch on infrastructure.

One such simple recommendations is making Rest Room Facilities look professional and clean.
Drag Racing needs to have a more polished image which will bring in more women and kids.

Need to take on the image of a good gym with Showers.
MIR seems to have a done a major redo.

As for Pro Stock..three is nothing Stock about it.
It has gone Nascar.

Heads up racing is a great way to go and with all the new products out today.
IHRA would be wise to study the market to allow the current racer budget such seperate Heads up Super Pro Body and Rail Classes.
Standardize engines, Flat Top Pistons, Limited Lift, Spec Spring, would not even allow hood scoops.

Just NO Throttle Stop Racing !!

Another suggestion is to incorporate all the independent racing programs for Class Racing as they are well organized to make them also part of the Divisional Point Chase.

D

[Queball Lattie]

Maybe if Comp, Super Stock, and Stock went back to racing off the National record the fans would be more interested. Racing to 1000 feet is not interesting to the fans because they don't understand about saving your index. This would take class racing back to "Go fast or go home".

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Queball Lattie

Maybe if Comp, Super Stock, and Stock went back to racing off the National record the fans would be more interested. Racing to 1000 feet is not interesting to the fans because they don't understand about saving your index. This would take class racing back to "Go fast or go home".

And then we'd just have new cars, and a few odd ball combos. And deepest pockets win

[Queball Lattie]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

And then we'd just have new cars, and a few odd ball combos. And deepest pockets win

But the fastest car would win. Then Super Stock and Stock would not be a bracket race anymore.

[Doug McCue]

with all the rules NHRA has been putting into class racing, will street racing become more prominent?

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Queball Lattie

But the fastest car would win. Then Super Stock and Stock would not be a bracket race anymore.

Jimmy Defrank just had to go through 4 heads-up rounds to win his race this year. Latino had a heads up in the final to win his. Every time one of these races happen the difference between bracket racing and class emerges. Those situations don't appear in Bracket racing....ever. That is exactly why stock/superstock combo's don't appeal to many stock/superstock racers. The lack of heads-up possibilities turns them off.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

Jimmy Defrank just had to go through 4 heads-up rounds to win his race this year. Latino had a heads up in the final to win his. Every time one of these races happen the difference between bracket racing and class emerges. Those situations don't appear in Bracket racing....ever. That is exactly why stock/superstock combo's don't appeal to many stock/superstock racers. The lack of heads-up possibilities turns them off.

Then they should come to the Bowling Green combo races. We can, and do, have heads up races.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Then they should come to the Bowling Green combo races. We can, and do, have heads up races.

Your right Alan, and look at your car counts!

[Mark Yacavone]

Facts of life:
1 , Breakout racing doesn't bring in a lot of spectators.

2, Flat out racing doesn't bring in a lot of race cars.


If someone can figure out how to get around those two facts, then you've got something