NHRA Fastest 128 cars

[Jack Matyas]

Yo Ken -- Paper / Rocks / Scissors .....who cares? Lets just race .............


PS-- Don't have it today but when we had a "98 LT1 " paper car my thoughts were that GM built it and NHRA accepted it to race so...........

[Jim Wahl]

Hey Jack, RE: '98 LT1, GM never built it......NHRA did! Jim

[Jack Matyas]

Jim --You're right -- I've never seen one but the point is that Pontiac said they were OK to race and that's all that is necessary -- I never asked for this combo -- Pontiac wanted it ..........


PS-I gotta stop foolin around on this forum and get my butte back to work ! ! ! ! !

[TOM KASCH]

As someone who ran super stock at Indy from 72 to 83 ,then stock from 83 to 2003.I think some of you are not thinking this thou.....

NHRA at Indy should be class racing winner gets in.....Wally's turning over in his grave.

Now I see 50 97-2000 firebirds & camaro running in Elims. 20 a& b/sa ,too

How much longer before they put ss & stk together and run a bracket race with 1 qiulf run and then just fill in like they do now....so If your car goes 1.15 under so what who did you beat ? not a other car in your class.
That's what Indy,gator ,summer and wintrnationals should always be.....

I may not be good at writing what I want to say, but I hope you get my point.......

[Dick Butler]

Tom, I agree. If the idea is to get AHFS thats one thing but to desert Class racing as a goal is wrong. With Eliminator it is like a total move to Bracket racing. Only one person wins not based necessarily on performance unless there were heads up runs. They may just have luck of the draw and dial and braking.
With Class racing there are Lots of winners based on BEATING someone with driving and tuning skills. There is a winner for each where there are competitors over 2 or 3. Thats a performance eliminator..
Too much down side to this move...... another step towards Bracket racing as the only thing done at NHRA events by expensive Stock and SS cars.
It should work the opposite way. Class Winner only gets in with byes and #1 qual if not winner of a class.
Then the goal would REALLY be performance within your class with resulting reward of running Eliminator PLUS a Class Trophy YOU WON>
If too many low entry classes is their issue CONSOLIDATE to 1/4 the classes. That will fill up ALL classes

[Bruce Noland]

Wally caring about stock class racers is a myth. Wally cared about dough - long green came first. Racers were complaining about his cheap "beehind" 30 years ago!

Dick,
Fire up your Stocker yet?

[Jack Matyas]

Bruce/1664SSJA -- I first met Wally in 1975 and spoke with him several more times before he passed and I never once got the impression he cared even the slightest bit about money .I did however see that he loved racing much more than you guys ever will .You've got it all wrong about him..........shame on both of you even thinking Wally was all about the almighty buck.................