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This is just a way for NHRA to shift the focus from putting the new cars in their own class. With new combinations coming out every year with bogus hp ratings and slightly different specs Ford and Chrysler will be running vastly under factored motors for years to come. When a motor is 100 hp under factored it's going to take a long time to get it right. Instead of properly factoring these combinations as they come out NHRA will continue to roll over for Ford and Chrysler because they are getting money, cars and trucks from them.
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Maybe this will make using $3000 + "enhanced" cylinder heads and intake manifolds on stockers obsolete? LOL The only cars with an advantage now are the new underrated combos. They can take hit after hit after hit and still be fast.
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Racers who did not get caught up in the "lets spend the kids inheritance so we can try to keep up with those who have deep pockets" may come out ahead after all.
There are an awful lot of Stock and S/S racers who run and are evidently satisfied with being .85 under or slower. Nitro Joe's Stats show about 2/3 of the racers fall into that category. If their combo gets hit with horsepower, so what. Sure they may not qualify for Indy but not everyone lives within driving distance or can even afford that much time off from work. Maybe a faster car in their class will put them on the trailer heads up but in the meantime they are racing and probably still having fun. Too bad the fast racer's money has been wasted because they are only going to be slapped with horsepower for going quick. Maybe big bucks all out performance was NOT the way to go. And for those fast big buck racers who do plan on parking their cars in protest, that will only lower the qualifying number to get into Indy. This is all a win-win situation for the higher percentage of racers who cannot afford to spend the big bucks. You know, the racers who get accused of not working hard enough on their cars. |
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Art your right. And Billy, Yes you can change class like Fletcher did and will have to do again very soon but how many people can drive like Dan ?
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Good points Stocker 2, But
You loose the Performance issue of Stock and SS. What does qualifying become? It becomes time trials where you learn what to dial first round and beyond. It leaves the race with only one incentive to go faster. Possible heads up runs. Oh, there is one other incentive, EGO..... The way the quota entry system works it kills the 128 car qualifying issues. If you have a race with a 70 quota you are in if you just attend. Indy and a few div 1 races will be the only places you are in a situation to go fast and make the 128 cutoff. So There goes that reason to be fast. How is this going to hurt the bread and butter business of Stock/SS engine and head suppliers? It looks like if a guy wants real performance he has to race in TD or TS where the qualified field still stands for performance.
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