class win

larry dowty · 09-01-2016, 12:57 PM

help if you win class are you in ?

Mark Yacavone · 09-01-2016, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by larry dowty

help if you win class are you in ?

No

larry dowty · 09-01-2016, 01:34 PM

thanks mark

Lew Silverman · 09-01-2016, 01:40 PM

You still need to be among the 128 quickest qualifiers (or an alternate) to make the show.

GarysZ24 · 10-06-2016, 11:03 PM

Several years ago Larry (prior to 200?), if you won class you'd get in, and the remaining spots would be filled with the quickest non-class winning entries. However, several racers (faster classed?), complained to NHRA about their running further under their index than many of the class winners, and NHRA gave into them. There was a thread about this sometime ago (last decade too?), and it may have shed more light on who benefited from that happening, and why it happened....

MR DERBY CITY · 10-07-2016, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Several years ago Larry (prior to 200?), if you won class you'd get in, and the remaining spots would be filled with the quickest non-class winning entries. However, several racers (faster classed?), complained to NHRA about their running further under their index than many of the class winners, and NHRA gave into them. They're was a thread about this sometime ago (last decade too?), and it may have shed more light on who benefited from that happening, and why it happened....

Used to love seeing all the different combos in stock vying for that class win, 4 doors, wagons, convertibles,....whatever it took to get that class advantage.....now every other car in the staging lanes is a friggin red camaro......

Jack Matyas · 10-07-2016, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Used to love seeing all the different combos in stock vying for that class win, 4 doors, wagons, convertibles,....whatever it took to get that class advantage.....now every other car in the staging lanes is a friggin red camaro......

I've raced a Sedan Delivery , many coupes , and a ragtop but none drove as well as my 'friggin red Camaro"........... Get over it .

Alan Roehrich · 10-07-2016, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Used to love seeing all the different combos in stock vying for that class win, 4 doors, wagons, convertibles,....whatever it took to get that class advantage.....now every other car in the staging lanes is a friggin red camaro......

Yeah, but back then "that class advantage" meant over the cars in your individual class, to be the fastest car in your class, and not to be the fastest car in your class because you're the only car in your class. Big difference.

Ernie Neal · 10-07-2016, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Several years ago Larry (prior to 200?), if you won class you'd get in, and the remaining spots would be filled with the quickest non-class winning entries. However, several racers (faster classed?), complained to NHRA about their running further under their index than many of the class winners, and NHRA gave into them. They're was a thread about this sometime ago (last decade too?), and it may have shed more light on who benefited from that happening, and why it happened....

2007 was the last year

Ron Ortiz · 10-07-2016, 09:53 AM

Hey Jack Flash, your friggin red Camaro should drive better than all your previous cars. With all the technology in your friggin red Camaro and the price tag that goes with it, it BETTER be the best. The manufacturers put you into a position to run as fast as you do with their advertised horse power ratings. By the time the AHFS sorts you all out, the newer breed of friggin red Camaro's will be out making your car another also ran.

The only benefit of being the fastest in your class is bragging rights. Class means nothing anymore. Just the fastest "rated" cars are in. Look at the qualifying sheet, it is dominated with newer cars in the upper half. Of course except for combinations that NHRA graciously re-rates and then is in the top three. Ooops, how did that happen.

So Larry, there you have it, winning class is for ego, not qualifying.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA my wagon is gray and friggin red.

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Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,438 Likes: 372 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: class win You still need to be among the 128 quickest qualifiers (or an alternate) to make the show. __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

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GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,239 Likes: 719 Liked 197 Times in 78 Posts	Re: class win Several years ago Larry (prior to 200?), if you won class you'd get in, and the remaining spots would be filled with the quickest non-class winning entries. However, several racers (faster classed?), complained to NHRA about their running further under their index than many of the class winners, and NHRA gave into them. There was a thread about this sometime ago (last decade too?), and it may have shed more light on who benefited from that happening, and why it happened.... __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021) Last edited by GarysZ24; 10-07-2016 at 10:25 PM. Reason: I spelled there wrong...

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Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 963 Likes: 28 Liked 260 Times in 88 Posts	Re: class win Hey Jack Flash, your friggin red Camaro should drive better than all your previous cars. With all the technology in your friggin red Camaro and the price tag that goes with it, it BETTER be the best. The manufacturers put you into a position to run as fast as you do with their advertised horse power ratings. By the time the AHFS sorts you all out, the newer breed of friggin red Camaro's will be out making your car another also ran. The only benefit of being the fastest in your class is bragging rights. Class means nothing anymore. Just the fastest "rated" cars are in. Look at the qualifying sheet, it is dominated with newer cars in the upper half. Of course except for combinations that NHRA graciously re-rates and then is in the top three. Ooops, how did that happen. So Larry, there you have it, winning class is for ego, not qualifying. Ron Ortiz U/SA my wagon is gray and friggin red. __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK