Re: nhra stock needs electric car class
 

You know the batteries are not that environmentally friendly so why not do like an electric railway or streetcar and just run two power strips, one down each lane.... this will also help keep cars away from the wall and centerline. Since we are talking safety here no sense in exposing the drivers to the hazards of the car, they could sit in the grandstands and control their cars remotely.... fans will love seeing "self driving" in effect.
But land is too valuable. It is needed to house all the new immigrants. Maybe the track should be cut back some... to about 100 feet and the cars scaled down to say... 1/32nd the size. This reduced size could possibly allow the track to be enclosed making rainouts far less of a problem.

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i would rather race Hot Wheels

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Not enough room for spectators. Oh, wait! We can live stream the races, right?

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Does anyone remember when IHRA allowed turbocharged cars in Pro Stock? Buddy Ingersol of turbocharged fame ran one of the quickest Pro Stock cars that year. Larry Carrier, owner of IHRA liked to go up into the stands incognito and talk to fans. He soon found out the fans did not care for Buddy's car in Pro Stock. Yes it showed quick numbers on the scoreboards but it did not make "loud race car sounds" like the rest of the field. Based on the result of what a lot of the fans told him, Larry made the decision to do away with turbocharged cars in Pro Stock.

Conclusion....A race car without the noise soon loses the interest of the spectators.

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No way, save that european stuff for elsewhere, BUT, before I was old enough to drive, my Revell slot cars taught me about gearing, brushes, tire softening, glue burnouts, and other stuff. Sounds as exciting as watching grass grow. John Kissel

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Why? So we can save the planet with electric cars?? Take a look around, fossil fuels are not killing us.

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Pass! Something is always ROTTEN in Denmark.....

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Electric Car Classes will happen anyway...
Other racing venues are starting them.
Already a few cars are purpose built.

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NHRA or others could DUB top fuel burnout and run recordings during the runs...…..could happen!!

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Ya but the fans like the pro classes for the noise , smell , vibrations , fire , speed , crashes , and motors blowing up . Electric cars are just not as fun. They can only check off 1 box " speed " . Have you ever had one blow up in flames ? Well I had a transformer blow up on the telephone pole in front of my house one day , nice little show . Go ahead and make a class VCD/A,b,c etc or bracket VDC 1 for dragsters & 2 for door cars etc . If I cant race my car I'm out .