Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan (Post 536081)

What would be the downside to class at divisional's?

Originally Posted by Matt Welker (Post 536089)

My guess, many egos couldn't handle getting beat for class so often.......

Why race a class car if you are afraid to run heads up?

Originally Posted by Matt Welker (Post 536089)

My guess, many egos couldn't handle getting beat for class so often.......

Why race a class car if you are afraid to run heads up?

Originally Posted by Matt Welker (Post 536089)

My guess, many egos couldn't handle getting beat for class so often.......

Why race a class car if you are afraid to run heads up?

Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan (Post 536081)

What would be the downside to class at divisional's?

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter (Post 536052)

Will go out tomorrow. I submitted over 150 emails to fellow stock as super stock racers for feedback after reviewing proposal I sent them. I'd say it was about 90% positive. The biggest negative was for my proposal to add class to 3 division races per division per year. Got a lot of.negative feedback saying it would add another day to races and most didn't want it. So I removed it. I did have some interesting comments. One said if class eliminations was added to division races they would quit. Other said my points for qualifying was bad because only 150,000 factory cars would get all the points. Oh well cant make everyone happy. Like I said most really liked it including some of the SRAC members. Thanks for the input. Ed

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 536164)

I would have been for the class racing at Divisionals but I wasn't asked. Jim

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Originally Posted by Blackgar (Post 536188)

Just asking, what would running class at divisionals do for the racer aside from torturing the cars. Currently the number of contingency sponsors has dropped to the lowest level that I have seen in 40 years of racing
Why not first ask nhra to cut the classes back to say 40. Run a/t & sticks together, put the modified cars in comp, & combine the factory cars in with Gt or s/s, then try to get sponsors to pay class again. Do I currently have a car that could win class, no, not by any streach. But if the classes were cut back I would bet a big number that want class would bail

For the sake of the class this is the direction we should be following, adding a class for every new car certainly hasn't worked

Originally Posted by Blackgar (Post 536188)

Just asking, what would running class at divisionals do for the racer aside from torturing the cars. Currently the number of contingency sponsors has dropped to the lowest level that I have seen in 40 years of racing
Why not first ask nhra to cut the classes back to say 40. Run a/t & sticks together, put the modified cars in comp, & combine the factory cars in with Gt or s/s, then try to get sponsors to pay class again. Do I currently have a car that could win class, no, not by any streach. But if the classes were cut back I would bet a big number that want class would bail

For the sake of the class this is the direction we should be following, adding a class for every new car certainly hasn't worked

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter (Post 536185)

Go to pg.2 read my thread Let's talk about setting records. I clearly asked for everyone's opinion on the topics. I also sent out over 170 emails with about 60 not returned. So either their busy or dont care.......

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz (Post 536200)

Contrary to what people think, having all these different classes is what Stock Eliminator is all about. There are a ton of combos out there and they all fit different classes. There is nothing wrong with that. Having less classes is what will bring Stock down. You are trying to create lump classes to satisfy who? NHRA, select racers, time restraints, or is it contingencies. How about this. Contingency sponsors paying for Stock, only pay for the classes that have participants.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA this isn't hard people

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz (Post 536200)

Contrary to what people think, having all these different classes is what Stock Eliminator is all about. There are a ton of combos out there and they all fit different classes. There is nothing wrong with that. Having less classes is what will bring Stock down. You are trying to create lump classes to satisfy who? NHRA, select racers, time restraints, or is it contingencies. How about this. Contingency sponsors paying for Stock, only pay for the classes that have participants.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA this isn't hard people

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl (Post 536208)

Sorry, I still don't see any request at all. Anyway, good luck. I can tell you from experience you're beating your head against a huge corporate wall. Jim

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Originally Posted by SDT1DYI (Post 536227)

I thought class racing was what drag racing was about? I was out of the sport for sometime, but recently built a stocker. After building it, I found many racers run somewhat below their index and making their combo faster is not the number one priority. At the races one cannot change much as its really a bracket race. I find now I have more fun flogging the car at a T&T secession, fiquiring out what really works, than racing an event unless I get a heads up race. Costs for any racer is a big issue and we all have different bugets but it would nice for those who choose to run fast to have some incentive to do so like class racing at the divisional.

Originally Posted by SDT1DYI (Post 536227)

I thought class racing was what drag racing was about? I was out of the sport for sometime, but recently built a stocker. After building it, I found many racers run somewhat below their index and making their combo faster is not the number one priority. At the races one cannot change much as its really a bracket race. I find now I have more fun flogging the car at a T&T secession, fiquiring out what really works, than racing an event unless I get a heads up race. Costs for any racer is a big issue and we all have different bugets but it would nice for those who choose to run fast to have some incentive to do so like class racing at the divisional.

Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan (Post 536226)

It's there, browser settings computer to computer change the page it's on.

Originally Posted by blackgar (Post 536188)

just asking, what would running class at divisionals do for the racer aside from torturing the cars. Currently the number of contingency sponsors has dropped to the lowest level that i have seen in 40 years of racing
why not first ask nhra to cut the classes back to say 40. Run a/t & sticks together, put the modified cars in comp, & combine the factory cars in with gt or s/s, then try to get sponsors to pay class again. Do i currently have a car that could win class, no, not by any streach. But if the classes were cut back i would bet a big number that want class would bail

for the sake of the class this is the direction we should be following, adding a class for every new car certainly hasn't worked