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Rock, with all this talk of 1000' racing in the Super Classes can you shed some light on its validity?

Is NHRA really considering this?

What is your opinion as a Sportsman Class rep and racer?

My opinion as well as many others is that it will not fix the problem. Excessive braking can cause issues at 980' just as much as 1300'.

Thank you in advance for your candor.

LAZ

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We talked about this in our Indy Meeting...and its doubtful that it will come to sportsman racing...I don't know where this stuff comes from....

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Personally I like the 1/4 mile stuff...thats why we race it......is this in reference to the super gas crash at Columbus.....it had nothing to do with the distance of the track....

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Rock

This is taken from a article that was written by Jeff Burk on DRO

So, the question is, what will be the result of these tragic accidents? And the answer apparently is that the NHRA is going to make their decision to shorten the track length to 1,000 feet for nitro cars permanently and, from what my sources tell me, they probably are going to make 1,000 feet the official distance for all classes competing in the NHRA. Whether you like this idea or not, at this point the NHRA has virtually no choice. They have to do something to show they are making an effort to make drag racing safer.
Consider what changes NASCAR went through after the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and then consider what they would have to do if they were to have three fatalities in one month resulting from crashes at Daytona, Charlotte, and Dover.
Make no mistake about it, after three fatalities the NHRA and all of the sanctioning bodies are going to be hearing from the insurance companies telling them they better do something permanent to make racing appear to be safer or their rates are going to skyrocket. And those increased rates will be passed on to every track and track owner and eventually to the competitors and fans.
From what I am told, the NHRA will soon announce that 1,000 feet is going to be the distance and that new records will be set starting at the Winternationals in Pomona in February 2009.

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I'm waiting for an answer.....soon as I hear something I will post....

Sorry ...I have been busy at work and haven't been keeping up........

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