National car counts
 

Perhaps it is time for NHRA to readjust the procedures for attending a national.

1. Drop the grading point crap.
2. Drop the online crap and pay at the gate. How do I know if next week I can race or not?
3. Drop the quota crap - there's only one race that will have 128 anyhow and with counts the way they are Indy is pushing it.
4. $ 250 ???? How about including 1 crew member with that?


I understand years ago there were so many cars tracks physically could not allow this but those days are long, long gone. 25 SuperStockers at a National??? It has been proven that is the fans favorite category. This may sound crazy but there is racers who would attend but can't because they don't have a online registration. I know there has been exceptions and racers could pay a penalty to enter at the gate but I think it's time to simplify this process.

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It would also help if they would scrap the AHFS, and get rid of Rick Stewart too!

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They are headed in the direction they want.
NATIONALS
T/F-F/C-PS-PSB-TS-TD 2 day events Qualify on Friday race on Saturday with Sunday for raindate.

Divisionals
Comp-SS-S-SC-SG-SST
Same format as above.

Wait it's coming.
Chip

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And, who's going to provide the filler after the first round????

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The Geico lizard shooting the tshirt cannon.

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Chip, If you're correct it will make me a very happy man!

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They can run the pros with as little as 30-45 minutes turn around. They will space the classes out and use TD-TS for filler. I forgot about the Alky classes. They can use them also, maybe by running them at National only races they can get a full field.
This Pro only format will give the fans more time to buy t-shirts and hot dogs. Maybe they will bring WJ and the fuel guys out to the line for some on mike time similar to the wrestling shows.
It's all about the sponsors and tv. This will create an oppurtunity for live nationals similar to nascar.
I remember reading once Bruton was trying to achieve this.

Chip

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What about those "great" and "wonderful" Pro Mods. You know the ones that only one of the cars can make it to the other end under it's own power.

Talk about something that eats up time.

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The race track pits will look like a Ghost town without the sportsman, if this happens . Also what about the 3 million $$$$$$ sportsman bring into NHRA . Their accountants will wonder where all that money went. The manufactures will wonder where their customers went . There are a lot of "profit centers " within NHRA and in order for NHRA to Survive all of their past and future "profit Centers " must be used in order to be around when the economy turns around in 2012 their survival depends on them.

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Don,if we're as important as you think we are,let's ALL go on strike and boycott national events.If no one signs up they can't punish anyone.Let's see what they would do.