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Originally Posted by NewHemi
How many guys are actually affected by the new cars?
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I have misplaced my 2009 end of the year stats, to check total car counts. But, if you add up every Stocker that competes in a class with the DP and CJ cars (AA through H Stock), I would bet big money it is several hundred. And many more when you add in the Super Stock racers. And, yes, people ARE selling and/or parking their cars until NHRA fixes this problem. Two racers, both of whom can easily qualify at Indy and had a good chance of winning Class, told me they stayed home because of this, they ''weren't going to bring a water pistol to a tank fight''. And, until NHRA either 1) fixes the HP issues and/or 2) puts the new cars in their own class(es), there will be more racers joining them on the sidelines.
I've said several times, the new cars are cool. And, if it brings in new cars, drivers, fans, media attention, etc to out sport, it's a great thing. But not at the expense of hundreds of good drivers/cars.