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BKSG1198 · 05-09-2012, 09:58 AM

So over the weekend I had the chance to talk with a few Super Street drivers at Atco regarding the .90 Race and spread the word to them about attending this event. I heard a decent amount of grumblings about the no min weight rule being put into place and that's the reason that they would not be attending this event. I felt it was in all fairness to responded to the this issue.

I wasn't going to add Super Street to the .90's until I received a few e-mails from a few of you . The original reason behind not adding S/Street was because of the weight rule. If you look at both classes in both sanctioning bodies the weight rules are different. NHRA is 2,800 pounds & IHRA is 2,600 pounds. The reason behind the no min weight rule is because to open up the field to everyone so we can get a full field. I can't watch each car too make sure 1 car is the proper weight. Super Street is a very heavily populated class (Maybe this year cause people are scaling back and you don't need a NHRA/IHRA LIC to run S/Street just Cert if you go over 135mph). I thought the point behind the class was 10.90? As I asked a few of the S/Street drivers already at Atco this past weekend...."When was the last time you were weighed at a National or Divisional Event?" How do you know the guy your lining up against is not really 2600 or 2700 pounds if nobody checks it. I'd be more worried that my car has the all the proper bars and is safe to run against. I was told by a few people that if you "Win" the event you get weighed at the end. Out of the 13 drivers who are entered 1 driver is a cross-over from S/G, most of the other 12 drivers have run S/Street at some point either at a divisional or national event. I'm not trying to start a war on this site but, the rule has been in place since March of 2011, I don;t know why all of a sudden 30 days before the event this is becoming an issue. I will re-evaluate the class after the race is complete and make adjustments for the 2013 race. Thanks for your support and if you would like to e-mail me feel free to at rekeister@aol.com.

05-09-2012, 09:58 AM	#19
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,631 Likes: 96 Liked 1,286 Times in 393 Posts	Re: .90 Nationals @ Numidia - June 9th, 2012 So over the weekend I had the chance to talk with a few Super Street drivers at Atco regarding the .90 Race and spread the word to them about attending this event. I heard a decent amount of grumblings about the no min weight rule being put into place and that's the reason that they would not be attending this event. I felt it was in all fairness to responded to the this issue. I wasn't going to add Super Street to the .90's until I received a few e-mails from a few of you . The original reason behind not adding S/Street was because of the weight rule. If you look at both classes in both sanctioning bodies the weight rules are different. NHRA is 2,800 pounds & IHRA is 2,600 pounds. The reason behind the no min weight rule is because to open up the field to everyone so we can get a full field. I can't watch each car too make sure 1 car is the proper weight. Super Street is a very heavily populated class (Maybe this year cause people are scaling back and you don't need a NHRA/IHRA LIC to run S/Street just Cert if you go over 135mph). I thought the point behind the class was 10.90? As I asked a few of the S/Street drivers already at Atco this past weekend...."When was the last time you were weighed at a National or Divisional Event?" How do you know the guy your lining up against is not really 2600 or 2700 pounds if nobody checks it. I'd be more worried that my car has the all the proper bars and is safe to run against. I was told by a few people that if you "Win" the event you get weighed at the end. Out of the 13 drivers who are entered 1 driver is a cross-over from S/G, most of the other 12 drivers have run S/Street at some point either at a divisional or national event. I'm not trying to start a war on this site but, the rule has been in place since March of 2011, I don;t know why all of a sudden 30 days before the event this is becoming an issue. I will re-evaluate the class after the race is complete and make adjustments for the 2013 race. Thanks for your support and if you would like to e-mail me feel free to at rekeister@aol.com.