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Originally Posted by DG7050
Nope, I think most of us want to maintain an element of performance in our racing. Stock/Super Stock combo's have a pure bracket race format and I must say, it loses some of the excitement you get from the chance of a heads up run. Heads up/ no break out class racing is very exciting, but it's nice to have the dial in regular eliminator to expand the opportunities for fun. Stock and super stock get the best of both worlds. It's the only class in nhra that has both heads up/no break out and dial in racing.
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Sounds like some of the "seniors" (as in "established" racers) don't want the freshman to play on "their" fields unless they can afford the expensive toys right off the bat! Top qualifying positions, records, class eliminations and the potential for heads-up in regular eliminations isn't enough?
Gee, where have I seen this scenario play out while growing up?
It would be interesting to know:
* How long it took the "fast" racers to be able to qualify consistently in the top 1/2 of the fields. (Hard to establish a number because of the varying indexes & records throughout history.)
* How many haven't been able to maintain it over the years.
* How many tried, both with and without the resources, but couldn't make it and quit.
* How many quit after the last .3 hit?
This will go on forever, but the final say will be from NHRA.