[jmcarter]

oldsckool, in answer to your question “ OR, is class racing made up of some of all these types of racers ?” the answer is a definite yes. Many don’t have the resources to run the higher class cars and their old iron does just fine in the lower classes since in most cases they are not pitted against newer technologies in heads up runs. Whenever AHFS catches up with new combos there will always be a newer faster equally underfactored magic carpet (which NHRA will always approve to keep the class “relatable” to new fans) and some can simply shell out the 50-100K to upgrade. If/when NHRA runs most of us off and regional class associations start seeing more heads up runs they will have to come to grips with that unlevel playing field. I can think of several ways to achieve that but there will never be complete agreement on how to do that. Simplistically you could require dials on heads up runs by cars with new/old platforms but that would be a firestorm. Not solving world hunger here, just a simple means to run mismatched combinations that wouldn’t run off people in the process. Love the heads up runs, if they don’t get your adrenaline pumping you’re in the wrong place but if I’m running a B/SA Barracuda against a 2015 Camaro VIN car then the fun has just been siphoned off by a bogus HP rating which your local association had no part in approving.