30 years ago at Indy

FED 387 · 08-18-2010, 09:47 AM

The reason NHRA CHOSE to discontinue Modified eliminator was because of Super Gas plain and simple--In 1978 or 79 at the Winternationals they "showcased" a popular style of racing on the West Coast which was Super Gas or whatever they called it then/there. Lots of the local people in attendence at the track and NHRA saw an opportunity to rake in lotsa $$$$ without any work or very MINIMAL tech inspections on their part--- Ya got a helemt? seat belt? roll bar? your OK gimme a hundred bucks and go race.
If somebody walked up and offered NHRA (being the whores that they are) a half million bucks or more to run an eliminator that we will call Pro golf cart, guess what folks they would all of a sudden jump from being an Exhibition class OVERNIGHT to a full fledged Eliminator just like PRO MOD did. It's all about the money with these guys (current mgmt) and has nothing to do with NHRA is/was originally about !!! Comp 387

08-18-2010, 09:47 AM	#26
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,419 Likes: 528 Liked 332 Times in 180 Posts	Re: 30 years ago at Indy The reason NHRA CHOSE to discontinue Modified eliminator was because of Super Gas plain and simple--In 1978 or 79 at the Winternationals they "showcased" a popular style of racing on the West Coast which was Super Gas or whatever they called it then/there. Lots of the local people in attendence at the track and NHRA saw an opportunity to rake in lotsa $$$$ without any work or very MINIMAL tech inspections on their part--- Ya got a helemt? seat belt? roll bar? your OK gimme a hundred bucks and go race. If somebody walked up and offered NHRA (being the whores that they are) a half million bucks or more to run an eliminator that we will call Pro golf cart, guess what folks they would all of a sudden jump from being an Exhibition class OVERNIGHT to a full fledged Eliminator just like PRO MOD did. It's all about the money with these guys (current mgmt) and has nothing to do with NHRA is/was originally about !!! Comp 387