Time to Revisit the Super Times?

voltdr · 12-06-2011, 04:57 PM

The $$$$ will almost always win. That is how the Super classes got started. No one has an advantage due to the size of their engines or spare parts list.
I started racing back when Super Gas used to be called Southern California Pro Gas, and you had to qualify (64 cars) to race in first round. I have pictures of my cars from then that look the same as now, No one in the stands. It isn't the throttle stops that keep the fans from watching. It's that there are too many things to do and see. All the circus acts back in the pits.
Back in the day I used to go up to watch the pro cars run time trials. But now I don't. Changing the Super classes to a quicker index will not bring in fans or more racers. It will just drop the cars that can barely run the index now. Look what happened to the car count for TD, by changing TD to a 32-car field they lost entries, Those cars went back to SC or brackets.
No matter what there will never be a consensus of how to change any class or what new class to add.
Dan

12-06-2011, 04:57 PM	#12
voltdr Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 706 Likes: 77 Liked 100 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Time to Revisit the Super Times? The $$$$ will almost always win. That is how the Super classes got started. No one has an advantage due to the size of their engines or spare parts list. I started racing back when Super Gas used to be called Southern California Pro Gas, and you had to qualify (64 cars) to race in first round. I have pictures of my cars from then that look the same as now, No one in the stands. It isn't the throttle stops that keep the fans from watching. It's that there are too many things to do and see. All the circus acts back in the pits. Back in the day I used to go up to watch the pro cars run time trials. But now I don't. Changing the Super classes to a quicker index will not bring in fans or more racers. It will just drop the cars that can barely run the index now. Look what happened to the car count for TD, by changing TD to a 32-car field they lost entries, Those cars went back to SC or brackets. No matter what there will never be a consensus of how to change any class or what new class to add. Dan