Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas

Greg Reimer 7376 · 12-02-2023, 12:05 PM

Seems to me that around the last half of the 1970's, Sacramento Raceway used to have an indexed class which featured big inch big block Chevys, four speeds, Dana 60 rear ends and all and most of the hitters were 55-57 Chevys and they ran on a 9.50 index. Giant wheel stands, four speeds, excitement, the crowds loved it. It was called Pro Gas. After a few seasons and some car magazine coverage, Orange County Raceway tried it and it took off pretty well down there. Then, NHRA decided to feature it to see what the crowd would say about it and it got called Super Gas as we still know it today. That was a door car class that the fans loved. It was featured by NHRA at the 1980 Winternationals and it was well received. It seems, however, that the original crowd pleasing concept was lost pretty quickly. Something that was rather exciting like that was liked then, who is to say an exciting and competitive category like that might not be appealing now?

12-02-2023, 12:05 PM	#11
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,135 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas Seems to me that around the last half of the 1970's, Sacramento Raceway used to have an indexed class which featured big inch big block Chevys, four speeds, Dana 60 rear ends and all and most of the hitters were 55-57 Chevys and they ran on a 9.50 index. Giant wheel stands, four speeds, excitement, the crowds loved it. It was called Pro Gas. After a few seasons and some car magazine coverage, Orange County Raceway tried it and it took off pretty well down there. Then, NHRA decided to feature it to see what the crowd would say about it and it got called Super Gas as we still know it today. That was a door car class that the fans loved. It was featured by NHRA at the 1980 Winternationals and it was well received. It seems, however, that the original crowd pleasing concept was lost pretty quickly. Something that was rather exciting like that was liked then, who is to say an exciting and competitive category like that might not be appealing now?