my opinion

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

I'm at a loss to think of any other sport that allows full-time professionals to compete with the amateurs.

What defines a "full-time professional drag racer" versus AMATEUR racer?

[Mark Faul]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

What defines a "full-time professional drag racer" versus AMATEUR racer?

That's a great question! Don? Jeff?

[Mark Faul]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

What defines a "full-time professional drag racer" versus AMATEUR racer?

That's a great question! Don? Jeff?

[Evan Smith]

Since we all say that Stock and Super Stock are performance-based classes, let's bring performance into the points mix. My question is: should the national champions be simply the best bracket racers or the best overall racers, based on building and tuning your car as well?

Award points for the top 32 qualified spots at national and divisional events and award points for rounds won during class eliminations and for records set. This also will entice racers to run hard and the AHFS system will be more effective.

[Paul Merolla]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Since we all say that Stock and Super Stock are performance-based classes, let's bring performance into the points mix. My question is: should the national champions be simply the best bracket racers or the best overall racers, based on building and tuning your car as well?

Award points for the top 32 qualified spots at national and divisional events and award points for rounds won during class eliminations and for records set. This also will entice racers to run hard and the AHFS system will be more effective.

Evan, that's the FIRST rule change discussed on this thread that made any sense to me. Don and Jeff's ramblings sound like recess in 2nd grade..."I can't win so change the game to suit me!!" How many times do they have to explain it? The best 3 of the FIRST 6. Anyone who can attend 6 nationals has the same playing field as the guy that attends all 24.

[west coast]

Evan those are some great points on how to help fix the AHFS great suggestion. Now if other people could be more postive about trying to fix it rather than complaining all the time. The only disadvantage to the current points system would be were you live and how many races are close to you. So that solution would to be move.

[Harry 6674]

Evan that makes too much sense. A lot of people on this forum want to take performance out of these classes. I started racing when we ran off the records and not some arbitrary index number and I liked it. It is supposed to be about performance.

[Billy Nees]

Hey Ed, Bob deserves it!

[Billy Nees]

Hey Ed, it does amaze me how NHRA seems to have taken up a "Hands Off" policy towards certain racers.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Since we all say that Stock and Super Stock are performance-based classes, let's bring performance into the points mix. My question is: should the national champions be simply the best bracket racers or the best overall racers, based on building and tuning your car as well?

Award points for the top 32 qualified spots at national and divisional events and award points for rounds won during class eliminations and for records set. This also will entice racers to run hard and the AHFS system will be more effective.

Evan,are you losing your ****ing mind?I was commenting on the above post.What does that have to do with Indy?That's the furthest thing from my mind.Maybe I'm confused?