Class versus brackets winning a round

[Travis Miller]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

What if an event with 80 entries in S or SS had 10 cars per class?

If that turned out to be the norm at enough events in a season, within the next couple years there would probably wind up being 2 cars in each of those few classes and the sanctioning body would drop the eliminator for lack of participation.

While today there may be a lot of classes with some only having a few cars each, there is a lot of participation overall. That fact alone keeps Stock and S/S the popular eliminators that they are. Numbers overall not numbers per class are what has kept Stock and S/S alive all these many years. If you do not believe that, just look at the eliminators that have priced themselves almost into oblivion in the name of performance. It is overall numbers that those who run any business look at......including those in charge of drag racing sanctioning bodies.

Travis Miller

(Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)

[Dick Butler]

Travis, You missed it. I meant what about a meet NHRA only ALLOWS 80 entrants.
There might be 200 if the field were OPEN but many events are limited due to space, time, etc....
The thing that keeps S and SS fun is the racers who LOVE to build cars and tune them to run fast. Seems many things become a negative to making one run fast by working on them but approved if they are a "new Kid on the block car"
Art, you are a perfect example. A fast car, scienced out , a pleasure to you. I give you credit for working within the rules, parameters whatever but......Who do you race if there are 3 cars?. If you were the fastest of a class with 20 cars even if they were all turbo, fwd cars wouldnt it seem greater accomplishment?. Especially if 15 came to INDY and YOU beat them all on common ground?
No disrespect intended to FWD, Turbo or 3 car classes, only discussion...

[Daran Summerton]

It's a twin sister to Scott's car but SS/NA and yes it's for sale! Daran

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Travis, You missed it. I meant what about a meet NHRA only ALLOWS 80 entrants.
There might be 200 if the field were OPEN but many events are limited due to space, time, etc....
The thing that keeps S and SS fun is the racers who LOVE to build cars and tune them to run fast. Seems many things become a negative to making one run fast by working on them but approved if they are a "new Kid on the block car"
Art, you are a perfect example. A fast car, scienced out , a pleasure to you. I give you credit for working within the rules, parameters whatever but......Who do you race if there are 3 cars?. If you were the fastest of a class with 20 cars even if they were all turbo, fwd cars wouldnt it seem greater accomplishment?. Especially if 15 came to INDY and YOU beat them all on common ground?
No disrespect intended to FWD, Turbo or 3 car classes, only discussion...

I race against everybody . It's called a qualifying sheet.
As far as popular classes goes.
Very simple answer Dick. TIME and MONEY. If you go into a popular class, unless you are underfactored greatly. You are going to get your A** handed to you till you spend a ton of "Time and Money". How many fast cars could go fast on wishes?
Try to S**t in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first?