New class structures

[X-TECH MAN]

Just get rid of the damn delay boxes for Top Sportsman and all the electronics/timers for the .90 cars. If ya cant drive......take up golf.

[CycloneFE]

In Ed's idea, if the Pro Stock seem to "run out of motor" they can be switched to 1000 foot also. Possibly the PSM?

Just thinking like Ed is.

[Mike Schwartz]

Your Pro Stock proposal sounds like Australian Pro Stock

http://www.draglist.com/draglist/cat...EAR%2CMPH+DESC

[stefan callender]

The NHRA needs to wake up in Pro Stock, EFI is the answer. Carbs are a thing of the past. A raised hood, and injectors. The cars will actually look more like a stock appearing vehicle.

[Curmudgeon]

Very interesting concept proposed. I would also suggest blower size reduction and same cid for both fuel catagories. Like bringing bodies back to something looking like an automobile again. Would also suggest a reshuffling of Sportsman ranks. Could put S/C into Comp , bring back Street/Modified Eliminator to include some full bodied cars from Comp and the S/G and S/St cars . Sticking point would be whether or not to allow current stumble starts of .90 cars. Any changes would need to be phased -in so as not to bankrupt competitors and parts manuf/suppliers ,

[Ed Fernandez]

Holy Moly,10 posts and everybodies in sync.Maybe there is hope for us after all.Keep it up.

[Jimi B]

Actually some pretty good Ideas.

Average fans (more importantly prospective fans) need to relate to the cars more.

Cost needs to come down

Less down time

I like it.

[BuzzardBros]

Ed... Let me get this straight. You want to eliminate TAD/TAFC and combine them with TF & FC. You want them to toss their $80-100 grand operation into the toilet and start from scratch. Their motors are completely different. Not to mention their pit crews. There's only so many T/F crews out there. BTW, I would just love dragging my stuff around to these races because the big sponsors would stay with the cars/people they already have leaving everybody else with absolutely no chance of winning. Pro Stock would encompass the same thing.
You want everyone with the exception of sportsman racers and the richest people in drag racing to en cure no out of pocket money just the low end of the professional ranks to foot the tab. Oh, I get it, you were kidding right.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by BuzzardBros

Ed... Let me get this straight. You want to eliminate TAD/TAFC

Hey....Thats a GREAT idea. Why didn't I think of that ! lol

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by BuzzardBros

Ed... Let me get this straight. You want to eliminate TAD/TAFC and combine them with TF & FC. You want them to toss their $80-100 grand operation into the toilet and start from scratch. Their motors are completely different. Not to mention their pit crews. There's only so many T/F crews out there. BTW, I would just love dragging my stuff around to these races because the big sponsors would stay with the cars/people they already have leaving everybody else with absolutely no chance of winning. Pro Stock would encompass the same thing.
You want everyone with the exception of sportsman racers and the richest people in drag racing to en cure no out of pocket money just the low end of the professional ranks to foot the tab. Oh, I get it, you were kidding right.

No,I was serious as a heart attack.A lot of the dragsters are injected fuel combos already.
In TA/FC after Frank,everybody else is racing for R/U at a race and #2 in the country.
You'll probably lose some teams.How many competitive teams are in T/F now?How many in F/C?Backing down the fuel cars will open up the amount of cars to fill 28 car fields and maybe make the racing closer and what NHRA wants,more entertaining.After all we're in the entertainment business now.
The budgets would get smaller with the backing down of power and the use of only two engines per race.
Uh,alcohol cars aren't pros,they're supposed to be the top of the sportsman ranks.
I assume that you're either an owner/driver/crew member on an alcohol team.Sorry if you took offense to what I proposed,because it will never happen anyway.
BTW speaking of incurrung expenses.The rest of us lowly sportsman pay into your purse
money.I think we deserve a tip of the hat for that.Your welcomed.