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Yeah Scott it got beat to death then resurected and beat some more. Some seem to agree with it some (mostly guys in single car classes) hate it. Me I really don't care, the trophy was cool and there was a little money but hardly enough to worry over. just my opinion. Joe
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I'm happy the gravy train stayed on the tracks as long as it did!
The handwriting was on the wall but they could have announced the changes before the season began! |
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I have been biting my lip for too long on this topic.....................now it is time to get it off my chest. If a racer put as much time and effort into learning how to win it on Sunday, he or she would have much larger trophies and much more prize money. Oh and Sundays decals are worth $300 each, Fridays decal are about $50 each!!!
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I understand the reasoning behind the move, I understand the thoughts of "Learn how to win on Sunday" reasoning. What does not make sense is lumping single cars together and running them off of the NHRA provided index. Most indexes are based off of a mythical horsepower factor. Some are based off of lbs. per c.i. so it is not a true test of a class race. Guys protect their indexes fiercly while some don't care as it does not really affect them. It would seem that IF you were going to lump all the single cars together for a run off they should use their qualifying time as their "dial in number" for the run off as NO ONE ever sand bags those (that is a joke, don't flame that thought) ... Just thinking out loud here.
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Here's a problem area. You have two singles for class. One is a SS/JA and the other is SS/J. Both run on the same NHRA mandated weight per HP. Both have engines that are NHRA adjusted to the same HP. In this scenario both could be the same engine / chassis or maybe not. But an example would be Don Little's Challenger in SS/JA and an identical Challenger (both the same 383's, both built by Don Little). Who will win? For starters, the SS/JA index is TWO TENTHS softer. The SS/J guy has a mirror image car except a manual transmission. They both run a 10.00. SS/JA wins class by being TWO TENTHS further under his index!
I've brought this disparity between indexes up before. I guess it only affects a couple of people and nobody cares. I think it's rediculous.. ![]()
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