Stock Suggestion # 1

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Too many opinions on too many topics by too many people. This stuff on this thread is great reading, but then Mark Twain was too. We might get a couple items done, but a couple hundred items have no appeal to NHRA. I think we need to edit what we can, and not rewrite Tom Sawyer.

I agree with you there, having seen how NHRA operates for some time now.

Now, what could be simpler than adding a couple of vinyl X's in front of the FX cars' class designation?

No heads up between non -X and X cars ,ever.

X cars run their own Combo class.

FS special shootouts subject to AHFS regs.

Jeez, I'm beginning to sound like Bill Dedman here.

But, what's the problem with this ?
Only thing I see is FX cars don't get to beat up on older, well thrashed muscle car combinations for the factories' benefit.

Maybe that IS the problem with this simple solution.

[Qwikpony]

That is the whole point. The goal is to keep your Olds out here racing with the new cars and you not having to worry about travelling 400+ miles, spending $1000.00 (minimum if the race is nearby) only to get blasted by an .850 light and 4 car lengths in the first round. The older cars should always have a place in this class and NHRA should realize that if most racers are happy with the system, they will show up to race (which equals entry fee $$$$). The car counts have been slowly dwindling over the past few years at most races except Indy. The ALL RUN field won't happen because it takes the time allocated to other portions of the weekend that NHRA has scheduled ( not to mention increased possibility of further delays from oil downs, etc.).