NHRA Stikes Again................

[john ancona]

Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

In their infinite wisdom NHRA has struck again……………………….
The race at Las Vegas 2 includes class runs for Stock & Super Stock…..
However the brain trusts at NHRA have set a quota limit of 75 cars in each eliminator….
Stock Eliminator is at 77 cars and the quota was filled at 4 grade points……
Our closest Class Eliminator race besides this one is Denver, which is a 1200 mile 1 way tow…..
NHRA just gives lip service to the Sportsman Racer and no support…..
If NHRA cared about us they would support us and not discourage us from racing…
Stock Eliminator covers 66 different classes & Super Stock has 110 different and diverse classes…………With a quota of 75 how does this work???????
Could anybody explain to me how HNRA supports the class racer with quotas that prohibit HEADS UP CLASS ELIMNATOR racing…….
Why would NHRA put on a race for class type racers and NOT have a high enough quota to allow racers, who support NHRA with their $$$$$$, a place to race??????
I just don’t get it……
But again I forgot that we are just filler for the PRO show…….
But there is a bright side…….
With the PRO’s dropping like flies we might end up with all they have got????????????
It might become a brave new world with Stock & Super Stock as the stars as we once were…….
It could happen or we will just watch as NHRA self-destructs under its own weight and stupidity......................
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The working guy is all but out, especially in stock eliminator, it may very well take a grade 5 to enter the world finals.The working sportsman who supports the NHRA and the manufactures, engine builders, and speed shops are asked to take in some cases to take four days off to go to a points race and five of them at that, they use their vacation,sick days and even worse may lose their jobs.

[Bob Mulry]

My issue is one of fairness to the racers.........................

Kevin who lives in PA has 7 count them 7 National Events that run class that are closer then the Denver Race..............................

In Division 6 or 7 Las Vegas is the ONLY race that is close enough to race class at...............................

With a quota of 75 cars, most of the Class racers have no place to compete..........

It didn't start out that way, but this is the new NHRA that's dedicated to money and not safety or the racers...........

I love racing NHRA, it's the Big Show.....

But I am not sure that NHRA loves me back........

Back in the day we had a saying "I love the f**king Navy and the Navy loves f**king me"

Just substitute NHRA for Navy and you will understand.........

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

My issue is one of fairness to the racers.........................

Kevin who lives in PA has 7 count them 7 National Events that run class that are closer then the Denver Race..............................

In Division 6 or 7 Las Vegas is the ONLY race that is close enough to race class at...............................

With a quota of 75 cars, most of the Class racers have no place to compete..........

It didn't start out that way, but this is the new NHRA that's dedicated to money and not safety or the racers...........

I love racing NHRA, it's the Big Show.....

But I am not sure that NHRA loves me back........

Back in the day we had a saying "I love the f**king Navy and the Navy loves f**king me"

Just substitute NHRA for Navy and you will understand.........

I cant imagine driving 1200 miles to race.
When the New York sports teams go bad for a decade and the owners raise ticket prices, the fans threaten to stop attending and stop watching it on TV. If they did, the owners would be in trouble. But they always attend and they always watch. They just can`t help themselves.
I don't think sportsman racers have the same juice with NHRA.
I could see a consolidation in our sport at National Events
Reduce sportsman cars and shorten the event
Spectators don`t watch them anyway
Could FS/X and FS/XX replace S/SS?
TS and TD replace all the Super classes?
Pro Mod on the menu fulltime?
Giants and Mets already won. I'm just bored and rambling

Mike A114
P/SA

[427FE]

What are grade points? I'm a newbie

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by 427FE

What are grade points? I'm a newbie

You earn a grade point for attending a Divisional
Grade points are used to determine who will attend National Events
With quotas and all...
It took 4 for this years` Keystones, I read in this post

Mike A114
P/SA

[Bob Don]

Originally Posted by Mike Jones

With quotas and all...
It took 4 for this years` Keystones, I read in this post

Mike A114
P/SA

Mike - Stock at Keystones closed out at 5 grade points.

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by Bob Don

Mike - Stock at Keystones closed out at 5 grade points.

Thanks Bob
I assumed 4 after reading that a racer with 3 couldn`t get in.
5 is a serious commitment
Are you going?

Mike A114
P/SA

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by 427FE

What are grade points? I'm a newbie

I should add, a World Champion is exempt from the grade point system
Peter Biondo has won 7, in different eliminators
He doesn't have to go to Divisional races to enter National Events.

Mike A114
P/SA

[PozQB14]

Tell me again, why its a good idea to sink thousands into building an NHRA legal car?

[James Perrone]

Because ihra is dead