New nmca class 2017

[Charley Downing]

Come on Larry you know they don't currently have the staff or time to police full blown STK/SS rules with heads ups, he!! NHRA can't even do it and they have had 60 plus years to get it right. let's learn to walk before we run. NMCA is a get place to race and a combo style race with no heads up to start will bring in more racers. Now if they picked one event and had class elim at that event before the main race that would be pretty cool.

Besides the hard core Class Racers are not racing anything but NHRA with there $15000-$35000 class engines. Because it's all about that mini class wally.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Come on Larry you know they don't currently have the staff or time to police full blown STK/SS rules with heads ups, he!!

You would be surprised at how good their technical staff is.

[Chris1529]

How about using pro tree for heads up races?

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Come on Larry you know they don't currently have the staff or time to police full blown STK/SS rules with heads ups.

Not having "heads up" runs is the reason independent S/SS combos around the country are surviving and even growing in numbers. The average S/SS racer is willing to travel to an event where he feels he has a chance. Allowing heads up runs will only benefit a few select racers but could keep many others from attending.

If NMCA wants their new S/SS combo to prosper, make it with no heads up runs. NMCA should also look at random pairing until the field gets down to 8 cars.

[Charley Downing]

Gump
I understand NMCA Technical staff is good but why do you want to overload them.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Gump
I understand NMCA Technical staff is good but why do you want to overload them.

Did you get torn down at Atlanta this year?

[Chris1529]

I sent them an email suggest using best package or closest to dial from first time trial to set the ladder.

Put a dial on your car for first time run off the trailer.
Won't count if you already made a time run in any of their other classes.

[BRETV]

If there's no heads up runs why try to include stock/superstock cars?? stock/superstock is a performance based class, which makes us different then some dial in bracket race class and if some other sanctioning body would take the time and effort in to enforcing and policing the rules that NHRA already has, you might have more guy's come over and run the events, JMHO



Bret Velde
2003 SS/LA

[Dave Casey]

Great to see that it is being considered, anything is a step in the correct direction.

The ASRA has been having heads up races all of the 30 plus years they have been running and if anything it has added to the very successful program.

[Dan Fahey]

NMCA should collaborate with all the independent S/SS racing associations!
Double up with them for a large race.
IHRA/NHRA rules apply. Heads up if in same class.
Can simply fly rules having an A-Z class by folding similar Indexes into on class.
For example Crate, truck, FWD, Pure Stock into closest comparable ET in Stock.

Maybe an opportunity for NMCA and IHRA to collaborate as well or a few well placed Super Nationals.

So you rent an NHRA track...
About time tracks can have all three associations above to use the same tracks..