nhra stock needs electric car class

[slick5861]

Golf carts ?

[Matt Welker]

Travis, like your story, but applying spectator arguments to sportsman at nationals or any divisional event, nah, there are no spectators to drive away.

I would love to see an electric class in stock or comp. It is time to start experimenting, and the purple Camaro was a great start that should have moved from exhibition to some type of class.

But hey, it's NHRA, none of the racers want any change and the NHRA has no vision. Killed PST, yet trucks are still selling, how is FS going to stay relevant in 5 yrs when there are no new combos? Fans aren't going to stay around ling for a stagnant class.

If I was building a Jr. Dragster, thhat Jegs electric kit is an awesome option. If JD is really feeding participation, the next gen is growing up with an electric option and experience.


I think comp would be a good fit, for innovation, or stock, to keep things limited as the tech evolves.

[63corvette]

Not trying to hijack the thread with emissions talk however, not everyone understands that EV's are not totally clean.
If you look at the actual carbon footprint of a electric vehicle it is not all that clean.
I have been retired from a large natural gas company for a number of years now however, before I retired our company looked at it and it did not even make a cleaner footprint than some of the best emissions of some gasoline vehicles.
That was when there were more coal generation units and not as many wind farms generating electricity then as there is now however, I doubt there is still a net better footprint for the EV's as the gas vehicle emissions have also been improved.
Most think that since an EV is plugged into an outlet there is no emissions however, most of the electricity in the USA is still generated from fossil fuels. Natural gas is the cleanest of the generation from fossil fuels and that is most of what is used today.
There is not enough land and wind to use windmills for the current electricity needs of the USA and hydroelectric is being abandoned in the west. Plus the wind does not blow every day.
I do not think in my lifetime NHRA will move to EV classes.
Probably will be experimental show vehicles as filler for the show.
Just My 2 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[ss3011]

We will see if any of the manufacturers will send in specs . NHRA will need to have safety standards in place to keep everyone safe while servicing these cars or if they crash . Also will be interesting how the batteries will be charged between rounds .