The Future Of The .90 Classes

[Regan Wilson]

I'll add to that with. We would run a Divisional with a true .400 for SG & SC and a true .500 in SST back around 07 and 08. Then you go to a National Event and you're 30 slow. Nobody told you ****. There were a bunch of people in all the Super classes that didn't have the numbers to pull out but nobody ever got an explanation why.

[SGSST109E]

I still firmly believe it was all about Angel crying on TV that she fouled. I went to a double division race and beat myself up all weekend not being able to hit the number. I found out the following week from a tech guy at the local track that NHRA changed the tree. Thats when I went to SSrt for many years till I had enough power to hit the .370 and moved back to SG

[Keith 944]

I remember the motorcycle racers crying, I remember not being told from race to race what the tree was set at. I really don’t understand why the sportsman classes had to be changed along with the pros
isn’t it just a flip of a switch or a few seconds of programming in the tower? when they did this they basically created the Corvette roadster and .90 classes has became where either you can hit the light or stay home. Some of the big mile an hour problems people complain about are also because you had to have extra horsepower to make the car leave to go red which equals more horsepower and more mph. super Street excluded a lot of cars that can run the number but just can’t cut the light.

[JThomas]

Put some "SUPER" back into S/C. 7.50 index with .350 tree.

[Regan Wilson]

I can't remember what year it was maybe 09 or10 when it went straight to a .X70 tree. That's why I parked my stuff in early 2011. I fixed the issue and kept trying to came back. I had motor issues, business issues and a broken leg. The next thing I knew I was 53 years old making my first full season in 9 years. I wouldn't do this stuff if I didn't love it. But damn some times it's a PITA. But then again here I am. Lol

[NHRA1926]

How about this. No delay boxes, manual throttle limiters only (no electric or pneumatic limiters), manual shift only, including automatic transmissions (no electrically controlled or CO2 shifters). Let's see how many racers can compete without all the electronic gadgets doing all the work for them. Car must remain under full power to at least to the 1,000 foot timer. Every one knows that people in the stands still do not like this type of racing. They want to see cars under full power all the way down the track, (not fall on it's face for hundreds of feet down the track). And before you start bashing me, know that I run Super Street myself. So this can be done, because this is how I race. I choose to not be a monkey in the car and let all the electronics do the work, while all I have to do is cut a light. Also, once your car is fast enough for Super Gas, it should not be allowed to run in Super Street. Leave Super Street class for the racers that are not running 140 mph +. I'm not trying to bash anyone else's way of racing. We all have our ways of trying to be competitive in these style classes. Just my 2 cents, and I know that it's not gonna be popular with the majority of the Super class racers.

[Maverick]

I have a shifter that is co2, but is not electric solenoids, or wires, you have to move the liberty shifter to acuate the air switch's which shift the trans. So the way you say this, would this not meet you requirements for super gas?? You said no co2 shifters

[voltdr]

Originally Posted by NHRA1926

How about this. No delay boxes, manual throttle limiters only (no electric or pneumatic limiters), manual shift only, including automatic transmissions (no electrically controlled or CO2 shifters). Let's see how many racers can compete without all the electronic gadgets doing all the work for them. Car must remain under full power to at least to the 1,000 foot timer. Every one knows that people in the stands still do not like this type of racing. They want to see cars under full power all the way down the track, (not fall on it's face for hundreds of feet down the track). And before you start bashing me, know that I run Super Street myself. So this can be done, because this is how I race. I choose to not be a monkey in the car and let all the electronics do the work, while all I have to do is cut a light. Also, once your car is fast enough for Super Gas, it should not be allowed to run in Super Street. Leave Super Street class for the racers that are not running 140 mph +. I'm not trying to bash anyone else's way of racing. We all have our ways of trying to be competitive in these style classes. Just my 2 cents, and I know that it's not gonna be popular with the majority of the Super class racers.

The only thing this would do is put the aftermarket HP industry out of business. The genie is out of the bottle and not going back in..........
Dan