Making Things Easier?

[Maverick]

I believe it should have be voted on by the racers. I don't like any changes to the rules. Some people gain ground and others find out they wasted there time and money to get a lite.

[Mike Pearson]

The super categories is a non issue. They are allowed to run electronic delay devices. Maybe it helps some of the lower budget super street racers be a bit more competitive. Some of the old school guys think making it harder to compete is a good thing. It could run off some that would like to compete too. Most SC or SG cars had little to no problem with the tree before and now just have to roll a few numbers into the delay box to make the adjustment.

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

The super categories is a non issue. They are allowed to run electronic delay devices. Maybe it helps some of the lower budget super street racers be a bit more competitive. Some of the old school guys think making it harder to compete is a good thing. It could run off some that would like to compete too. Most SC or SG cars had little to no problem with the tree before and now just have to roll a few numbers into the delay box to make the adjustment.

Mike , yes that's the supposed simple solution, I do it all the time at the local .90 races that run on a .400 tree. ...But believe me having that much delay is not a good thing when you miss the tree.
They may have done us a favor because I can soften my launch and save the hit on the tires ,but I'll be testing anyway to make it better and trying different things because I fully expect NHRA and local tracks to do a lot less track spray and prep due to the major price increases on the glue.
The part that sucks is years of hard work and money spent by serious racers has been thrown in the garbage .
It's no different than a S/SS combo that has been flogged for years suddenly being removed from the Class guide , some racers are going to be pissed .

[Rob Petrie E395]

NHRA is a business. If they make it easier they might save some racers that were struggling and thinking about quitting. Or possibly even get more new racers and maybe get some that have quit to come back. If they make it harder. Let’s face it. Changing stuff, testing and experimenting to try to get better cost money. That might be the straw that broke the camels back in a already expensive hobby. Less racers less money for NHRA. That’s my theory. It’s probably wrong but….

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

The super categories is a non issue. They are allowed to run electronic delay devices. Maybe it helps some of the lower budget super street racers be a bit more competitive. Some of the old school guys think making it harder to compete is a good thing. It could run off some that would like to compete too. Most SC or SG cars had little to no problem with the tree before and now just have to roll a few numbers into the delay box to make the adjustment.

I really don’t care either way but my question to the stock and superstock crowd is what would the consensus be if they brought back deep staging in your classes???
it might bring back some other racers? Help some slower cars, isn’t this the same kind of crutch???

[Signman]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

I really don’t care either way but my question to the stock and superstock crowd is what would the consensus be if they brought back deep staging in your classes???
it might bring back some other racers? Help some slower cars, isn’t this the same kind of crutch???

Hey Kieth
Bringing back deep staging would be fine IF it is incorporated into the starting system WITH courtesy staging. The programming is no big deal some systems already have it built in but not being used.

Just put a D next to your dial it with the dial entered into the system automatically courtesy staging is adjusted to require 2 stage lights for deep one light for shallow.

Then the system is in control no BS who must stage first or the starter holding the tree.

[Tom Goldman]

I really think it comes down to Johns last paragraph .

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by Maverick

I believe it should have be voted on by the racers. I don't like any changes to the rules. Some people gain ground and others find out they wasted there time and money to get a lite.

They had the Division reps take a informal poll by Email a couple weeks before they announce the decision they probably already had made .
A lot of racers either never got an Email or never saw it if it did get to them .
An actual vote would likely have come out the same because there are hundreds of racers with Super class numbers that never race ,or only have it so the can race once a year when the LUCAS race comes to their local track .
Personally ,I feel the same racers who worked to get to the top will continue to win races .and the car count will not improve ,especially with the current economy.