We're Evolving!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty

Come on guys, you know NHRA is never going to budget for rule enforcement the way want it. So, quit waiting for someone else to do it and let's do it ourselves (Just like running heads up during practice at points races.) I suggest we consider putting more teeth into the protest/teardown rules, but NHRA must represent racer's money well.

*Racers know who and how they are cheating.
*Racers need to have their protest money well represented.
*Sanctioning body must not pick and choose. Make a standard policy and stick to it.
*Sanctioning body must represent racer's money well (or the program fails).
*Rules must be definite for protest consideration, that is, upon a protest, there must be a clear understanding of what is and what is not a violation of the rules.
*Protest fees must be raised in order to provide enough deterrent and enough funds for proper evaluations. Significant money paid to Fees paid to tech department for staffing, money for administrating, money for outside opinions, arbitration, confiscation.
*Dollar fines paid to protester an NHRA tech department (open book, not for profit) for cheaters to maintain the program.
*Did I say Sanctioning body must represent our money well?

Other thoughts/ideas invited. Put up or Shut up! (in a nice warm/fuzzy kind of way)

Lynn

PS. Racer must need our money well represented!

Add one thing and I'm in.
* NHRA agrees that there will be no reprisal against Protestor!
Could you interpret the second from last one?

[Dave Casey]

Billy,

I am not sure where we will end up, but may I make 2 points.

1 - Don't blame the NHRA/IHRA with the evolution, the majority of the time the rule changes come from racers trying to get that little advantage and then asking the associations to legalize it. Larger rocker studs, ceramic lifters,aftermarket superceded heads, aftermarket stick trans. ,non original automatics(200's and 904's),just a small sampling. So next time you are lobbying for a new widgit to be legalized, think about it !!

2 - There ain't going to be more policing, the associations want to steamline the operations with less manpower. So don't dream up things that take more man hours. Some of the ideas I see and hear may be good ones, but the reality is they are not going to happen. My suggestion is less classes, come'on guys and gals we don't need all these classes. I suggest 1lb breaks and combine sticks and auto's for openers in the more populated classes. Yes, that will bring more heads up races and that is fine by me, that will make the ahfs work better, and add more excitement and appeal to stock eliminator .

PS Billy, I was shoveling snow this morning and I found your "Wheezie", should i keep it in the freezer and give it to you at Atco ? I think balloon boy dropped it as he flew over. and by the way , I lost and arm recently, you gots it ?