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Old 08-18-2010, 09:47 AM   #1
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The reason NHRA CHOSE to discontinue Modified eliminator was because of Super Gas plain and simple--In 1978 or 79 at the Winternationals they "showcased" a popular style of racing on the West Coast which was Super Gas or whatever they called it then/there. Lots of the local people in attendence at the track and NHRA saw an opportunity to rake in lotsa $$$$ without any work or very MINIMAL tech inspections on their part--- Ya got a helemt? seat belt? roll bar? your OK gimme a hundred bucks and go race.
If somebody walked up and offered NHRA (being the whores that they are) a half million bucks or more to run an eliminator that we will call Pro golf cart, guess what folks they would all of a sudden jump from being an Exhibition class OVERNIGHT to a full fledged Eliminator just like PRO MOD did. It's all about the money with these guys (current mgmt) and has nothing to do with NHRA is/was originally about !!! Comp 387
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Old 08-18-2010, 10:13 AM   #2
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The reason NHRA CHOSE to discontinue Modified eliminator was because of Super Gas plain and simple--In 1978 or 79 at the Winternationals they "showcased" a popular style of racing on the West Coast which was Super Gas or whatever they called it then/there. Lots of the local people in attendence at the track and NHRA saw an opportunity to rake in lotsa $$$$ without any work or very MINIMAL tech inspections on their part--- Ya got a helemt? seat belt? roll bar? your OK gimme a hundred bucks and go race.
If somebody walked up and offered NHRA (being the whores that they are) a half million bucks or more to run an eliminator that we will call Pro golf cart, guess what folks they would all of a sudden jump from being an Exhibition class OVERNIGHT to a full fledged Eliminator just like PRO MOD did. It's all about the money with these guys (current mgmt) and has nothing to do with NHRA is/was originally about !!! Comp 387
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Old 08-18-2010, 10:37 AM   #3
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SS Div 6 ----I beg to differ with you, the cars that you cited DID in fact run a lot of the same off the shelf parts as a "normal" SBC did---Rings/bearings/ spark plugs/carbs /clutches/tires/ ignitions /gaskets-etc were all currently manufactured and sold over the counter to VW /Mazda/Pinto etc guys!!! The problem IS/WAS NHRA squeezing and demanding MORE money for display areas on the Midways at national meets. Those companies that were there gave away and sold lots of merchandise... It was the charge($$$$$) for booth space as well as those unpaid contigency monies that NHRA POCKETED that escalated dramatically that had many manufacturers choosing to either not participate in the NHRA sponsorship program or on th Midway areas at National meets--Comp
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