NHRA: are you really that blind or just stupid?

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Bruce -- Contract ??? I know you live in tobacco country but you just have to stop smoking that weed .................one of us has to keep their sense of humor ! ! !

For the 47th time Jack, I don't do booze or drugs. The weed thing is just plain old. You need to come up with something new..

Your posts about nhra policies sound so authortative at times that it may lead the casual reader to believe that you actually had some inside knowledge on a particular issue. I like the sense of humor thing. Keep on smiling because we're all in the same boat, that is, for as long as it stays afloat.

[Bruce Noland]

Sorry, Posts are still out of order on some threads. I know that people are working on the problem.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

For the 47th time Jack, I don't do booze or drugs. The weed thing is just plain old. You need to come up with something new...

How about "quit drinking your own bath water" Eh ! Nothing meant here.....It just happened to pop into this old brain when I read the post.

[Lyn Smith]

Chuck are you trying to say if you were at Indy in G/sa you would enjoy seeing a mid 10 second run next to you in class, or eliminations???

[art leong]

One thing I can see is NHRA followed their own rules as far as the AHFS goes.
I commend them on that.

[bill dedman]

But Art, can you commend them on making hundreds of thousands of dollars-worth of scienced-out race cars OBSOLETE with the stroke of a pen?

If you can, educate me as to how this benefits the rank-and-file racer. You know; the guys who pay the bills...

[chevy620]

If they are going to make a stroke with a pen and change things........why not get rid of "heads-up runs during eliminations" since the class designation doesn't seem to matter. Yes, you might get blown out in class run-offs but you could still crush them in eliminations.

Make the National events, ALL RUN. It adds a round...big deal. At least they haven't started first and second round buy-backs....yet.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by chevy620

If they are going to make a stroke with a pen and change things........why not get rid of "heads-up runs during eliminations" since the class designation doesn't seem to matter. Yes, you might get blown out in class run-offs but you could still crush them in eliminations.

Make the National events, ALL RUN. It adds a round...big deal. At least they haven't started first and second round buy-backs....yet.

if I wanted to do that, I'd sell the stockers and have a couple of really nice dragsters...................just like everyone else

[Harry 6674]

Originally Posted by chevy620

If they are going to make a stroke with a pen and change things........why not get rid of "heads-up runs during eliminations" since the class designation doesn't seem to matter. Yes, you might get blown out in class run-offs but you could still crush them in eliminations.

Make the National events, ALL RUN. It adds a round...big deal. At least they haven't started first and second round buy-backs....yet.

Because its supposed to be a performanced based eliminator. With out a chance of heads up you may as well put PRO on the window and save a bunch of work. I bet you would like that.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

But Art, can you commend them on making hundreds of thousands of dollars-worth of scienced-out race cars OBSOLETE with the stroke of a pen?

If you can, educate me as to how this benefits the rank-and-file racer. You know; the guys who pay the bills...

Obsolete? I don't think so. If you build a SS/GS car and I can run a second faster than you is that car obsolete? In 1981 when they got rid of Modified that was close to Obsolete, but even they had Comp to run.
They way it benifits the rank and file racer was they followed there own rules, So maybe you can expect them to do that?