Competition Plus DP and CJ article

[Bobby Zlatkin]

MY OPINION ONLY;

NHRA welcomed these cars with open arms. They are thinking only 'FOR PROFIT' and are taking the sport to a higher level in an attempt to emulate NASCAR with only late model (1 - 3 yrs. old) cars in the field. NASCAR cars don't resemble anything you can buy off the showroom and neither will these NHRA cars.

They don't want the HP ratings to be 'in line'. The ridiculous HP ratings are meaningless ard are only used to drive the older cars out. After a while there will only be late model cars in the field and the older cars will be regulated to local weekend races in a jr. league as is the case now in NASCAR.

Why is this being done over time rather than with the stroke of a pen as was done when all pre 1960 cars were eliminated from stock eliminator? To avoid a revolution. They are trying to quietly sneak this by you.

The only way to stop this is for all NHRA members to unite and take action, probably legal action. And they know that probably will never happen. The members (owners) of this non-profit organization must find a way to put the power back into the member's hands or they are doomed.

I can't help but think that Bruton Smith and his facility (which is far too elaborate for the current NHRA program) is a sign of what's to come. His $ has a huge influence on the NHRA as was evidenced by his ridculous four wide nationals. They will change the face of drag racing unless we can unite and stop it now.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bobby Zlatkin

MY OPINION ONLY;

NHRA welcomed these cars with open arms. They are thinking only 'FOR PROFIT' and are taking the sport to a higher level in an attempt to emulate NASCAR with only late model (1 - 3 yrs. old) cars in the field. NASCAR cars don't resemble anything you can buy off the showroom and neither will these NHRA cars.

They don't want the HP ratings to be 'in line'. The ridiculous HP ratings are meaningless ard are only used to drive the older cars out. After a while there will only be late model cars in the field and the older cars will be regulated to local weekend races in a jr. league as is the case now in NASCAR.

Why is this being done over time rather than with the stroke of a pen as was done when all pre 1960 cars were eliminated from stock eliminator? To avoid a revolution. They are trying to quietly sneak this by you.

The only way to stop this is for all NHRA members to unite and take action, probably legal action. And they know that probably will never happen. The members (owners) of this non-profit organization must find a way to put the power back into the member's hands or they are doomed.

I can't help but think that Bruton Smith and his facility (which is far too elaborate for the current NHRA program) is a sign of what's to come. His $ has a huge influence on the NHRA as was evidenced by his ridculous four wide nationals. They will change the face of drag racing unless we can unite and stop it now.

Just check out the number of quality higher HP classed stockers (and tow rigs,) that are FOR SALE now since Indy. Some are giving up before thier investment becomes worthless !

[Chad Rhodes]

anyone else want to chime in on the thread i started on the competition plus forum???

http://forum.competitionplus.com/showthread.php?t=6910

let's tell them what we really think, and what is really going on

[Bobby Zlatkin]

Chad,

Everything you say is true. But just taking individual pot shots at them isn't going to help.
"They" are quite aware of the situation and the ONLY way to fight them is with a unified effort.

If we lose, then we can all go IHRA racing, and believe me, that wouldn't be such a terrible thing.

[Bob Pagano]

I already emailed Bobby and gave him an ear full. I also told him if he did not believe me to go to classracer and read for himself.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Bobby Zlatkin

Chad,

Everything you say is true. But just taking individual pot shots at them isn't going to help.
"They" are quite aware of the situation and the ONLY way to fight them is with a unified effort.

If we lose, then we can all go IHRA racing, and believe me, that wouldn't be such a terrible thing.

my point was that CompPlus has no problem flying in the face of Glendora's wishes, so why not do an article showing the real effects of these cars instead of a fluff piece with a bold faced lie as its defending quote

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bobby Zlatkin

Chad,

Everything you say is true. But just taking individual pot shots at them isn't going to help.
"They" are quite aware of the situation and the ONLY way to fight them is with a unified effort.

If we lose, then we can all go IHRA racing, and believe me, that wouldn't be such a terrible thing.

If the car counts went up a lot in IHRA then the manufacturers would follow. Better pay outs and more manufacturers paying also. The up shot would be better tech form hiring more and better informed tech people. Ahhhh, but there are to many NHRA racers who would rather quit and go fishing than to "Lower" themselves.....lol.

[Bobby Bennett]

I debated long and hard whether I was going to respond to this.

The bottom line is I wrote an article intent on discussing the latest trend in Stock and Super Stock racing. I wanted to give these classes some much needed publicity. It wasn't intended to focus on what was right or wrong with Stock and Super Stock.

I interviewed Brent with the specific question, why he brought out these cars. It had nothing to do with factoring or anything. I figured if a man had bought ten of them, he was certainly qualified to speak on the matter.

However, there will be another article, not sure when, discussing what is believed to be the unfairness of these cars competing.

[Jim Kaekel]

Very good, Bobby. A follow-up article would be great. The CJ Mustangs and DP Challengers have created controversy. These new cars can be good for the sport, but only if handled correctly, and not placed in Stock with bogus HP ratings. They have no VIN, and cannot be purchased at the dealer by the averaged motoring public because they are NOT street legal. The Stocker I race had over 130,000 miles on the odometer before I turned it into a race car, including over ten years of Michigan winters.

[Bob Pagano]

I thank you and look forward to seeing your article, there is alot of cars that are affected and now obsolete by the way they were dumped on by nhra.