An Idea for the Future

[Ed Wright]

I never did understand why they got rid of Modified instead of Comp. Not many raced Comp, and nobody watched Comp.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I never did understand why they got rid of Modified instead of Comp. Not many raced Comp, and nobody watched Comp.

Money and politics !

[Steve Williams]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I never did understand why they got rid of Modified instead of Comp. Not many raced Comp, and nobody watched Comp.

You are way off base on this Ed. Back at the time that Modified got axed, it was very common for close to 60 cars or more show up for 32 car show. It was also common for 100 plus to show for 64 car show. Comp was and still is the class that bridges the gap technology and innovation wise from Super Stock to Pro Stock. I have worked on Modified cars back in the day as well as Comp cars then and now. It was a shame that Modified took it in the shorts like they did because it obsoleted most cars from that category overnight. The problem with Comp nowadays is that it is awful hard to explain index, CIC and permenant index hits to the average Joe. Collectively as Sportsman racers, we can not afford to lose any classes from Comp on down. I may not care for some sportsman classes in terms of how they race, but I hope that I never go to a race again and find out that someone just got axed like I did back in Indy many years ago. I did shed a tear when that happened to Modified knowing that this was the last time that I would see many familar faces that showed up every week without fail and supported the very organization that stuck it in their rearend. My rant is now over..........

[Ed Wright]

Were you actually racing in the late 1970s, 1980s? Where were these 32 & 64 car shows? The WCS races were all run, national events were all class winners. Comp Eliminator today is not the Comp of those days. Mostly Econo dragsters back then.
Thinking maybe the car count fell off drastically after I quit at the end of the 1979 season when Modified greatly out numbered Comp. So after reading your " rant" I emailed Bill Long, Mike Edward's partner when he was running B/SM with his Maverick. Bill says Modified greatly out numbered Comp right up to the end. I'll take his word since I know for certain they were there. Modified Eliminator World Champs, right?

[Bobby Bennett]

So, am I to assume you guys believe there's merit in a pre-1970s rule for those 3 Modified classifications?

[Ed Fernandez]

Bobby, as an automotive journalist why don't you try and get an interview with Gracia,Bruce and Graham Light about these new cars?And ask them the tough questions being addressed on Class Racer?

[Jim Kaekel]

Bobby, as an automotive journalist why don't you try and get an interview with Gracia,Bruce and Graham Light about these new cars?And ask them the tough questions being addressed on Class Racer?[/QUOTE]

Now there's a good start for an article right there. It's called investigative journalism.

[BlueOval Ralph]

Comp in 1977-1981 when we ran it was not all run. Div 3 was 16 cars at WCS meets.
National events was either 16 or 32 cars
Indy was 64 cars
Ralph

[BlueOval Ralph]

The car count in those classes is so small, it just doesn't mater to the masses, only to those building a new car, right Bobby?? The more important fight is fixing the big picture items like CJ & DP classes.

Originally Posted by Bobby Bennett

So, am I to assume you guys believe there's merit in a pre-1970s rule for those 3 Modified classifications?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph

The car count in those classes is so small, it just doesn't mater to the masses, only to those building a new car, right Bobby?? The more important fight is fixing the big picture items like CJ & DP classes.

I agree.