BAD NEWS for SS/JA CARS!!!!

Greg Hill · 02-05-2011, 11:09 AM

There's nothing like a bogus hp rating to make a fast car.

Chad Rhodes · 02-05-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

There's nothing like a bogus hp rating to make a fast car.

sure beats the hell out of hard work huh?

Crew Chief · 03-07-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

There's nothing like a bogus hp rating to make a fast car.

With the way the AHFS hit numbers got raised for this year, it will be the mid-season review before DPs and CJs get their hp ratings changed. Heads up runs against those cars are going to be a joke.

chevy620 · 03-07-2011, 11:30 AM

Why not have Class Eliminations where the "fastest car" counts but when regular Eliminations start.....no heads-up runs. Then the bogus factoring and other "science" is not the factor, it is the driver and car together.

That would eliminate all the worry and guys who feel they have to stay home because they are .4 short in a heads-up run.

I think you would get more cars to enter the events, drivers will win not AFHS-ratings and more new guys might build affordable combinations.

I know this isn't a popular idea, change seldom is, but seeing the interest in Stock and S/Stock declining it could be something to change that wouldn't hurt anything and might help strengthen the sport.

Jok
(used to own a nice C/SA but getting "crushed" after towing 250 miles and ending up running some "bogus-rated" car or a guy who can spend $80K on a Stocker to go .90 under in a "heads-up run" during eliminations just didn't interest me anymore. ) Loved the racers I met and the fun of racing in Stock but not the politics, that simple.

Travis Miller · 03-07-2011, 12:09 PM

[QUOTE=chevy620;244338]Why not have Class Eliminations where the "fastest car" counts but when regular Eliminations start.....no heads-up runs. Then the bogus factoring and other "science" is not the factor, it is the driver and car together.

Jok, You are making too much sense. The problem is that if there were ten cars in a class, five would be for the idea and five would be against it. Guess which five would be for and which five would be against.

But do not dispare, the tide may be turning.

Travis

(Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)

02-05-2011, 11:09 AM	#1
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: BAD NEWS for SS/JA CARS!!!! There's nothing like a bogus hp rating to make a fast car. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

03-07-2011, 11:30 AM	#4
chevy620 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 188 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: BAD NEWS for SS/JA CARS!!!! Why not have Class Eliminations where the "fastest car" counts but when regular Eliminations start.....no heads-up runs. Then the bogus factoring and other "science" is not the factor, it is the driver and car together. That would eliminate all the worry and guys who feel they have to stay home because they are .4 short in a heads-up run. I think you would get more cars to enter the events, drivers will win not AFHS-ratings and more new guys might build affordable combinations. I know this isn't a popular idea, change seldom is, but seeing the interest in Stock and S/Stock declining it could be something to change that wouldn't hurt anything and might help strengthen the sport. Jok (used to own a nice C/SA but getting "crushed" after towing 250 miles and ending up running some "bogus-rated" car or a guy who can spend $80K on a Stocker to go .90 under in a "heads-up run" during eliminations just didn't interest me anymore. ) Loved the racers I met and the fun of racing in Stock but not the politics, that simple.

03-07-2011, 12:09 PM	#5
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: BAD NEWS for SS/JA CARS!!!! [QUOTE=chevy620;244338]Why not have Class Eliminations where the "fastest car" counts but when regular Eliminations start.....no heads-up runs. Then the bogus factoring and other "science" is not the factor, it is the driver and car together. Jok, You are making too much sense. The problem is that if there were ten cars in a class, five would be for the idea and five would be against it. Guess which five would be for and which five would be against. But do not dispare, the tide may be turning. Travis (Disclaimer: Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)