Everyone in protect mode?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Nitro Joe Jackson

its bad, i never seen so many 1000 ft and over weight runs in my life

I know it'd still give people some leeway within their class, but didn't they institute the "maximum weight" this year? (ie., if you weigh more than the next lower class, you have to run that class)

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

I know it'd still give people some leeway within their class, but didn't they institute the "maximum weight" this year? (ie., if you weigh more than the next lower class, you have to run that class)

Wanna stop this stuff?Put a tech person on each side of the track at 1100' during qualifying.You drop it at1000' twice during qualifying you go to tear down.If you
weight more than the next class down once,barn visit.
If they try to drag the brakes at 1000',barn visit.Not easy to catch, but doable.
Not showing the qualifying sheet till after the last qualifyer is good too.
Nomex underwear will be worn on return to site.

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Wanna stop this stuff?Put a tech person on each side of the track at 1100' during qualifying.You drop it at1000' twice during qualifying you go to tear down.If you
weight more than the next class down once,barn visit.
If they try to drag the brakes at 1000',barn visit.Not easy to catch, but doable.
Not showing the qualifying sheet till after the last qualifyer is good too.
Nomex underwear will be worn on return to site.

I don't think they want to stop it, if they did, just using the eighth mile ET would rattle a lot of cages. Lifting before the eighth would make dialing the car pretty tough.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

I don't think they want to stop it, if they did, just using the eighth mile ET would rattle a lot of cages. Lifting before the eighth would make dialing the car pretty tough.

This would help also but its all become a joke. Maybe NHRA should start running stock and S/S like comp with a CIC except use 5 tenths as the "Hammer Point" for the HP hit instead of an index change.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

This would help also but its all become a joke. Maybe NHRA should start running stock and S/S like comp with a CIC except use 5 tenths as the "Hammer Point" for the HP hit instead of an index change.

Five tenths? Ouch! Almost everybody runs more than five under. That's a LOT of hp getting handed out. Somebody in Glendora would be really busy for a good while. Probably end up like Comp with only fifteen to twenty cars showing up.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Five tenths? Ouch! Almost everybody runs more than five under. That's a LOT of hp getting handed out. Somebody in Glendora would be really busy for a good while. Probably end up like Comp with only fifteen to twenty cars showing up.

lol....yeah maybe 5 tenths is a little to much. Its just sad that so many play these stupid games yet complain and bitch when the class cars can not draw spectators and NHRA treats them as red headed step children. Is it any wonder that the contengices are falling faster than the number of cars showing up to race. I know the economy dosent help things but the class racers are their own worst enemy. Who would want to watch a show with every one letting off at 1000 ft or prearanging the winner of a heads up run to save their HP factors. The class cars are about as exciting as watching the start, stop, stumble cars anymore. Performance is secondary to a bracket race. The AHFS will NEVER work because of this.

[Dinsdale]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Its just sad that so many play these stupid games yet complain and bitch when the class cars can not draw spectators and NHRA treats them as red headed step children. Is it any wonder that the contengices are falling faster than the number of cars showing up to race. I know the economy dosent help things but the class racers are their own worst enemy. Who would want to watch a show with every one letting off at 1000 ft or prearanging the winner of a heads up run to save their HP factors. The class cars are about as exciting as watching the start, stop, stumble cars anymore. Performance is secondary to a bracket race. The AHFS will NEVER work because of this.

Exactly what I was thinking and one of the reasons I ditched my "Stocker" project in favour of having fun with our Stick Shift group.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Wanna stop this stuff?Put a tech person on each side of the track at 1100' during qualifying.You drop it at1000' twice during qualifying you go to tear down.If you
weight more than the next class down once,barn visit.
If they try to drag the brakes at 1000',barn visit.Not easy to catch, but doable.
Not showing the qualifying sheet till after the last qualifyer is good too.
Nomex underwear will be worn on return to site.

Maybe NHRA should take another 5 tenths off the current indexes on top of what you said.

[GeorgeInNePa]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Maybe NHRA should take another 5 tenths off the current indexes on top of what you said.

Didn't they add 3 tenths in the early 90s?

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by GeorgeInNePa

Didn't they add 3 tenths in the early 90s?

Back in `92 it was 2 tenths for most classes,some only got .15.