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They should. I think it'd be much more interesting to scan down the list and see that nobody has gone faster since 1989 or whenever. Or that the class is just that sparsely populated.
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Jeff, back when my hair was still brown ET records were 200 points (2 rounds at that time) MPH records were 100 points. I agree, records should be penalty free should be awarded points and should stand until broken. But, they never ask me. LOL!
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All points are excellent. There should be points for ET & MPH record as well as #1 qualifying position. Records should stand for ever!
I could have easily set the D/S record as I had the E/S record. But some "Equal Opportunity" racers got NHRA to have a maximum 11 month record at the time (since rescinded and back to two years). I was capable of 10.50's and did so at NHRA events. But I wasn't going to go through the arse ache of tear down for 11 months on the books only to have it go back to minimum and have somebody set the record at 11.00. I set the AF/S record in 1994 and it took almost ten years for somebody to better it. Like Tom P said, it would make for interesting discussion to see something on the books for years on end. It may even inspire somebody to build a car with one purpose in mind; to take that long standing record. Look at the Summer Brothers Golden Rod. How long was that LSR record of 406? 30 years or more? That's another point. LSR records last until taken. That would be a great policy. When I get my car done, I'm going to do something I've always wanted to do. I want the record in all classs'es the car qualifies; at the same time. That would be SS/G-H-I. Until I get the car out of prison it's just a fantasy! So Jeff C. and Ed...you've got plenty of breathing room! Now we just have to figure how to set records without a super HP penalty. That is another subject though...
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Jeff what was your car convicted of, seems like a life sentence
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The main reason that the records are only for 2 years is because they do not set them back to a minimum if the combo is refactored. Say a record is set today at Maple grove and the combo gets hit 20 hp in the next year or 2, even though that car may not make that class anymore or must carry more weight, the record still stands until it is broken or 2 years have passed. It may not sound/be perfectly fair, but it saves alot of work in the tech dept.
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I agree with Jeff about records and qualifying paying points. A record, if you set both ends, should pay points. So should a contested class win. Qualifying should pay points through tenth position. And a heads up win should pay double points for the round.
As far as records standing, they should return to the minimum at 2 years, for several reasons.
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Bonneville salt racing is looking better all the time. Just sayin'.
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