What would you do?

[Alan Roehrich]

Interesting proposition.

For Stock and Super Stock only, as that is where we race.

I'd cut the entry fee for National Events to $250, for one car plus driver, and one crew. LODRS races would be $200.

I'd increase the payout for a National Event win to $5000. LODRS races would pay $2500.

The national championship would pay $50K to win, and pay back 5 places, the LODRS Division championships would pay $25K and pay back 5 places.

I'd take a 10% cut of contingency funds for administration only, instead of the massive up front cut NHRA takes now. So companies paying contingency for a win would pay 110% of the payout through NHRA with 100% going to the racer, and 10% going to NHRA to cover paperwork and administration. Contingency sponsors would be given 30 days to pay, at 60 days they go on probation, and at 90 days, they get removed from the list until they make all back payments, then remain on probation for a year. NHRA gets one week to send the check out once they get it.

I'd restructure the points and money. Qualifying would pay $100 for number one, and 25 points, down to 10 points for qualifying number ten. A round win in class would pay 20 points, with an over all class win paying another 20 points, in contested classes. A heads up win in final eliminations would pay a 20 point bonus, so that round would pay up to 40 points. Class wins would pay $200. A national record, both ends, at least 1.0 under the index on ET, would pay $200 and 100 points. You can set the record once in a year, unless it is reset by another racer.

Stock would get restructured, with A being 7.0 pounds per factored HP and having a 10.50 index, with 1.0 pound weight breaks all the way to 24.0, and FWD cars rolled in to the regular classes with a weight and/or HP handicap.

The base requirement for Stock Eliminator would be returned to 50 cars produced as complete licensed street legal vehicles meeting the emissions and safety standards for the date of manufacture. If it doesn't have a VIN, it doesn't meet safety and emissions standards for the year it was produced, and it can't be licensed and insured as regular production line street car, you can't race it in Stock.

New street legal production cars produced between 1990 and 2007 would be allowed to take 300# off of their factory shipping weight, and 2008 and up cars to remove up to 400# off of their factory shipping weight. This would be to allow for removal of emissions and safety equipment not used in racing, as well as to allow for removal of now standard equipment such as A/C, P/S, P/B, and other power options. This would allow newer cars that weigh as much as 3700# to get down to a decent race weight, and get into higher classes, and not have to carry excess permanent ballast. The purpose being to allow the factories to actually compete in Stock Eliminator with real production street cars.

The factory race cars would be moved out of Stock and traditional Super Stock, and into Super Stock classes of their own, A/FX thru D/FX, with A/FX starting at 7.0 pounds and having a 10.0 index, so they could run 9.00 without getting HP, and with all FX cars getting a 10.5" slick. This would allow the new factory race cars to compete in a class of their own to showcase the factory participation, and show how fast they could go. When they can no longer make class at 7.0, they would move to traditional Super Stock classes at 6.0 pounds per factored HP.

Consideration would be given to moving the Modified cars back into their own class, with a structure like Super Stock has now, "shoe polish" racing except for heads up racing between same class cars.

Stock and Super Stock racers would be given an opportunity when they pre-entered to enter a drawing be one of ten Stock and Super Stock racers to be parked in the Pro pit section at each event, to have their cars displayed for the fans in the pits. Announcers would be instructed to mention them being there every time the classes were on the track, and encourage fans to go back and see them.

Television contracts would include the requirement to cover at least the semi-final and final rounds of Stock and Super Stock. As well as in car cameras for participants, and interviews for the winner and runner up.