What's wrong with Stock?

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

According to the 2014 NHRA RULE BOOK - All cars in Stock classes must be factory-production assembled , showroom available, and in the hands of the general public. A minimum of 500 units of a particular style must be produced.

How many of the factory cars (copo's drag-packs, cobra jets) are built each year??? How many of them are available to the general public through the dealer showrooms??

I think many of the questions can be answered by examining these criteria.

Evidently NHRA doesn't follow their own rulebook.

Don't get me wrong, I love the new cars (built after 2008), they just need to be put where they belong and factored properly.

NHRA is following their own rulebook. Maybe, instead of being selective with your quotations from the rule book, you should share the whole section?

[Carguy49]

Originally Posted by GUMP

NHRA is following their own rulebook. Maybe, instead of being selective with your quotations from the rule book, you should share the whole section?

You are right. I didn't include the next paragraph which includes the following - that OEM may apply for inclusion of any special production runs. Special runs must be a minimum of 50 units and need not be showroom available.

That being said, if the index for the Factory Showdown cars was lowered and the AHFS system was applied to ALL CARS things would be less frustrating for the racers.

Greg Hill mentioned that Scott Burton just packed up and left Indy. He has a very fast car (B/SA .977 under and 70th on qualifying list) and was scheduled to run Joey Wilkes (same class) who qualified at 1.409 under.

It has been offered to lower the indexes to 9.60 for FS/A and 9.85 for FS/B, good place to start. And implement the AHFS for all.