How about severely limiting "Super" class entries?

GTS340 · 01-16-2020, 12:04 PM

I've never have ran in any .90 class. Just Stock and E.T. racing. NHRA changes the way we compete, change the indexes, add and remove parts.
I thought when Super Street was born. It allowed the local racer a chance to compete at their home track. The class has obviously changed and with all the electronics. The super classes have really become handicap racing again but at the finish line. Throw the electronics out and put a dial in on the windows.

Lenny5160 · 01-16-2020, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GTS340

I've never have ran in any .90 class. Just Stock and E.T. racing. NHRA changes the way we compete, change the indexes, add and remove parts.
I thought when Super Street was born. It allowed the local racer a chance to compete at their home track. The class has obviously changed and with all the electronics. The super classes have really become handicap racing again but at the finish line. Throw the electronics out and put a dial in on the windows.

My racing is split fairly evenly between bracket racing and .90 racing, and my bracket racing is split between electronics and no electronics. The differences with .90 racing are what I love about it. If the NHRA races were just bracket races, I'm sure I could find another event that makes more financial sense.

I don't ever expect spectators to enjoy it, but I've found that when I'm explaining .90 racing to a random spectator at an event who asks they seem intrigued by what we are doing. Maybe they're just being polite.

GUMP · 01-16-2020, 12:45 PM

The place to watch .90 racing is at the finish line. Some of those guys are going to have serious neck issues when they get old!

Bobby DiDomenico · 01-18-2020, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

The place to watch .90 racing is at the finish line.

That is the best place for all the Sportsman Classes. Sadly every track has NO stands there.

Joe Martens · 01-18-2020, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

That is the best place for all the Sportsman Classes. Sadly every track has NO stands there.

Norwalk does! Used to be called the creature bleachers!

cmracing · 01-18-2020, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

That is the best place for all the Sportsman Classes. Sadly every track has NO stands there.

E-Town did, though that doesn't matter anymore.

Greenlight · 01-18-2020, 09:32 PM

It took 8 grade points (GP) to get in Gainesville in Stock, yet Top Sportsman is not full with 3 GP at Phoenix (10 spots still open). That's certainly not fair to the NHRA Stock racer who works hard and spends lots of $$ to attend a bunch of races.

I suggest that at the next level of GP entry date (i.e. going from 6 GP to 5 GP), the NHRA looks at the "unfilled" categories and distributes "open" spots to the other "filled" classes. Then, the following year the class that didn't "fill" it's spots early, have fewer spots (quota) the next year and the class that did "fill" it's spots early get a higher quota the next year.

The process should lend itself to all classes being full with the same number of GP requirements. The total number of vehicles remains the same.

The negative of this COULD be that you only have 7 Top Sportsman cars and 4 Comp. Elim. cars. Bare minimums could be set at 16.

Brent Kopejtka · 01-18-2020, 10:22 PM

Honestly for car quotas would like to see 64 or 128 quotas, at a National Event I don’t think there should be gummies. If quotas fill comp byes would be the only ones. I don’t know the answer but I am sure most would agree the pros could have the entourage more under control. I guess that’s where the midway disappeared to.

01-16-2020, 12:04 PM	#1
GTS340 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 876 Likes: 283 Liked 1,354 Times in 413 Posts	Re: How about severely limiting "Super" class entries? I've never have ran in any .90 class. Just Stock and E.T. racing. NHRA changes the way we compete, change the indexes, add and remove parts. I thought when Super Street was born. It allowed the local racer a chance to compete at their home track. The class has obviously changed and with all the electronics. The super classes have really become handicap racing again but at the finish line. Throw the electronics out and put a dial in on the windows.

01-16-2020, 12:45 PM	#3
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,829 Likes: 2,183 Liked 2,361 Times in 558 Posts	Re: How about severely limiting "Super" class entries? The place to watch .90 racing is at the finish line. Some of those guys are going to have serious neck issues when they get old!

01-18-2020, 09:32 PM	#7
Greenlight Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215 Likes: 16 Liked 79 Times in 22 Posts	Re: How about severely limiting "Super" class entries? It took 8 grade points (GP) to get in Gainesville in Stock, yet Top Sportsman is not full with 3 GP at Phoenix (10 spots still open). That's certainly not fair to the NHRA Stock racer who works hard and spends lots of $$ to attend a bunch of races. I suggest that at the next level of GP entry date (i.e. going from 6 GP to 5 GP), the NHRA looks at the "unfilled" categories and distributes "open" spots to the other "filled" classes. Then, the following year the class that didn't "fill" it's spots early, have fewer spots (quota) the next year and the class that did "fill" it's spots early get a higher quota the next year. The process should lend itself to all classes being full with the same number of GP requirements. The total number of vehicles remains the same. The negative of this COULD be that you only have 7 Top Sportsman cars and 4 Comp. Elim. cars. Bare minimums could be set at 16. Last edited by Greenlight; 01-19-2020 at 11:12 AM. Reason: Edit 7 to 8 GP for Gainesville. Thanks Larry for catching this.

01-18-2020, 10:22 PM	#8
Brent Kopejtka Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 49 Likes: 1,197 Liked 48 Times in 22 Posts	Re: How about severely limiting "Super" class entries? Honestly for car quotas would like to see 64 or 128 quotas, at a National Event I don’t think there should be gummies. If quotas fill comp byes would be the only ones. I don’t know the answer but I am sure most would agree the pros could have the entourage more under control. I guess that’s where the midway disappeared to.