How about severely limiting "Super" class entries?

[Lyn Smith]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

I raced C/SM many times when there were more than 30 C/SM cars. Running class at national events, there were enough rounds, it was like running Modified Eliminator. Enough C/SM cars to be it’s own eliminator. Indy had over 50 cars in class run offs one year I was there.

Got a 1980 US Nationals program. Shows 25 entries in C/SM. But that doesn't count cars that entered late, or changed classes after they got to INDY. A/SM had 9. B/SM had 10.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Got a 1980 US Nationals program. Shows 25 entries in C/SM. But that doesn't count cars that entered late, or changed classes after they got to INDY. A/SM had 9. B/SM had 10.

I had quit drag racing by 1980. Ran dirt track Sprint Cars ‘80 thru ‘90.

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

Got a 1980 US Nationals program. Shows 25 entries in C/SM. But that doesn't count cars that entered late, or changed classes after they got to INDY. A/SM had 9. B/SM had 10.

That is more realistic.....a few years earlier was the high for the /SM cars. 1976-1979

Peoples memories about the "good ole glory days" are like fishing stories.....the car counts were huge like the fish they caught....lol

[Frank Castros]

C/SM in the seventies blew my mind. So many great race cars, albeit few Mopars. Billy Casey's "Super Pumpkin" being my favorite. R.I.P.

[Mike Jones]

Nice read on the first Super Modified.

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...r-craft-camaro

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

C/SM in the seventies blew my mind. So many great race cars, albeit few Mopars. Billy Casey's "Super Pumpkin" being my favorite. R.I.P.

We did have big C/SM car counts in the late ‘70s. Biggest class at Indy & Pomona. No big car counts in A/SM or B/SM. Small blocks Chevy could not run with the Ford Cleveland. Those Fords could not run C/SM. Had to be a wedge.

[Fireofficer5]

Comp and Modified used to be a pipeline for used cars, parts and technology from Pro Stock.

It was some what a breeding ground for new players in Pro Stock too.

Now, ......

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

We did have big C/SM car counts in the late ‘70s. Biggest class at Indy & Pomona. No big car counts in A/SM or B/SM. Small blocks Chevy could not run with the Ford Cleveland. Those Fords could not run C/SM. Had to be a wedge.

I started out running my Camaro in C/SM back in the late 70's. I was just a teen ager out of high school. We took the car to the sportnationals in Bowling Green KY 2 different years. both years there was more than 30 C/SM cars there. I was never very fast in that class. I didn't understand what the fast guys were doing to the heads back then. Other than that I had all good stuff.

[Bruce Noland]

How about addressing the 800 pound gorilla in the room? Severely limiting any sportsman category does not improve the health of our sport. A reasonable entry quota for all categories is the answer - not picking on other groups of racers. What is a reasonable national event quota for all categories? 80 to 90? Its obscene for this outfit to dangle national event entries in front of the racers and then allow only the privileged few to enter. Its known as bait and switch and it is illegal. For all of you youngsters out there (65 and younger) you better get busy cuz this outfit is determined to push you out of national events while taking your membership money.