The Future Of The .90 Classes

[63corvette]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

If they were going to change anything it should be the tree
go back to a true 400 and a true 500

I was told by a NHRA official a few years back that NHRA would edit the tree when Pro Stock Motorcycle was at the race and do it from Friday to Saturday when eleminations for the Sportsman Classes had started.
That should not happen and I understand it was stopped, however I think it was the cause of many red lights.
Just tell us what the rules are and we can adjust.
My 2 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[Regan Wilson]

Originally Posted by 63corvette

I was told by a NHRA official a few years back that NHRA would edit the tree when Pro Stock Motorcycle was at the race and do it from Friday to Saturday when eleminations for the Sportsman Classes had started.
That should not happen and I understand it was stopped, however I think it was the cause of many red lights.
Just tell us what the rules are and we can adjust.
My 2 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

I could give all of you a really long and detailed explanation of what I went through with this issue SRAC. What I will say is when we were at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La in 2019 I was hearing (What is this .470 on the time slip?). That was for the SST racers like me. I just had to tell them it had been like that for years. NPR's time slips actually had it printed .470 on the paper time slip. That means SG and SC had .370 0n theirs too.

[Regan Wilson]

I'll add to that with. We would run a Divisional with a true .400 for SG & SC and a true .500 in SST back around 07 and 08. Then you go to a National Event and you're 30 slow. Nobody told you ****. There were a bunch of people in all the Super classes that didn't have the numbers to pull out but nobody ever got an explanation why.

[SGSST109E]

I still firmly believe it was all about Angel crying on TV that she fouled. I went to a double division race and beat myself up all weekend not being able to hit the number. I found out the following week from a tech guy at the local track that NHRA changed the tree. Thats when I went to SSrt for many years till I had enough power to hit the .370 and moved back to SG

[Keith 944]

I remember the motorcycle racers crying, I remember not being told from race to race what the tree was set at. I really don’t understand why the sportsman classes had to be changed along with the pros
isn’t it just a flip of a switch or a few seconds of programming in the tower? when they did this they basically created the Corvette roadster and .90 classes has became where either you can hit the light or stay home. Some of the big mile an hour problems people complain about are also because you had to have extra horsepower to make the car leave to go red which equals more horsepower and more mph. super Street excluded a lot of cars that can run the number but just can’t cut the light.

[JThomas]

Put some "SUPER" back into S/C. 7.50 index with .350 tree.

[Regan Wilson]

I can't remember what year it was maybe 09 or10 when it went straight to a .X70 tree. That's why I parked my stuff in early 2011. I fixed the issue and kept trying to came back. I had motor issues, business issues and a broken leg. The next thing I knew I was 53 years old making my first full season in 9 years. I wouldn't do this stuff if I didn't love it. But damn some times it's a PITA. But then again here I am. Lol