Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing

Mike Pearson · 10-26-2022, 10:26 AM

Most of us stock and super stock racers are not young any more. I am 64 years old and cant be up all night putting my engine back together after a tear down to set the record. Typically qualifying ends late afternoon or early evening. There is no time to tear down and put the car back together and be ready for first round early the next morning and be fresh enough to race 6-7 rounds. So most choose to not worry about setting records that have no value in points or cash and choose to be ready for the race in the morning. That is my choice. My class has been at a minimum for a several years as most have.

GTS340 · 10-26-2022, 11:08 AM

Setting records have been left to opens. It seems even if you wanted to set a record at a divisional. Now a days your first run is to qualify backed off a little in case you need to move. I remember two things years ago that have change things. First the cars that set records got the early Sunday morning freebe run. Also years ago in division one. First round was random paring. You weren't paying attention to the qualifying sheet. It use to be who could build the fastest car with their own two hand ability. Most cars now are built with a wallet.

Paul Haszlauer

Glenn Briglio · 10-26-2022, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Most of us stock and super stock racers are not young any more. I am 64 years old and cant be up all night putting my engine back together after a tear down to set the record. Typically qualifying ends late afternoon or early evening. There is no time to tear down and put the car back together and be ready for first round early the next morning and be fresh enough to race 6-7 rounds. So most choose to not worry about setting records that have no value in points or cash and choose to be ready for the race in the morning. That is my choice. My class has been at a minimum for a several years as most have.

The open races in division one have a test and tune on Thursday's. You can set a record on Thursday and tear apart on Thursday. I did this twice this year at Atco in April and at Maplegrove this past weekend at Dutch Classic. I'm no spring chicken at 63. It was alot to do and I don't know how many more times I can do it. But we race a performance based eliminator and I'm driven by that.

Mike Pearson · 10-26-2022, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Glenn Briglio

The open races in division one have a test and tune on Thursday's. You can set a record on Thursday and tear apart on Thursday. I did this twice this year at Atco in April and at Maplegrove this past weekend at Dutch Classic. I'm no spring chicken at 63. It was alot to do and I don't know how many more times I can do it. But we race a performance based eliminator and I'm driven by that.

Thats Awesome Glenn. Congrats.
Here in D2 our national open series is run on Sunday after the divisional race is done so no chance at a record there. Plus they are 1/8th mile. Its a nice series and you get a grade point plus 2 races for one tow.
I can run under the minimum to set the record but not fast enough to make it worth while. My stuff is a little like me. Old and tired. On a good day I can run 60+ under.

Rory McNeil · 10-26-2022, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Thats Awesome Glenn. Congrats.
Here in D2 our national open series is run on Sunday after the divisional race is done so no chance at a record there. Plus they are 1/8th mile. Its a nice series and you get a grade point plus 2 races for one tow.
I can run under the minimum to set the record but not fast enough to make it worth while. My stuff is a little like me. Old and tired. On a good day I can run 60+ under.

Mike, I was in kinda the same boat, best I ever went was .83 under, but I put the "R" on the window anyhow, after seeing that so many records had be at a minimum, often for years. The first attempt was a bit of a kick to the nads, I was 4/10s of a CC under the minimum, so not only did I forfeit my entry fee, I had to leave the track, and show up at the nest race with the heads off for a re test. But, even still, I did the record attempts a few more times over the years, and got the certificates, and got to see my name in the ND for a while. Unfortunately, the ND never seems to post the records anymore, which in my opinion, is a slap in the face of the racers that go to the effort to be a record holder, which I believe is totally wrong. When I started racing, I was always impressed when I would see a car with "NHRA National Record Holder" proudly lettered on the race cars, and watching cars getting torn down for the records, was just too cool. To me, the challenge of being able to set a record in a tightly regulated class is one of the draws of Class Racing, compared to just running brackets.

Frank Castros · 10-26-2022, 08:07 PM

I think Bubski should apply for one of the open Division Director positions.

10-26-2022, 10:26 AM	#1
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,444 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing Most of us stock and super stock racers are not young any more. I am 64 years old and cant be up all night putting my engine back together after a tear down to set the record. Typically qualifying ends late afternoon or early evening. There is no time to tear down and put the car back together and be ready for first round early the next morning and be fresh enough to race 6-7 rounds. So most choose to not worry about setting records that have no value in points or cash and choose to be ready for the race in the morning. That is my choice. My class has been at a minimum for a several years as most have. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

10-26-2022, 11:08 AM	#2
GTS340 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 866 Likes: 268 Liked 1,340 Times in 407 Posts	Re: Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing Setting records have been left to opens. It seems even if you wanted to set a record at a divisional. Now a days your first run is to qualify backed off a little in case you need to move. I remember two things years ago that have change things. First the cars that set records got the early Sunday morning freebe run. Also years ago in division one. First round was random paring. You weren't paying attention to the qualifying sheet. It use to be who could build the fastest car with their own two hand ability. Most cars now are built with a wallet. Paul Haszlauer

10-26-2022, 08:07 PM	#6
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,961 Likes: 2,550 Liked 2,698 Times in 952 Posts	Re: Lets Root Cause the Detriment of Class Racing I think Bubski should apply for one of the open Division Director positions. Last edited by Frank Castros; 10-26-2022 at 08:10 PM.