Grade Point Alternative

Charley Downing · 12-30-2022, 12:14 AM

Bpozzi you must be a liberal
Let me see if I get this correct
Its ok if your saving spots for racers that are your friends. But if I save the same spot for someone that is paying that’s not ok.
You do realize both have the same results

Bpozzi · 12-30-2022, 12:31 AM

Hahahaha a liberal? Of course politics gets brought in to the conversation. Nope never have or will save a spot for someone on a national level, at some point everyone feels so entitled that they deserve to race a national instead of putting in the work for it. Going to a National event isn’t a “right”, you have to earn the privilege to be present at those races. But in typical form, guys with the most money can get it done right lmao. It’s pretty irritating when guys used to just have a buddy fill out a tech card and sit at home and get the grade points. Glad NHRA put a stop to that.

Charley Downing · 12-30-2022, 12:46 AM

I would hardly call driving to 8 points meets or national opens and paying $180-$200 entry at the gate and passing tech putting in the work in order to run national events. But what do I know I have only been doing this for 20 years or so.

Billy Nees · 12-30-2022, 08:35 AM

Charlie Bob, you're gonna need a good Business Lawyer for when NHRA "attacks" your business plan!

Mike Pearson · 12-30-2022, 08:55 AM

I am pretty sure Charlie and Bubsky are one in the same.

Jeff Niceswanger · 12-30-2022, 09:59 AM

Charlie !!! Can you get Led Zeppelin Tickets ? People will pay whatever you want....

I think you're on to something here..

Whalen3186 · 12-30-2022, 10:19 AM

This is the 2nd year in a row that stock for the Gators has filled in under 6 minutes. Why hasn’t anyone addressed the elephant in the room of how ridiculously easy it is to accumulate grade points in D2?? With the amount of divisionals and national opens offered in the southeast, everyone can easily get 12-15 gp’s in a season.

A few short years ago many guys were b!tching about how hard it was to get gp’s in d2. Now there’s more gp opportunities than any other division in the country and you wonder why a race fills so quick. This is capitalism working at its finest to fix a problem that NHRA created.

Quotas are half of what they should be, especially for a 4 day national event. That deserves a whole other thread and NHRA should do more to meet customer demands/expectations for the sportsman racer.

Larry Hill · 12-30-2022, 10:45 AM

Charlie if you only charged past Champs that no longer race a 15% commission it would be a nice supplement to their income.

12-30-2022, 12:14 AM	#1
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 633 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative Bpozzi you must be a liberal Let me see if I get this correct Its ok if your saving spots for racers that are your friends. But if I save the same spot for someone that is paying that’s not ok. You do realize both have the same results __________________ Charley Downing 3548 STK Last edited by Charley Downing; 12-30-2022 at 12:29 AM.

12-30-2022, 12:31 AM	#2
Bpozzi Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 92 Likes: 13 Liked 120 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative Hahahaha a liberal? Of course politics gets brought in to the conversation. Nope never have or will save a spot for someone on a national level, at some point everyone feels so entitled that they deserve to race a national instead of putting in the work for it. Going to a National event isn’t a “right”, you have to earn the privilege to be present at those races. But in typical form, guys with the most money can get it done right lmao. It’s pretty irritating when guys used to just have a buddy fill out a tech card and sit at home and get the grade points. Glad NHRA put a stop to that. __________________ 296B AA/SA 296B FGT/G Last edited by Bpozzi; 12-30-2022 at 12:35 AM.

12-30-2022, 12:46 AM	#3
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 761 Likes: 16 Liked 633 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative I would hardly call driving to 8 points meets or national opens and paying $180-$200 entry at the gate and passing tech putting in the work in order to run national events. But what do I know I have only been doing this for 20 years or so. __________________ Charley Downing 3548 STK

12-30-2022, 08:35 AM	#4
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,497 Likes: 3,600 Liked 7,773 Times in 1,742 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative Charlie Bob, you're gonna need a good Business Lawyer for when NHRA "attacks" your business plan! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

12-30-2022, 08:55 AM	#5
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,452 Likes: 615 Liked 1,937 Times in 582 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative I am pretty sure Charlie and Bubsky are one in the same. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

12-30-2022, 09:59 AM	#6
Jeff Niceswanger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 894 Likes: 686 Liked 1,034 Times in 368 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative Charlie !!! Can you get Led Zeppelin Tickets ? People will pay whatever you want.... I think you're on to something here.. __________________ Jeff Niceswanger 3740 SS

12-30-2022, 10:19 AM	#7
Whalen3186 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 242 Likes: 20 Liked 109 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative This is the 2nd year in a row that stock for the Gators has filled in under 6 minutes. Why hasn’t anyone addressed the elephant in the room of how ridiculously easy it is to accumulate grade points in D2?? With the amount of divisionals and national opens offered in the southeast, everyone can easily get 12-15 gp’s in a season. A few short years ago many guys were b!tching about how hard it was to get gp’s in d2. Now there’s more gp opportunities than any other division in the country and you wonder why a race fills so quick. This is capitalism working at its finest to fix a problem that NHRA created. Quotas are half of what they should be, especially for a 4 day national event. That deserves a whole other thread and NHRA should do more to meet customer demands/expectations for the sportsman racer. __________________ Drew Whalen Stk 3186

12-30-2022, 10:45 AM	#8
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,646 Likes: 1,941 Liked 10,746 Times in 2,235 Posts	Re: Grade Point Alternative Charlie if you only charged past Champs that no longer race a 15% commission it would be a nice supplement to their income. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817