Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas

[Markeracer]

Luke and Jed present an interesting idea to “fix” National event quotas. Listen in….fast forward to about 27:00 minutes.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000636399467

[partsbob67]

it leaves 5 races with no divisonals. 2- pomona, 2 charlotte, and sonoma.

[Mike Fuller]

Changing the index for the Super categories would help in a number of ways. The spectators hate the stop and go cars, They don't like watching it.
They vacate the stands when they are on the track. Reducing their index will also speed up the program.

[1320racer]

the spectators at a National event hate every class, every car except the Nitro Cars! They don't watch any of them. They vacate the stands when anything is on the track but the Nitro cars.

[BIGG18c]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

the spectators at a National event hate every class, every car except the Nitro Cars! They don't watch any of them. They vacate the stands when anything is on the track but the Nitro cars.

I have been going to the Brainerd National every year since 2007 and this couldn't be more true. People will not even stick around for Pro Stock anymore...

[Mark Yacavone]

One of the few exceptions is for S/SS day at Indy, when the 50 or so real car fans come out.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Changing the index for the Super categories would help in a number of ways.

As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

Ed, I'm getting worried..Agreeing too much with you lately LOL

[Lenny5160_v2]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

As much as I'd like to see the indexes changes if for no other reason to better reflect what these cars can actually run today as opposed to what they could run decades ago when these classes were formed, it's not going to happen and will not "help" in any way because the vocal minority, mostly old men that run these classes are afraid they won't be as competitive when the truth is most of them aren't competitive now and it's not due to their car/power.

Are you saying you'd like to see it changed because your ego would rather see your car staged with 7.90 on the board rather than 8.90? Who is going to be impressed by that or really notice a difference while watching it?

It's an arbitrary number, really. Lowering the number would not make the run any more enjoyable; it would only drive out those on the slow end of the class.

It might make the fastest cars 'better' by not having to be on the stop so low/long, but if so that's their fault for making way more HP than is necessary.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Ed, I'm getting worried..Agreeing too much with you lately LOL

there's always common ground for all of us to agree