Fixing National Event Sportsman Quotas

[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 Lenny5160_v2

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.

no not my ego, my ego is satisfied by my son's driving prowess and the fact that I built a 6.80 dragster. the indexes should be lower because IMO and others it's ridiculous that the NHRA is still indexing these classes as they did 30+ years ago when a mid 8 second dragster was fast! Today many of the cars competing in S/C can run flat out from 6.70s to 7.30s. That said lowering the indexes will not have 1 more person watching the .90 classes.

[rboyle]

If memory serves correct you are right. It was a way to help soften the backlash from the Modified Eliminator elimination too. Super Gas was a door car class where some of the Anglias Monzas and Vegas wound up and Super Comp found some of the old Econo dragsters and Altered wound up. Throttle Stops weren’t invented yet and a lot of adding weight and pedal stops were used to hit the number
. Modifiedcars also had Comp Eliminator for some to fall into and Super Stock for some. So when people say bring back Modified Eliminator I get confused. It’s still there just backyard built tunnel rammed small blocks with 5 speeds are no longer backyard built. Take a look at what Comp is today with the Super Modified classes and Altered classes and those would have been a lot of your MP cars today. Sorry. Different rant. My mind wanders.

[1320racer]

Nothing is going backwards, the 90s are long gone no mind the 70s! We don't do dry hops anymore and there's no bleach in the water box. Typewriters, VHS/VCRs and princess phones are never coming back either.

[Maverick]

Seems to me this 90 stuff should be on the 90 columns and not super, stock column. Someone who can run two seconds under the index and then wants them lowered, should look at what they are doing. I believe you should start on something that is a challenge, instead of complaining...

[1320racer]

I ain't complaining, we've done every well in S/C the past 5 years and you don't make the rules here.

[Pete Lanciers]

Originally Posted by Maverick

Seems to me this 90 stuff should be on the 90 columns and not super, stock column. Someone who can run two seconds under the index and then wants them lowered, should look at what they are doing. I believe you should start on something that is a challenge, instead of complaining...

Now there's a NO ****TER!!!