New Classes in Stock AAA/SA, AAA/S and FS/AAA

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Alan the facts are..there are no appropriate RWD classes for the bulk of of the current crop .Most are centered around DF/S and EF/S ,which are low 17's to low 16 second cars.
The bottom RWD class is W, which is a mid 16 index ,but most can run in the15's.
V/S(A) is for V6's or 4 cylinder combos. The good one run in the 14's
How would you equalize that situation? Lower the FWD hp's ? How would they get enough weight out to speed them up?
Raise the V and W indexes, where there are already second under cars?
All I see is a whole bunch of grief for guys that aren't bothering anyone, and trying to race on a limited budget. I say leave the FWD guys alone .They are the only entry level cars left in NHRA class racing.

Now ,.if you want to combine say, D and E, and F and G... go ahead ,but it will end up as a net loss for NHRA ,when the newer guys have a heads up run , every other round, and then stop going to Divisionals ;-)

Are they truly "entry level"? Ie., are they a gateway for people looking to get into class racing, learn, and move up? Or are they a protected special class, for people to play in the deep end of the pool, with water wings, instead of learning to swim?




Look, I don't mind FWD, it's not my cup of tea, but variety is the spice of life.


The true concept of a dime rocket is really cool. The idea of an underfactored combination, where you can buy the car for a low price, you go buy used wheels and tires, cheap headers, freshen the engine, build a nice budget transmission with a cheap converter, throw in a gear on a spool, and go run 0.80+ under, that's frikkin awesome. If you're not hiding from heads up runs, even better.



But when I read these posts you guys make, the FWD guys don't want heads up races (but Billy wants to make the RWD stick guys race the RWD automatic guys heads up), they want to deep stage, and they want the "first or worst" rule rescinded. They want to buy their car for under $1250 on marketplace. They don't want to buy high end pistons, rings, camshafts, clutches, converters, etc. But they want a "level playing field" that suits them, to race guys who make the investment.




Are we talking about NHRA Stock Eliminator here?


Or are we talking about NHRA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Eliminator?


As usual, the conversation is not a conversation, or a discussion. It's a dead end.