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04-29-2022, 12:01 PM | #21 | |
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Ya know, just something to think about, I have ALWAYS been a Member of the NHRA. There is a world of difference between a Member and a Customer! First, I haven't raced at a National Event in a few years by choice so I may not have a right to comment on this but......... I will because I DO support your Divisional Races and am a long-time Member. At National Events, the NHRA Cash Purse hasn't changed in over 25 years. The NHRA Contingency Program is a pittance of what it was 25 years ago. National Event Entry Fees have gone up significantly as have Membership Fees. Why should I as a Member/Customer suddenly be made to "make" my own purse? I don't like it. Second, make the AHFS one period? Ok, with a couple of real world suggestions, leave the "triggers" alone. Start using eighth-mile times to help weed out the "sandbaggers" and "welfare recipients" and increase a real Tech Inspection presence. Third, all Class Winners at an Event where Class is run SHOULD be in! And there SHOULD be at least a few Races a year that have a large enough number of entries to make it a Qualified Field. Fourth, the shipping weights that are being looked at have been the way that they are for decades. Leave them alone. Leave the "one-up-or-one-down" alone also. Changing this would just be another step towards S/SS becoming ET-2. HOWEVER, if you feel the need to go making changes to the Guides then why don't you have the Tech Dept. start reviewing some of the "revisions and changes (and enhancements)" that have been handed out in the Technical Guide over the years? I mean, the "people have been using the guide to build their combos" from the Technical Guide too. And the Technical Guide gets "manipulated" far more often than the shipping weights in the Classification Guide do. Mr. Grimm, I will look forward to meeting you and possibly having a nice discussion some day. Good Luck in your position, you'll need it! Billy Nees 1188 Stock/SS/ET..
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Agree, cars running motors that were not originally available to the general public from the dealer belong in Super Stock. Plus, I think there are legitimate safety concerns of stock racers barely going 100 mph at the finish line getting chased down by 1400 HP factory race cars going 150 mph+. The vast differences in required driver/race car safety devices suggest they should not be on the track at the same time. |
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04-29-2022, 12:53 PM | #23 |
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Be careful where you're going with that or you'll be putting a cage and harness in your 16 second Omni!
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Got another request....please quit allowing aluminum cylinder heads on cars that never came from the factory with them. If someone wants aluminum heads and mechanical roller lifters, there's a place for them. It's called Super Stock.
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Why pay extra entry and cut out third round pay out? If Nhra needs more money, increase field size like when Indy was 180 and 128 qualified. Let us turn it loose at Indy. Put the Jegs allstars in Columbus and stop the stupid class final runoffs by 2 fastest cars. Shipping weights are the least problems in S/SS.
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The biggest problem you have is the rest of Nhra management doesn’t think like Lonnie does. They don’t care……
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