Sportsman Car Counts - What's Going on?

sg1838 · 05-02-2007, 11:38 AM

With the E-Town registration currently on-going, I just decided to look back to see how many of the national events so far this year have had full classes. MUCH to my surprise, here's the complete list of classes that have filled the pre-set quota by NHRA:

1. S/S @ Pomona
2. S/C @ Pomona
3. S/G @ Pomona
4. S/S @ Bristol
5, S/C @ Joliet
6. S/C @ E-Town

That's it! At every other national event, there were openings in every category not listed above. Now, in some categories there weren't a lot of spots open (I think there was 1 in S/G at Gainesville), but basically if you had a grade point of 0 you could have entered into any national event category not listed above.

Looking at upcoming events (through Englishtown since it really just opened for registration), it's likely that a grade point of 0 will get you into your category of choice at your event of choice as long as it's not listed above, and it's not at E-Town.

So, what gives??? Is it just me, or are the car counts down significantly this year? If the car counts are down, why? Is it due to rising gas prices (again)? Is it people are finally fed up with NHRA's crap (diapers, oil down penalties, etc.)?

Interesting...

Jason Oldfield
S/G & S/ST 1838

05-02-2007, 11:38 AM	#1
sg1838 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 80 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sportsman Car Counts - What's Going on? With the E-Town registration currently on-going, I just decided to look back to see how many of the national events so far this year have had full classes. MUCH to my surprise, here's the complete list of classes that have filled the pre-set quota by NHRA: 1. S/S @ Pomona 2. S/C @ Pomona 3. S/G @ Pomona 4. S/S @ Bristol 5, S/C @ Joliet 6. S/C @ E-Town That's it! At every other national event, there were openings in every category not listed above. Now, in some categories there weren't a lot of spots open (I think there was 1 in S/G at Gainesville), but basically if you had a grade point of 0 you could have entered into any national event category not listed above. Looking at upcoming events (through Englishtown since it really just opened for registration), it's likely that a grade point of 0 will get you into your category of choice at your event of choice as long as it's not listed above, and it's not at E-Town. So, what gives??? Is it just me, or are the car counts down significantly this year? If the car counts are down, why? Is it due to rising gas prices (again)? Is it people are finally fed up with NHRA's crap (diapers, oil down penalties, etc.)? Interesting... Jason Oldfield S/G & S/ST 1838