Originally Posted by Rich Biebel (Post 64475)

Forgive me for being an outsider making a comment about Stock and the AHFS and what some guys say. It is hard to read some of this stuff and not want to make a comment. It is always pointed out that Stock should be a performance based category and is not bracket racing. Well I have to point out to you that many races are being won by notoriuosly good bracket racers. All over the country winners are often previously known for their bracket racing wins. And it kind of strikes me that no matter what plan or program NHRA devises to try and "equalize" the various combinations......somebody is not happy and starts to point out why it doesn't work, won't work, isn't fair and so on. In the old days.....and I was there and raced under those conditions......YOU RACED OFF YOUR NATIONAL RECORDS...No indexes....sandbag if you want but handicaps were set by your records. I also recall that during some periods if you exceeded your record in a final round, you tore down and if your were good,,,, you got the win and the record as well. You want your integrity back......go back to the old rules and trash the AHFS.........Stop bitching and do some real racing.....I'd rather watch Pinks than modern day Stock the way it's being run with all the sandbagging, whinning and complaining. I raced Stock a very limited number of years with various cars in different eras. I quit after my last short stint and some of you would slam me as an outsider. That's ok....I'm just giving you my point of view as one who has raced it and many other categories as well. Devise a set of rules that let the fast cars win but enforce the rules and put some real racing back into your category. Show off your performance and be willing to tear it down to get the money and hardware. That would make Stock eliminator a hell of a lot better and definately seperate yourselves from us "lowly" bracket and super class racers! Flame on....:(

Originally Posted by SS Engine Guy (Post 64789)

Lynn, feel free to quote me at any time, however, don't leave out "the rest of the story".

You feel that superceeded parts or freebies are unfair unless given to all. I agree with you 100%!

Originally Posted by vic guilmino (Post 64834)

the only way you are going to get the super fast cars is to
start looking and comparing 1/8 mile times to the guys who
are running flat out.
Take the 2 tenths off of the index and anyone running 1 sec.
under the index gets hit. Even if it's only one run.

Originally Posted by bsa633 (Post 64913)

We cant keep hitting combos all the time...we need a bigger window!! some times it would be better adjusting some combo's the other way instead of hitting the rest!!