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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel
I'm bored and on my 3rd beer...so I'll make a post.....All the modern stuff is just "Tools" that are used to help win races.....Almost everyone agrees that a faster car has an edge in drag racing. If you don't recognize this fact your blind as a bat,,,,You cannot look in 2 directions at one time and when racing is as close as it is today...being the faster car is an advantage. Not many drivers can win being out there in front....some can but that is a very small number of drivers. Big motors, weather stations and purpose built cars all help a racer win rounds. Nothing helps if you can't manage all the technology you have and none of it is just automatic.....Todays winners usually have a game plan and some are dialers and some are holders.......You can become successful with almost any setup but it's that little edge that gets you past the tough rounds. A lot of times the edge is the driver himself.......you can't buy that edge....It is just experience and a guys intuition. I think big motor Super racing is fine but I would like to see the indexes moved up. The cars are better, more powerful and safer so move the damn indexes up. It would reduce the t-stop event time and make for a better show....Move them up to 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0....Todays average dragster runs well into the 7's....most S/G cars are easily 8 second cars and S/ST is about the only categorie with people that are not always way under the index powerwise........
Pocono race was cancelled damn.....time for another beer.....LOL
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I can't blame my post on beer, but maybe just because it's Monday...
How about taking the two doorslammer classes (S/G & S/ST) and eliminating timers? Then add a 7.90 class, so the people who like high MPH can race either 7.90 or 8.90? I know, NHRA is loathe to add another class, but maybe it would work.
S/G and S/ST could have something like the following rules:
Throttle stops may only be controlled by manual operator-activated switches, or switches mounted to the car's shifter. This may include activation by the car's transmission brake switch. Delay boxes are allowed only for delaying the release of the transmission brake, and may not be used for shifting the transmission or activating the throttle stop.
I wonder what kind of speeds a current 170 mph S/G car would run if it were only on the throttle stop in 1st gear?