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Old 07-08-2010, 09:05 AM   #38
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Default Re: Mid-year horsepower posted @ nhra.com

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees View Post
That pretty well sums it up for me! Everything is done "In MY best interest". There are very few racers left that will consider what is good for the Eliminator or for that matter what is "Right or wrong" and "Legal or not" and why should they! The people running the sanctioning body are either ignorant of what is going on or just don't care. Welcome to the 21st. century! And stop wondering how Nobama managed to get elected!
The reason the sanctioning body gets away with crap is found in the 2nd and 3rd sentences. Racers refuse to get together for the bettering of the class, they're too busy furthering their own cause.

However, that 4th sentence, the idea that the sanctioning body is either ignorant or oblivious, is false. They know exactly what they're doing and what is going on. They can get away with it because of the 2nd and 3rd sentences.

We wouldn't benefit from money and points for class, we're not fast enough. We wouldn't benefit from money and points for qualifying, we're not fast enough. We wouldn't benefit from points for records for the same reason. And one pound weight breaks would just lock us into one class, we couldn't move to avoid the new super cars.

So we have nothing to gain from what I suggested, especially not in the short term. We might or might not be hurt by what I suggested, depending on the circumstances. But I see where moving the class back towards the performance based side of things would be good for the health of the class. And in the end, what is good for the class is good for the people racing in the class.
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