Nhra shortens t/f and f/c race to 1000 ft.

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"HATE THE NEW IDEAS"

Maybe I am the MINORITY with this post......I am tired of everything in life being altered to suit needs without directly going to the problem. I am sorry but drag racing is 1/4 mile not 1000ft. Scott Kalitta would have died if his car only ran to the 1000' or the entire 1/4 mile. The pro's will be re gearing their cars to top out at the 1000' mark the same as the 1/4 and will have the same devastating explosions just EARLIER. He was knocked out from the explosion and went head on into a steel pole (holding the catch net). If there was a guard rail blocking that pole he would have hit the wall instead of the pole and maybe still been alive today. Why not race to the 1/8mi while you are at it. Maybe they should require all the tracks to extend their shutdown by 320-500 feet.....oh wait that would make sense......I am against this change and do not like change to effect NOTHING.

This is like going to every stop sign in the USA and putting in a traffic light, because there are too many accidents at stop signs......or maybe people should have to pass a better driving test to get their license. Instead of staying below 15mph on a closed course maybe STAY ABOVE 15mph.

Life is not all safe......more people die getting hit by a greyhound bus in december below 2degrees Fahrenheit in 6 feet of snow wearing swim trunks in the past 10 years than people who died in drag racing accidents because the shutdown wasn't long enough.

Mind you I would not disagree for having more shutdown......GAINESVILLE IS AWESOME for shut down...don't even hit the brakes (8.90 @ 170)

Maybe nobody will NOT agree maybe some will........it is my opinion and I stick to it.

P.S. sorry for going Jason Oldfield on this one