HP Reduction Request

[Carguy49]

You are right Mark. There is whole different fan base out there. Most of the people that go to the National events are fans of the BIG CIRCUS. Look at the crowd at a Divisional event - almost no one in the stands. Last year at the Divisional at Pacific Raceways I think I counted about 100 people. I can almost guarantee that many of those, if not all, were friends of the racers.

The lower class cars don't have fan base and so us diehards can sit anywhere we want to photograph the cars or just watch from wherever we want. I am usually by the starting line, but that's just me.

If lowering the H.P. on several cars gets more built, COOL. Unfortunately most people don't understand the class cars, like Stock. Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and the Super classes is where most of the interest is now. I still love STOCK and SUPER STOCK so watching these "slow" cars is a definite thrill for me.

So good luck in any attempt to get more cars out there. It will be a win for me and the other fans of these cars.

[Ed Wright]

Maybe 25% watch Pro Stock, and that 25% won't watch us. No Pro Mod, no Top Dragster, etc. They only want to watch Top Fuel & Funny Car. And, listen to them talk. They don't know anything about those. They do know where the coldest beer vendor is.