Heads up today vs yesterday

[Ed Wright]

If the tracks were at over an 1000' elevation, we ran off of altitude corrected records. Around here (Div 4 seldom has "good air") I won points races running a tenth off my record. The fast car there that day. Didn't see a lot of brake lights before the finish line back then. :-)

Kinda comical at national events around here, and the World Finals when held here, to see national record holders that had set their records at Atco, NJ or Fremont, CA show up here, and could not run fast enough to qualify. They just thought they were real fast because of the tracks back home.
And, people not bright enough to not set records in mineshaft conditions made it tough for others running their class.

We didn't all have these weather stations & Crew Chief Pro software back then. All we knew was "Man, it's slow here!" :-)

[CMcAllister]

Look around. Nothing is as it was in the "good ol' days" and never will be. At least we can still remember it, mostly, and wax nostalgic.

[Ed Wright]

Just need to accept we have become a bunch of friggin bracket racers. With cars much more expensive than a bracket car needs to be.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Just need to accept we have become a bunch of friggin bracket racers. With cars much more expensive than a bracket car needs to be.

You nailed it !

[Dan Lattimore]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Just need to accept we have become a bunch of friggin bracket racers. With cars much more expensive than a bracket car needs to be.

Completely agree Ed --- 99.9 % of the time. The other .1 % is when the car in the other lane is in my class.

[Mike Jones]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Just need to accept we have become a bunch of friggin bracket racers. With cars much more expensive than a bracket car needs to be.

nostalgia bracket racers
Mike

[fastlane]

And do away with AHFS what ever happened to a racing that the fastest car wins. If you have a slower car work on it to be competitive. AHFS is like socialism.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by fastlane

And do away with AHFS what ever happened to a racing that the fastest car wins. If you have a slower car work on it to be competitive. AHFS is like socialism.

The AHFS has "morphed" into what it now is because the NHRA is no longer capable or even concerned about policing S/SS rules and combos.

Billy Nees, NHRA Nostalgia Bracket Racer (formerly S/SS 1188)

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

The AHFS has "morphed" into what it now is because the NHRA is no longer capable or even concerned about policing S/SS rules and combos.

Billy Nees, NHRA Nostalgia Bracket Racer (formerly S/SS 1188)

I agree.
No hp should be added until that racer goes through a teardown by a capable , smart tech person, with free reign from NHRA.
I dare say, a lot wouldn't get h.p. . They'd get a year off instead.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Just need to accept we have become a bunch of friggin bracket racers. With cars much more expensive than a bracket car needs to be.

Unfortunately this statement is reality.