2011 ahfs

[Jim Bailey]

Thanks Kent, I stand corrected... I'd forgotten that we voted to keep a system in place that doesn't work.

[Adger Smith]

That is why I stayed away. The AHFS runs always counted like a National Event. Yep, triggers and runs were counted & went into the averages. That was what I was told by a NHRA person that was supposed to know. I just didn't make that clear in the other post. I made it sound like the Sports Nationals was a National Open., sorry for the confusion. I was just trying to say if the AHFS rules were relaxed at National Opens it might help car count at some of them. It would give a racer a place to go "Show Off" under the NHRA tech guidelines. Those tech guidelines are not followed at Stock/Super Stock combo meets. So a fast run at a combo race doesn't have the prestige of the fast run at a National Open. They also don't get any ink compared to National Opens. I think sponsors and ego's like ink.
Here is an idea:
Let the bad boys go to National Opens and run fast, Set a record without getting HP or index hit.
That would still allow a little performance incentive in a performance class.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

That is why I stayed away. The AHFS runs always counted like a National Event. Yep, triggers and runs were counted & went into the averages. That was what I was told by a NHRA person that was supposed to know. I just didn't make that clear in the other post. I made it sound like the Sports Nationals was a National Open., sorry for the confusion. I was just trying to say if the AHFS rules were relaxed at National Opens it might help car count at some of them. It would give a racer a place to go "Show Off" under the NHRA tech guidelines. Those tech guidelines are not followed at Stock/Super Stock combo meets. So a fast run at a combo race doesn't have the prestige of the fast run at a National Open. They also don't get any ink compared to National Opens. I think sponsors and ego's like ink.
Here is an idea:
Let the bad boys go to National Opens and run fast, Set a record without getting HP or index hit.
That would still allow a little performance incentive in a performance class.

Adger, I will agree that there needs to be somewhere to let it all hang out. What if class eliminations were exempt from an instant hit, but DID cound toward the average?

[Ed Wright]

Like that idea Adger.

[Tom Moock]

Chad & Adger, The Sportsnational`s are like national events, but the runs counted on the AHFS the same as a points meet, not on the average like a national event. Tom

[Jeff Teuton]

The Sportsnationals are treated as points races. I went to the tower last year and Craig called California for that bit of information while I was there and then we announced it over the sound system.

[Adger Smith]

Jeff,
You need to have Pat turn that sound system up a little.
I couldn't hear that announcment here at home. :~)

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Adger, I will agree that there needs to be somewhere to let it all hang out. What if class eliminations were exempt from an instant hit, but DID cound toward the average?

At first glance, I think that's reasonable. Class eliminations are often the ragged-edge, let it all hang out, 2qts of 0w30 w/ 1 bottle of Duralube type stuff that isn't necessarily indicative of the "normal" run. Now, if you're out there belting out -1.10 under runs in bracket mode, then I'm sorry, your combination is not factored correctly and needs to be adjusted.

$.02,

[Ed Wright]

I agree.

[Jeff Teuton]

Arkansas didn't pay the 'over the border news tax' to Louisiana. Now you know.