New Grade Point System

[Bobby Fazio]

I propose a new grade point system which I believe benefits racers and NHRA

• All former World Champs and racers with 9+ grade points become Grade 0 and are guaranteed national event entry.

• Grade 0 opens the week after Grade 1. This is the Wednesday 5 days prior to the Monday deadline.

• Grades 8 to 1 entry schedule remains unchanged.

• Racers in 2 classes will have the option to combine their grade points in attempt to reach a 0 in order to guarantee themselves one entry or take their chances entering 2 classes with the grade points they have in each class.

• Racers would still have to run Divisionals and Opens to secure their grade points for the following year.

• To prevent Grade 9+ and former world champs from "forgetting" to enter during their 5 day window, they will have the ability to enter when Grade 8 opens, but will not be added to the list/quota until Grade 0 opens.

• Withdraw rules/deadlines remain unchanged. Grade point averages, hardship cases, etc. remain unchanged.

• This reduces the need for saving/selling entries and rewards a loyal NHRA customer base who indeed invested lots of money and time by traveling to many races. It keeps them from having to sit on their keyboards at 8AM PST time and hope they are the quickest at keying in credit card numbers.

[GUMP]

Racers being racers, you will see a lot of grade 9+ entries. The NHRA would have no way to plan for parking if they wait to enter.

One good change suggestion that someone brought up recently was to exclude the World Champions, etc. from the quota.

[J.R. Haddad]

Bobby, as always, another idea with merit. My question would be if we
assume the current entrants at Gainesville have 9 or more grade points,
that would be 35 entries. I believe that Gainesville would fill at least 50
entries besides 1/2 of the ones already entered. That would give us 85
entries for lows. I love it, but will NHRA? They then need parking for
4 classes x 15 extra entries, which there is room for in Gainesville,
albeit on the round track (bring lots of fuel). If anything of your efforts
get us 10, 15, or 20 more entries, we will have to promote you to
running for Governor Of New Jersey. I was going suggest President
Of The USA, but then I remembered that Ford thing, which I think
automatically disqualifies a person from the Oval Office.

J.R.

[1320racer]

the NHRA ain't going to change a damn thing about sportsman racing, not the grading system, not the quotas, not the payouts but they will increase the entry fees.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

the NHRA ain't going to change a damn thing about sportsman racing, not the grading system, not the quotas, not the payouts but they will increase the entry fees.

Even though you’re probably right with your comments But
It doesn’t hurt anything to try and ask nhra about any suggestions
to better the sport as a whole.

Bobby has some great ideas and maybe it might help if the negative comments
are not posted on here.

[1320racer]

I am right and Bobby as well anyone else can post their opinion here as I have as well they can suggest whatever they want the NHRA to change BUT history as shown NOTHING will change that benefits the racer...grade point system, entry quotas nor payouts.

[Cotten]

I like your ideas Bobby, but I think it would be hard to get NHRA to accept for the exact reasons Daren stated.

I think the proposal NHRA might accept would be open up entries a week earlier ( not 3 hrs. Lol) for grade 9.

[4543]

I think that opening Grade 9s a week earlier than grade 8s has some merit. I want to thank Bobby for continually trying to promote our sport and coming up with ideas to improve it. Mike McMahan 2543 G/SA

[ken robinson]

I have 11 grade points and couldn't get into the gator nats . All good ideas but change is needed at the top of the NHRA . Ed /660 chill out or switch to decaffeinated.

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Racers being racers, you will see a lot of grade 9+ entries. The NHRA would have no way to plan for parking if they wait to enter.

One good change suggestion that someone brought up recently was to exclude the World Champions, etc. from the quota.

Monday deadline has not changed so they will have the same amount of time as always. I do not see any difference. I will elaborate on the issue and address all your comments on Tuesday night so be sure to tune in!