Grade 4 lives matter

[Carguy49]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

Billy there's something Sean forgot tell you about the new 32 car fields for 2017.
Stock Eli will now only be 1990 and newer cars only. SS will stay 1955 and newer.
Good luck to all.

If this does happen, then where will all the older cars race???
Will they be relegated to divisionals, national opens and combo races at local tracks???
If they limit it to 1990 and newer for stock eliminator there goes the diversity of the class.

Just curious.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

If this does happen, then where will all the older cars race???
Will they be relegated to divisionals, national opens and combo races at local tracks???
If they limit it to 1990 and newer for stock eliminator there goes the diversity of the class.

Just curious.

If true, the local "Cruise Nights" will be loaded with really, really, really fast '67-'71 muscle cars bought at bargain prices!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Carguy49

If this does happen, then where will all the older cars race???
Will they be relegated to divisionals, national opens and combo races at local tracks???
If they limit it to 1990 and newer for stock eliminator there goes the diversity of the class.

Just curious.

Charlie Bob is just busting my biscuits. NHRA is too greedy to pull that stunt again. Unlike the last time they did that, the "Old Cars" have nowhere to go. Stock and SS have grown too far apart and (at least in Divs. 1 &3) they would lose literally hundreds of cash customers.
I WOULD however like to see a new Eliminator just for the "Old Cars"! Maybe they could call it Jr. Stock!
I also would like to see pigs fly!

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by 4spdJohnny

I agree with Charley. I've went to divisionals 4-5 hours away with a $500 budget...

I went to a div. this year 305 miles from my house.
My total bill for entry, tow fuel and race fuel was less than $ 400.
I have my own lodging and bring my own food.
Of course that does not count for the wear on the trailer tires all 6 of the dually's tires, if someone wants to go deep and analyze costs that way...

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Lot of precedent for folks renting a minivan that's in the guide, passing tech to get their grade point. Avis rent-a-racer....cheaper getting to the track too.

I remember years ago reading about racers doing that.

I wonder if any of the current rental vehicles are even listed in the classification guide ?

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Steve Stickel

And, if you are the current 1/4 mile National record holder ( in the class you enter in ), be counted as an additional grade point !!!

^^ I like the sound of that

[Daran Summerton]

Or record holders get exemption from grade points! Boy they would mean something then!

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Daran Summerton

Or record holders get exemption from grade points! Boy they would mean something then!

I like that even better !

[Greg Reimer 7376]

How about moving the double divisional from Rocky Mountain to Vegas in either the spring or fall so as to make that rather advantageous situation more accessible to the Phoenix and the LA area racers ? It wouldn't be too bad for the Div. 5 racers and the Salt Lake area racers to come down for it, and would help boost grade point totals fast for a lot of people, having it centrally located within a rather far-flung division. Just a thought--