Originally Posted by Tom P (Post 260866)

I think the only problem would be bogus cars. Say GM came out with a Camaro with a 502 rated at 250hp (not that I think 502's make any more than that) and hit every record from M to AA as power got added and attended every Points Meet and National open getting enough points to win the championship without ever winning a round.

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee (Post 260831)

All points are excellent. There should be points for ET & MPH record as well as #1 qualifying position. Records should stand for ever!
I could have easily set the D/S record as I had the E/S record. But some "Equal Opportunity" racers got NHRA to have a maximum 11 month record at the time (since rescinded and back to two years). I was capable of 10.50's and did so at NHRA events. But I wasn't going to go through the arse ache of tear down for 11 months on the books only to have it go back to minimum and have somebody set the record at 11.00.
I set the AF/S record in 1994 and it took almost ten years for somebody to better it. Like Tom P said, it would make for interesting discussion to see something on the books for years on end. It may even inspire somebody to build a car with one purpose in mind; to take that long standing record.
Look at the Summer Brothers Golden Rod. How long was that LSR record of 406? 30 years or more? That's another point. LSR records last until taken. That would be a great policy.
When I get my car done, I'm going to do something I've always wanted to do. I want the record in all classs'es the car qualifies; at the same time. That would be SS/G-H-I. Until I get the car out of prison it's just a fantasy!
So Jeff C. and Ed...you've got plenty of breathing room!
Now we just have to figure how to set records without a super HP penalty. That is another subject though...

Originally Posted by tj310 (Post 260837)

Jeff what was your car convicted of, seems like a life sentence:eek:...Thanx Trevor

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich (Post 260882)

I've posted this before, but here it is again.

We need change the format for class racing.

Every event needs to have ONE round of qualifying, then go into class eliminations, that way everyone, even the "singles", gets a time shot in each lane.

Whether or not they leave the "combo" for one car classes in place, I'm neutral on. At least it would pay points for some of the singles.

Class should pay 20 points per contested round win. And an extra 20 for the class win, so the winner of the final round gets 40 points.

Qualifying should pay on a graduated scale from #1 to # 10, with #1 getting at least 20 points, but no more than 40 points.

A heads up win during final eliminations should pay double points for the round. Or a 20 to 40 point bonus.

A record, more than .75 under the index, should pay 100 points, if both ends of the record are set. The same car cannot get points for a record in the same class twice in a row. So you cannot set a record soft, and reset it several times for extra points. If you set it, it has to be reset by another car before you can get points for resetting it yourself.

That would return a lot of performance type racing to the class, without making it impossible for anyone but the fastest and best funded to win a race or a championship. With the AHFS, it would also push the bogus stuff toward correct factoring a lot faster.