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novassdude 11-15-2019 11:18 AM
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So unless NHRA is paying all these people to take time off and drive across the country it is a bad idea.

Current plan may have people driving across the country chasing points but that is totally there choice. In your plan the far east coast people would have no option but to drive to California to race for a title.

GTS340 11-15-2019 11:57 AM
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It appears to me the National Champions of any Sportsman class puts plenty of traveling miles on their tow vehicle and lots of time away from home. It shows 1074 cars were entered into stock class this year. I'm sure 1/3 were grade points only for other classes. The points total for national championships takes the best 8 out of 14 races basically. To take on 14 races you would have to be fairly well off, sponsored, maybe own your own business or on a great retirement. Good luck to those who can.

Tom Goldman 11-15-2019 12:10 PM
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Playoffs are for the Stick and Ball crowd .
NASCAR started this crap and NHRA had to play follow the leader .
Pro racing lost it's appeal to many because of it .

FireSale 11-15-2019 12:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Kennedy (Post 601826)
I feel the time has come to change the format for the National Championship Points race. In my opinion, I would like to have a year-end Race with Super Stock, Stock, Super Gas, and Super Comp. The top five in each class and in each division would all show up for the playoffs or I mean National Championship.
In all sports, there is a Playoff series at the end of the season to see who earns the right as the champion. This way an amateur would only have to travel to 5 division races. to win the right to the playoff race to crown the champion.Maybe everyone is ok with the way it is now ? any other opinions ?
Sounds like the Bracket Finals. The top 6 cars from each D6 track converged on Pacific Raceway for a final shoot out. It was great fun but I don't know if it is a workable format on a National level.

Keith 944 11-15-2019 02:01 PM
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I say leave it the way it is! here’s my story, IHRA did this very thing and I believe, like many others that it did not make the best racer the champion
I was fortunate enough to win my first world championship under the old point system, yes I traveled around many miles but when I became the champion I had more round wins than anyone else in my class
Now my second IHRA world championship came under the playoff program. I was only third in my division and did not have a very good year but it got me into the one race playoff. I went to Memphis and was fortunate enough to win that race . it made me a two time world champion.
Did I feel like I earned the championship? absolutely not. I just felt that I got lucky and won on the correct day.
And just a sidenote, when they took my interview they never said anything like that. they changed my whole wording around to say I loved the idea!
I thought I had at least earned the right to tell them how I thought of their playoff points system!!!!!

Floyd Staggs 11-15-2019 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jamie2370 (Post 601840)
No, only the Division Champions got to Pomona. It is a 7 car race. And they get paid to show up and purse is winner takes all.
Okay, I should have said the winners go to Pomona. Yes, they get paid 3750 bucks to win their division and they have to win the championship to get the balance of the 5 grand. The allstars is another one that pays them to go.

Tom Goldman 11-15-2019 03:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs (Post 601865)
Okay, I should have said the winners go to Pomona. Yes, they get paid 3750 bucks to win their division and they have to win the championship to get the balance of the 5 grand. The allstars is another one that pays them to go.
Floyd , the All Stars only get a fuel allowance . mine didn't cover the fuel bill to get there let alone home.

Bobby DiDomenico 11-15-2019 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 601829)
I soured on the “playoff” format long time ago when Mike Edwards lost the PS championship after running away from the pack during the ‘regular’ season.
If I recall correctly didn't Mike Neff miss the magic cutoff one year yet out point them? So he wasn't awarded the National Funny Car Championship.

RobbieRacer 11-15-2019 04:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Goldman (Post 601851)
Playoffs are for the Stick and Ball crowd .
NASCAR started this crap and NHRA had to play follow the leader .
Pro racing lost it's appeal to many because of it .

^^^^ Got that right!

Dyno 11-15-2019 07:13 PM
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Leave it the way it is.


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