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Now that the older cars ran their heart out and received a gift for the effort it now makes the old cars further away (under index) from qualifying. Some were .5-7 behind new cars and now .8 to 1.00 behind. Not a good feeling Im sure. Any new vehicle falls into x category until a time period (3-5 years) and then can run each other and then be classified into proper class at that time especially when the wrong HP is always going to be given from the start. Something like when the FI cars were sent into their own class and then brought back.This would go for ANY new vehicle introduced into the classification guide. That way things can get into line better without so much ill will from the older type cars. New cars are great and I like them, but play fair.
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You got me a little confused though...I hadn't raced in four years, but I DID race once this year, but I don't own a Stocker right now. Well yes I do, but it's not complete yet, so you see where my confuson lies. It doesn't much matter to me personally anyway. I have no agenda. I'm just offering suggestions for the good of the sport. As far as I'm concerned, NHRA ruined Stock Eliminator in about 1988 anyway. If I decide to go to Indy next time, I won't be too worried about getting in the eliminator. I don't want you to be upset any more today, so I can take my 1/2 vote and leave y'all alone now..It's beer :30 now anyway, isn't it? |
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Check out the new horsepower ratings after Indy. Those additional ratings should shuffle some of those new cars around. :)
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Mark, it went the way it is when NHRA did away with winning class and the class winners ran for the eliminator. But without the change to a bracket race format, Stock would have about 20 cars at Indy as opposed to 28 in B/SA (somewhere around there) and nearly 200 total. And as you say your time ended in 87 and I'm sure most folks that remember have the year it ended for them. One thing about Stock and Super Stock is they are dynamic eliminators and will continue to change. The insurance industry tried to kill them in the late 60's and the early 70's, and then emissions took over in the 70's thru the 80's and the EFI and Engine Management revived the high performance models as they are today and run fast on that stuff called gasoline. So what we are seeing in the racing side is a natural based on the factories search for sales on the reviving High Performance. But then some people prefer the old Omni to the Challenger SRT. I think it is great that NHRA is embracing the new cars as opposed to NASCAR with the clone with stickers with all the same motors and ticket sales down 38%. Sure some adjustment to the program for Indy will be in line. I can think of a few ways and I will send that to NHRA in a week or two after I get rested. Bowling Green and Indy hard on an old guy. Or we could just chootem. Alligator season is the month of Sept, so let us know and we will get some Cajuns to handle that.
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Marty -- I have to disagree with you on this one - almost everyone in the 64 first round pairs ( except for a few heads-up races) had the same chance of winning Indy - no wallet in the world can buy you a good light or make you run the number - and thats what it takes ! ! ! |
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Almost everyone? Ah it's OK let nhra & oems have their way they only cheated a few people. Total BS. Nobody should be cheated.
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I got the kind of replies I expected from everyone, but one thing is for sure . The old muscle cars are way cooler than the new ones!
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