Originally Posted by Chris Williams (Post 226673)

Whatever the indexes, I'd like to see two changes:

1) As long as the index is relatively arbitrary, pick a nice round number. Whoever came up with x.90 was just not thinking clearly. Ever try to explain to someone that 8.898 is a breakout but 8.989 is really slow? Make it x.00. A breakout is obvious.

2) Make the distinctions not based on body type, just on index. Let a dragster that can't make the SC index run in SG, and so on. Have three or four classes (say 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, and 10.00) and just say "run watcha brung". If you have to say that a driver can only run one of these classes to keep the sharks out of the tank, fine.

My $.02.

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman (Post 226702)

Super Gas has always been a left hand steer ,roadster / door car class,AND should always stay that way regardless of other changes.
If a dragster cant run at least 8.90, it has no business being at a NHRA sportsman event !
Nobody ever said this is a cheap sport , if a racer cant afford an engine powerfull to move his 1900# dragster to an 8.90 ,[ and now days its hard to build a motor that DOES NOT have the horsepower to do that ] then they should go bracket racing, they have a class for everybody.
Tom
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Originally Posted by TruRacrMotorsports (Post 226716)

If you guys think taking timers out of class racing would bring the speeds down, I say BBBB SSSSSS....

Originally Posted by tom goldman (Post 226702)

super gas has always been a left hand steer ,roadster / door car class,and should always stay that way regardless of other changes.
If a dragster cant run at least 8.90, it has no business being at a nhra sportsman event !
Nobody ever said this is a cheap sport , if a racer cant afford an engine powerfull to move his 1900# dragster to an 8.90 ,[ and now days its hard to build a motor that does not have the horsepower to do that ] then they should go bracket racing, they have a class for everybody.
Tom
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Originally Posted by super comp 112 (Post 226728)

did anybody ever think maybe we should try to get the purse increased instead of worrying about spending more money to go faster for the same purse.

Originally Posted by chris williams (Post 226733)

i don't know about you, but when i race an nhra event, the purse means nothing, i'm racing for a statue of a little guy standing next to a slick :)

Originally Posted by super comp 112 (Post 226735)

does the little guy standing next to the slick pay your bills? I know there are few making a living sportsman drag racing but atleast i would like to get a little back. When you can go to a local track and race for 2000.00 on a saturday night and 3 or 4 days later at a nhra event they want to hand you a check for 1500.00 plus decal money if they pay something is wrong.