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How will it cut down on solo passes?

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For class? Think about it.

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After looking at the NHRA Stock Index's here's what i found:

AAA/S, AA/S, BB, & CC both Stick & Auto Have Same Index.

A-F stick -auto Only .05 difference.

G stick -auto .10 difference

H stick-auto .15 difference

I, J, & K .10 difference

L & M 0 difference

N & O .05 difference

P, Q & R .10 .15 .10 difference

T 0 difference

U, V & W .20 .25 .25 difference

So, in my opinion, looks like you can combine All of the Higher Class Cars up until F.
Of Course The Stick Cars Have To Add A Few Pounds.
G thru K you can keep Stick & Auto Seperate Or Make The Stick Cars Add A Few
More Pounds.
From L- T some are the same index & some are .05- .10 different.
And Last But Not Least: U, V & W can't be combined because of the big difference.

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Take my Class (DF/S) for example and compare it to T/SA
DF/S 19 pound class; 15.60 Index (Nat'l record was 14.72)

T/SA 19 pound class; 14.40 Index

Looks pretty good (for the real T/SA cars)...

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Can you tell i'm bored.

Looking at Nitro Joe's 2012 Stats, Here's another observation:

Stock Elim. Only: Total Cars: 1,577

AAA thru E: 760 Cars
F thru E/FS: 797 Cars

How 'bout: Stock: AAA-E stick or auto same index
JR. Stock: F - E/FS 1 lb. wt. breaks

Maybe Only Run Class Elim. At Indy.

Let the Fireworks Begin.

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The FWD stick and auto classes are already combined . Took 3 hits and weight added before my auto FWD was able to compete with the stick FWD car . In my case the index is 17.45 25 lbs and 16.65 24 lbs.for the RWD car. 87 lbs less weight will not pick me up 8 tenths to compete with the RWD cars. There wil be a big difference in the lower class cars if combined.

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never mind...

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Another good proposal. One way or the other, the number of classes needs to be reduced while increasing the level of competition. If nobody believes an increase in heads-up competition is bad, they have never watched any of the drag race TV shows. Nobody wants to watch a staggered race.

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As in the past, no one suggested rolling the FWD cars in without adjusting their factors.

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For the love of every thing that class racing is, why would you ever suggest that?