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Originally Posted by Bruce Noland
Says the man with no dog in the hunt.
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A guys house is on fire and the bucket brigade is doing the best they can to fight it. A brand new fire truck pulls up with massive hoses and big pumps.
Your one of the bucket brigade who is complaining the truck will put the brigade out of work/you can't compete with it/it's not fair/the truck is more complicated than a bucket and will be unreliable.
Yes some of the guys will quit the brigade and start driving the truck, running the ladder, running the hoses etc. Others will say "I've been running this bucket for 30+ years, I'll race that truck instead of change". Others unfortunately will simply give up and quit firefighting.
Meanwhile there is a bystander watching (with no dog in the fight, truck or bucket) and say
"ISN'T THE IMPORTANT THING, THE HOUSE THAT IS ON FIRE"?
It's not all about YOU Bruce, or anybody else and their combo. The important thing is that S/SS survives and flourishes. I love S/SS (was sarcastic about the digger) and the big picture is, this can be the opening it needs, if viewed as a glass-half-full.
I see more potential benefit to allowing the new mustangs/camaro's/challengers into Stock, even if they do get booted to SS next year. Just the fact that NEW cars which are exciting (no offence to lower class new cars) will be drawing in not only big names like BIG and others, but also it shows the toyota and honda driving fans that the domestic's are still alive and kicking hard!
The downside is a possible #1 qualifier "ringers" until they're factored. There have been MANY new combo's that were declared the end of S/SS....and yet it survives. Imagine what will happen when it's not just another car on the track but a new one with factory support, and the wins are used in commercials/adds by the manufacture?