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Originally Posted by Michael Beard
Once again, you have to think long term and consider all of the ramifications. The faulty premise here is presuming that all hood scoop cars would 1) continue to race and 2) would race in Comp eliminator. In all likelihood, all this would accomplish would be some "hood scoop" racers quit, and other build a different combination. This would be like telling certain Stock & Super Stock cars, "Oh, you run 9's... you can just run Super Gas." And how many have done that? Exactly 1, I believe. So, you end up not only NOT increasing car counts in Comp, but decreasing the car count in Super Stock, while simultaneously devaluing the equipment owned by a large number of racers.
As a conservative, you should know that you cannot successfully legislate an outcome. Don't "abandon free market principles to save the free market." The sanctioning body does not *create* participation. It creates an environment where participation may exist, if the customers like that environment and its incentives.
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I agree 100%! What the hell difference does it make if the car has a scoop or not? I have been converting my car into a "hood scoop car" with the hopes of going faster and still running in a "class" I can be competitive in. A few years ago I made the BIG mistake of thinking the IHRA was serious about growing the Midwest and I built a Crate Motor combo only to have them pull out of Div. 5 the same year I got it done. Now I'm on the down hill side of building a Modified and you want the NHRA to put me into Comp? Give me a break! If I could afford Comp I would run Comp. I honestly would like to someday. But right now it's not going to happen. I built my car, 89 Mustang, as a 302HO Stocker in 1992 and was one of the first FI mustangs in the country. I worked HARD to get the combo figured out and eventually I succeeded. I got my *** handed to me more than a few times along the way by a big ol' station wagon and Al Provoast when I ran in N/SA. I grew to have a large amount of respect for him and instead of whining about him having a bogus combo or cheating,(neither of which were true in my opinion), I WORKED harder, spent a little more money, and eventually I beat him and many others. Then, someone decided that because the (at the time) new LT1 Camaros' were beating up on the old muscle cars that ALL of the fuel injected cars needed their own class so it would be "fair" to everyone. What a bunch of liberal thinking crap! Is'nt that why we have a HP factoring system? That was the last straw for me at the time with NHRA and was when I built the Crate Motor combo. Hey, I'm a Ford guy through and through but I think the new CJ Mustangs should get hammered with HP right now! In this instance it is NOT a fair playing field for the other cars in the class. Getting back to the current discussion why do some people seem to worry SO much about the "touring Pro Sportsman" drivers and what they drive. Truth is, most of them could get into the slowest car in the class and still whip everyone's *** more often than not. Yes, I believe having the faster car is an advantage and that is part of the reason I am building one. But, the biggest reason they win more often than the average joe is they are NOT the average joe! They race more often, do more maintenance to keep the cars in top shape in some cases, set the cars up to BRACKET race, and generally have better skills. Getting all the evil "hood scoop cars" out of SS will solve nothing. These are just my opinions and even though I am 100% correct feel free to debate me. Geesh!