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Originally Posted by Dick Butler
Wow! sorry you take this discussion so personally. You should be proud to be capable of running #1. You have chosen a good combination.. You are entitled to be pleased with getting a trophy for attending in your class. With consolidation maybe someone could be at the same events you attend too.
My history is somewhat different. I have about 40 Class trophies and One Points meet Trophy. I have been in the top 5 in Div 3 points several times only based on eliminator points. One of my class trophies is for a bye run. It looks the same but it is not as sweet.
One year I won my Class over a minimum of 4 cars at 6 events including Indy and Gainesville. Once we towed back to Gainesville after a rain out to win class after narrowing the class from over 10 cars. Same type of cars , heavily factored and Excellent racers from both Coasts. Actually several record holders. My Point is there are TWO points of view on what Racing at a NHRA event is about. Bracket racing or Class racing . I feel Strongly both can and should remain equally important . If someone choses one area so be it. The fact no one shows in a class indicates maybe there are too many classes to populate with racers. If Drag racing in Stk and SS started with classes as the form of racing and Dial in was developed to allow handicaping of Class Winners Both should remain important forms of our "SHOW"
Thanks
Dick
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Dick face the facts we don't have a show. If you barred all the racers and crew from the stands. There would be nobody to watch even The Hemi Shootout.
We are our own show. Most spectators want Fuel Cars only.
I've got an idea you would like "if no cars show up in a class get rid of the class" Who cares about the other cars at the other end of the country. Let them go out and buy a more popular combo, or quit. This way there will be more for the cars that remain and they can spend more money to get away with stuff that isn't in the rule book.
Then NHRA can just give up trying to teardown cars, and get rid of the remaining cars, they can all go .90 racing.
Will you be statisfied then?