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Old 08-22-2010, 12:22 PM   #45
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Default Re: Is it time to fix Super Class Racing?

The more I think about this, the more pathetic it seems. To "fix" the classes that are already the laughing stock of all of drag racing because they're the only classes that don't run full out from the hit, you want to introduce another concept that has never been a part of the sport in any form, and by it's very nature, seems totally against everything that drag racing is: a speed limit. Wow, why don't you require that all Super class racers wear clown noses too?

All of this to "fix" the problem of big MPH cars. You don't have to run big MPH to win in the super classes. In my experience, the big MPH guys don't really have an advantage much beyond about 10MPH. When you see a person doing ~160 against some 185MPH fire breather, it's as much of a challenge to judge the stripe for both of them.

The big $$/HP/MPH problem exists in all classes of racing. In bracket classes, it sucks just as bad, the only difference is that the "throttle stop" is the tree. You still have the 7 second guy rushing up on the 9 second guy. In Super classes, it's just a little further down track. In the alky and pro classes, the big dollar teams (read: big HP) have a decided advantage.

Folks, this is just racing. People with more money to spend, have an advantage. I'm sorry, but it's like life. You have to find a way to be more creative with the bucks you can muster. And enjoy like hell when the little guy can beat the big guy.
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