[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

>> 160 plus stockers and SS at at the 2010 US nationals. Where is that kind of car count in IHRA Mike B?

There isn't. -=shrug=- You got me... I raced four times in three days this weekend, did so on a budget, made good money. Just because the majority of people do one thing doesn't mean that it's the best or makes the most sense. If people who live within a reasonable distance of IHRA events don't support those events, whose fault is it? Those who try it overwhelmingly have a positive experience. What exactly does any of that have to do with the policies of NHRA? Car counts at the US Nationals are because it's the US Nationals at Indy. Even other NHRA events don't come close. The US Class Nationals drew even more cars, which tells us that it's the kind of racing people want to do, not the sanctioning body that makes the difference.

>> 80% of you bitching don't even race at INDY or with NHRA.

I have raced NHRA (Finished #11 in NHRA Div. 1 in my rookie year, and that was in a FWD car.), and I have competed at Indy. NHRA has a number of issues that I don't agree with, so after expressing my opinion about them, I choose to race elsewhere 99% of the time. I'm not into the "battered wife syndrome". Banging your head against the wall doesn't give one's opinion more credibility.

>> Yes HP factors are way out of line right now,

....SOOOOOoooooooo make it right! (or at least make an honest effort to get it in the right zip code) That's all anybody's really asking for!

>>but look at how many new cars and people are in S and SS now.

Yah. $100,000 cars are a great way to get new blood into the sport. That's sustainable. How many new people *are* in S/SS now? That vast majority of people in the new cars are not new to the sport. I think the new cars are really cool, and I wouldn't mind driving one myself, but nobody can tell you with a straight face that they are any semblance of right.

"CJ's and DP's are great because they bring new cars and people into the sport, and it's okay that they're not factored right".... Funny, you don't say the same about the "evil Crate Motor cars", which have brought MANY times the number of cars and people into the sport, and they complain about how soft the crate motor cars are, while the 360 Magnum crate motor is rated 50 HP more than the 5.9L DP engine, which has better specs all the way around. I don't care which side of the argument you support, but be consistent.

"Battered Wife Syndrome" !.....LOL. I couldnt have said it better. Way to go Michael.