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Originally Posted by Barry Polley
Nice post Mark. You can come run T/S or T/D with us?? Kidding......
Thanks for the info Kent. Is it possible for us to see what data is being used for the changes implemented? Are they taking into consideration sub sea level conditions also? Maybe I missed it but where there surveys done on Class Racer or another site? I know it is too late for changes or opinions so I will stop here.
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Barry
As far as I know, no nation wide surveys were done. Each division SRAC member gets input from there S/SS racers from emails or conversation at the races or phone calls. Emails are the most effective way to express your ideas and there is a written record. The problem with web site surveys are you get input from non-racers so in most cases these sites are used only for up-dates. The surveys NHRA conducted last year was met with almost no response. Keep in mind you can send your input to the S/SS committee direct by email or letter and it will be considered. If you do this I would suggest you copy you SARA member so he can refer to it later if it is considered.
A lot of the ideas I have read on this site including creating new classes were sent to us by other racers and discussed and were passed over by the NHRA committiee for a variety of reasons. Some of the main reasons were that they just don't have the help to get into a complicated system and don't have the budget to create and maintain it and the new classes were not wanted because of more pay out for the sponsors. I can tell you that the first proposed change was to make it so automatic that it would have been like comp. were one run by one person could have ruined a class combination forever and posted and effective on the following week.
Contrary to what most people believe NHRA is just like any other business, they are victums to the economy and they operate and make decisions in the best instrest of there business where we like it or not. I can't say I would do it any different if I was in there shoes.
What our role should be is to be sure we can keep them well informed with as much information to the needs of S/SS racers. That is what the SRAC council did with this policy. I would like to invite anyone with fresh ideas for future rules and policies to send them in email form to your division SRAC member. But keep in mind the door on AHFS is closed for a while (or as I said earlier) unless they change there mind.
Thanks
Mike Crutchfield
D2 S/SS SRAC Member