[Mike Carr]

If FWD cars were to be absorbed into RWD classes, you wouldn't be able to do it stricltly on a weight break basis, for the following reason.

-AF/S, 13.00-15.99 pound weight break. 13.85 Index, 12.95 Nat'l Record.
13 pounds is K/SA, with an Index of 12.65
-BF/S 16.00-17.49 pound weight break. 14.65 Index, 13.67 run at Indy
16 pounds is P/SA, with an Index of 13.45
-CF/S 17.49-18.99 pound weight break. 15.15 Index, 14.17 Nat'l Record
17.49 pounds falls into Q/SA, with an Index of 13.80
-DF/S 19.00-24.99 pound weight break. Index 15.60. 14.66 at Indy 2009
19 pounds is T/SA, with an Index of 14.40
-EF/S 25.00-more pound weight break. 17.45 Index, best runs in the 16.30's
W/S is the lowest class, 24 pound weight break, 16.65 Index

With the exception of EF/S, not one FWD record is even close to the corresponding RWD weight class Index. IF there were consolidated, I would be in favor of adding FWD cars into RWD classes with similar Indexes. So DF/S would be added into V/SA instead of T, and so on with the other classes.

Adjusting weight breaks for all classes (either .75 or 1 pound classes) would be easiest. Not sure how some classes would work where the stick and auto are rated differently, then NHRA would have to get into weight breaks for the autos (or sticks, in some classes), and would be a bih hassle. IF 1 pound classes were made, I'd think a rule of one class only should be written, so a car wouldn't have to try and adjust 800 pounds or more, in the upper classes, to make the currrently-legal three class rule. Natural B/SA (8.50) can run A (8.00) and C (9.00). If the new classes were, say:

A/S - 7.00
B/S - 8.00
C/S - 9.00 etc etc
Then a car could only run it's natural class, and eliminate the need for removing/adding rediculous amounts of weight to change classes. Same with Super Stock as well.

Just my opinions. Personally, I'd prefer it be left alone for a while, and if I HAD to vote, I would go with the altered (3/4 to 1 pound) weight breaks.