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Originally Posted by Jack Matyas
Ralph - Thats the beauty of the whole thing - many fans ( and racers ) love the old school cars and many can't wait to see the new ones ........having them face of against each other is the best thing I know of to get people to watch and take notice .
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I never thought of "Shooting fish in a barrel." as a popular spectator sport.
The concept of old vs new is great, but
it's the way they are going about it. Until the AHFS does it's job after some length of time, the new cars have an overwhelming advantage even without the same amount of R&D that has gone into the old cars for decades. While these new cars get factored up through several classes, some of the old cars within those classes get sidelined from being outqualified in the limited fields or risk being outrun heads-up if they do qualify. Sure, there will usually be someone faster that can outrun or outdrive your car. But at least it was "apples-to-apples" before. Forcing people out because they can't afford a new car isn't right.
Can't really blame racers for taking advantage of the situation. Racers are always looking for an advantage. But some flaunt this pre-existing advantage while others go about racing without rocking the boat any more than necessary.
Just offering the perspective of someone who'll never have a "new" car or a top qualifying "regular" Stocker. I love the sport and the concept of class racing. I just hate to see it becaome an exclusive club. The roots of drag racing included the little guy, with enough "blood, sweat and tears", to be competitive with the big dogs.