[joe cool]

I just consider myself a drag racer, not a class racer, bracket racer ,heads up racer,ect. I am not successfull at any of the above,but I'm all right with that. To me the problem is ***'s in the seats,if the stands are empty you can have classes , rules ,brackets ,and crap till the cows come home and nothing is going to change.
If you agree that this is a business then it has to be geared to the consumer, you are a participant, not a consumer. A consumer pays to get his family in to watch the excitment of racing. He can go to a ball game ,an amusement park,or just stay home.If he decides to spnd his money at the track he must be entertained. Now in an ideal world he would know classes ,index's, tear down specs and H.P. revisions of all organizations, but he doesn't.
IMHO make it simpler,easier to understand,keep it to around two hours for a complete show.
As racers we despise the clowns, burnout contests,fireworks shows and wheelie stunt bikes but the average spectator loves them. We must find a way to co-exist with this type of program to survive.If this is going to survive as a sport we need paying fans in the stands. All this other talk and bickering is not going to mean nothing.
Once again I am just a drag racer. When I attend a National event I find that a lot of racers are very arrogant ,unfriendly sorts of people. I have heard a young fan ask a uninformed question and seen him laughed at or given a smartass answer.
Anyway what do I know ,I'm just an old man that likes cars that go fast.