[D.Johns]

From most of the spectator aspect of it. If there is no heads-up there is no point in watching it. Otherwise it's just another bracket race with different cars competing other then the locals. Not real exciting for the people watching. Yes Stock/SuperStock is a glorified bracket race for most of the time but its a performance based class some of the time and that's the exciting part. As a racer and also a spectator I watch/race for the heads-up I put up with the bracket stuff as just a required evil to keep cost down.

From a point of view of cost, simplicity and to allow drivers/teams to dial in their combo for the NHRA race. Then bracket would work. (Plus those who play the game and never want to show their true hand on running under the index)

From a standpoint of entertainment for drivers and spectators. And to work on their combo for all out performance and draw some attention from the crowd interesting them into Stock/SuperStock cars. Heads-up is the way to go.

Personally I'm not going to drive 2 1/2 hours to bracket race more then once more then likely. I can do that at 3 tracks all less then an hour from my house.

Maybe a compromise depending how many show up.
1.) You could run it with class run-off and combos for those that are the only car in that index and then an overall winner with everyone competing. Prize for heads up and prize for bracket portion
2.) Have heads-up for the current stockers/SuperStockers and nostalgia for the guys wanting to run bracket.


In any event advertising/promoting the event and getting support and public interested is going to be the key to making it a success. I'd go to a lot more things if only I knew about them in advance.

Also how about having people actually drive their stock cars not just "Stock/SuperStock" if car counts are low and could get some people involved in the racing. If its stock/near stock then you can enter? Doesn't even really have to be in the guide. You have a 2013 GT500 or even a 98 200SX come on down. You would need a decent tech guy to keep everyone straight and class them appropriately so as to not get completely creamed by the full bore Stock/SuperStock cars but could also take their best qualifying time and drop it a tenth and stagger the start that way . Or would that dilute what was wanting to be put on? Just throwing ideas around.