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Originally Posted by Dick Butler
WOW you are still missing it. The winner of the two guys is the one with the more bogus motor factor unless they have the Same motor and car. SSM classes are exceptions.
I am not racing but watching how the racing class portion of Stk and SS has issues.
And Costs continue to be discussed. Why not limit the changes back to a basic car all can afford. Then the guy who works hardest and drives the smartest at least has a chance of winning.
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No Dick, you are missing it, the winner is the guy with the more disposable income. Either one can build your so called "bogus" car. So that's not the factor that effects everything, the guy with the most money wins in a heads up race..every time...and the poorer guy either switches classes so he can race or he goes home early or...doesn't show up at all because he knows he can't affort the $$$$converter or heads or whatever with the mortgage etc.
Everybody has their own situation, some bracket race until they can afford a class car, then they keep on bracket racing it (a bit under the index) until they make it quick enough to run heads up. That takes time, effort and MONEY. The guy that doesn't have the money to be the big dog will change classes or whatever to avoid an instant loss.
Others, same situation but can afford to try and be one of the big dogs. Might work, might not but they try. Then you have the guys with the money, they can be the big dog, they just fork over more $$ when they lose until, HEY! they're the big dog now.
So you know what, lots of people are saying they are bracket racing their stocker because that's what suits them for whatever their reasons are. Due to their situations, they will never agree to a heads up only style of racing. They don't believe class racing is dying because they're waiting in line for hours to get through the gate.
Your line "Then the guy who works hardest and drives the smartest " that is still true, YOU just have to realise that the guy working the hardest on his combo might not be the fastest in his class. When I look at the 180* headers billy made with his own two hands for an oddball combo and compare that to the $$$$ kooks headers that somebody bought for their #1 qualifying car...I know who's "working the hardest" and it ain't the "bigdog".
EDIT: and if you want to limit the car choices so everybody has the same combo so "Then the guy who works hardest and drives the smartest" I hate to tell you but not everybody wants a cookie cutter car. And certainly nobody wants to see a few classes of all the same car racing.