[Mike Dahl]

So I have said this before a number of times and it falls on deaf ears but there just isn't as many people (family members included) who want to sit around with little to nothing to do for 2-3 days at a time as there used to be. There's a better way to handle things- like setting your runs within a couple of hours so there is free time to enjoy the things the host city has to offer. Gee, it's a shocker to think that there are less people with families that wanna go watch the never repainted 30 year old stocker that runs 11's or the 71 pinto Super Gasser, while waiting to run at 10, then 11, then 4, then cancel; over going to Disneyland or grabbing a wine tour in Napa, etc. etc. etc.

I know people will say there isn't enough time to fix something between runs. Tough ****. Bring spares, be prepared- maybe NHRA could let you run after another category. It's not really that big of a deal.

Until you convince the real sponsors (the family members) that its good, you can change rules until you are blue in the face, or add maybe another 30 or so SS classes to ensure there is no heads up drag racing; it will continue to wither away. By the way, doesn't it usually cost more to build another combination than to improve the one you have??? The prices paid to not heads up are larger than most realize.

As far as the outlaw races go, this is really happening and the train is leaving the station.