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Originally Posted by fredjohnston
Combining automatic and manual classes will end up costing racers more money and in turn participation will suffer.
Let's look at A, B, G, and H for example, the most popular stock eliminator classes. Stick racers today rarely have heads up runs. If the stick cars are now mixed in with the autos the probability of a heads up race, per race goes up exponentially. Hypothetically speaking where you were once the 2nd or 3rd fastest or even the fastest in your class in your division when the classes are separated, you could now be 5th or worse when its combined. For these stick racers it sounds like you need to either spend more, work more or walk away.
On the flip side, some of the stick HP ratings vs automatic HP ratings on the same car are laughable. Look at the LS1 stick cars for example (Firebird, Camaro and Corvette). Look at the Shelby Mustang stick HP. For the auto racers to keep up they will either need to spend more, work more or walk away.
Leave this one alone.
What does it solve anyway? Less class contingency payout which is peanuts anyway? Less class trophies? Less administrative work for NHRA or Nitro Joe to keep track of? Give me a break.
What does it create? A few more heads up runs per race. Big deal.
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I am currently building a J/stick Stocker.
If the autos and sticks are combined, then I will abandon the build and just turn it into a NMRA/NMCA/bracket car/index racer.
I've tied up enough money already in the P/Q Stocker.
As noted above....the probability of a heads up run goes up exponentially with combining them, especially in the "roll bar required" classes.