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Old 12-05-2021, 01:48 PM   #3
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Default Re: Ya know,

Good post BN,

Also, NHRA seems to have a knack for taking the predictable and making it even worse by turning some categories into being virtually unwatchable.
Examples>
Stock Eliminator ..Combo classes where guys won't want to build a "one off" combo for a middle class because he will have to go a second under, right away, to have a chance of winning class.
Weight juggling so that a 67-69 Camaro fits in every possible class ,from AA to V /Stock.
Gone are the Chevelles and BBC Biscaynes , station wagons, etc.

Previously mentioned..They won't add a low, "slow" FWD class or even RWD X/Stock
for the variety if nothing else.. As a part time promoter, I notice that folks in the stands like big head start races, but there aren't many these days, the way everything is structured

Comp> Supposed to be flat out, handicap start, but way too complicated and confusing.
It takes more luck than horsepower these days.

.90's > NHRA knew the throttle stop deal was boring, and instead of of showing leader
ship and taking them away, they let the player vote on what they wanted...The easier, researched out method..They did not do that with Pro Stock.

Pro Stock > Everyone knows the deal here ..Rental BBC's in everything, funny , odd looking body shapes, cowl hoods, EFI that nobody sees but makes the qualifying sheet even narrower than before. So, exactly what has all this done to build Pro Stock?

Feel free to add more examples....
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