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Rook · 02-09-2025, 11:57 PM

I was watching "NHRA TV" a couple of weeks ago when they were showing races from the 60's.

They were explaining the handicap for Stock and Super Stock... the announcer said the handicap is based on the National Record for the class. For example, the car in the left lane is in a class where the National Record is 10.15. The car in the right lane is in a class where the National Record is 11.15. The car in the right lane gets a 1 second head start irrespective of what ET either car runs.

Is this how it was back then? If so, why the change to dial ins?

I may have misunderstood as I was also reading emails on my laptop at the time...

02-09-2025, 11:57 PM	#5
Rook Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4 Likes: 10 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Here is the rest of the story. I was watching "NHRA TV" a couple of weeks ago when they were showing races from the 60's. They were explaining the handicap for Stock and Super Stock... the announcer said the handicap is based on the National Record for the class. For example, the car in the left lane is in a class where the National Record is 10.15. The car in the right lane is in a class where the National Record is 11.15. The car in the right lane gets a 1 second head start irrespective of what ET either car runs. Is this how it was back then? If so, why the change to dial ins? I may have misunderstood as I was also reading emails on my laptop at the time...