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Casey Miles · 07-11-2008, 11:56 AM

NHRA should be embrassing the racers that are making an effort just trying to attend the U.S. Nationals. Never mind making some of them totaly discouraged by changing the ground rules after the event's already been open for entries.
As an owner of a car that I know can't run .5 under, it will make me look at the races that I can attend to get into the main eleminator where a bottle of shoe polish evens everything up. I'm not the only one that races like that and I would expect that the racers that are in the same situation will give a second thought before going to a race that will effectively make the car counts go down. Stock might as well be the same as Comp, the engines are modifed production pieces, so qualifing should be the same as Comp at National events. I think that that is where NHRA is heading in a direction that will effect racing as we know it today. Stock will be a 32 to 64 car field and make them dial the number that they qualifed with, no dialing in anymore. Look at Comp these days, at most of the races there isn't enough cars entered to make a full field and it will bleed off to the other classes as well.
Casey Miles
248H
Used to be F/S, Now E/S That 4 little HP did it!

07-11-2008, 11:56 AM	#7
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 703 Likes: 127 Liked 488 Times in 90 Posts	Re: NHRA Fastest 128 cars NHRA should be embrassing the racers that are making an effort just trying to attend the U.S. Nationals. Never mind making some of them totaly discouraged by changing the ground rules after the event's already been open for entries. As an owner of a car that I know can't run .5 under, it will make me look at the races that I can attend to get into the main eleminator where a bottle of shoe polish evens everything up. I'm not the only one that races like that and I would expect that the racers that are in the same situation will give a second thought before going to a race that will effectively make the car counts go down. Stock might as well be the same as Comp, the engines are modifed production pieces, so qualifing should be the same as Comp at National events. I think that that is where NHRA is heading in a direction that will effect racing as we know it today. Stock will be a 32 to 64 car field and make them dial the number that they qualifed with, no dialing in anymore. Look at Comp these days, at most of the races there isn't enough cars entered to make a full field and it will bleed off to the other classes as well. Casey Miles 248H Used to be F/S, Now E/S That 4 little HP did it!