[Tim Kish]

What about the suggestion that ONLY class winners should get to run eliminations like the old days. That would make it real class racing, everyone would have to run their A-game regardless of individual class factoring as I know there are combos that in "bracket mode" could still run 1-under consistently while other combos have to be running a quart low and iced to run .8 under in good air (not Indy!!) - those are the guys getting screwed by this rule change. If you want a bracket race go to a bracket race, if you want to earn the right to run for eliminator you should win class. You'd see more diversity of classes than we do know but of course the ultimate down side would probably come down to cubic dollars but that is unavoidable. Added bonus for NHRA - there be fewer cars first round. As it is now most people agree that a faster car has an advantage, hence you see more running. With a few phone calls you and build and A/B/C car that will run 1-under with little/no ingenuity, just a checkbook. That isn't what class racing was built on either.

Now that also brings back performance into the whole equation - the National champion wouldn't just be a really good bracket racer that can afford to travel, he'd have to have one of the baddest cars in the land too because you don't get points if you can't make the show.

The real question to everyone is how much money do you want to spend to race a class car.

The timing of this change is bad as it really only affects Indy and it's marginal that guys that may only have a .6-.8 under car in a lower class can do anything to pick up 3-4 tenths in 6 weeks.

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