CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - How many classes are needed in Stock or SS?

Dick Butler · 07-17-2008, 03:41 PM

If people wanted to get back to the performance classes, How many classes would be needed to make it racing again and achievement to win not just post a "good Number somewhere"?
TODAY : At points meets it is bracket race so everyone qualifies and runs on a dial in. No classes needed, just one set of rules and shoe polish.
At a National event, if you want more than one person to take home the money you need more separation of the cars into "Classes"
If you want to spead the accomplishment around and allow reward for competing Heads up with similar cars , How many classes are really needed? Does a special series of classes" Need to be for Trucks?" Do we need a FWD series of classes?Do there "need to be Modified classes in SS?"Does there need to be a Stick and an Auto series of classes?Could GT and SS be folded together with a wt break for SS?

How many rounds in class would make it fun ? 0ne? two?, How about 4 so we could shoot for no Bye runs. That would make it 16 cars per class. With 5 classes that is 80 entrants. or 8 classes 128 entrants.Again No Byes if you ran an eliminator with all the class winners 8,4,2,1 ( more could be used to ease wt issues)
NHRA could count on enough cars per about any division to have class at more events without all the BYE run winners taking up time to make runs. They could still admit the same numbers of cars and increase the non bracket racing.
8 classes in Stock , 8 in SS. This just means make em fit the Wt breaks like today. Maybe start at 6.0, 7.,8.,9.,10.,12.,14,16 in SS. Stock start at 8.
Sponsors might be able to return to pay 8 class winners not 96 or per event. Fans might like Heads up 8 classes. Racers might like the TOP/Stock type mentality of each wt break.
All the issues could be fixed with constructive thought not destructive agendas. It sure seems this would beat all bracket racing with only rewarding Fastest cars which might not even be produced or factored.

07-17-2008, 03:41 PM	#1
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	How many classes are needed in Stock or SS? If people wanted to get back to the performance classes, How many classes would be needed to make it racing again and achievement to win not just post a "good Number somewhere"? TODAY : At points meets it is bracket race so everyone qualifies and runs on a dial in. No classes needed, just one set of rules and shoe polish. At a National event, if you want more than one person to take home the money you need more separation of the cars into "Classes" If you want to spead the accomplishment around and allow reward for competing Heads up with similar cars , How many classes are really needed? Does a special series of classes" Need to be for Trucks?" Do we need a FWD series of classes?Do there "need to be Modified classes in SS?"Does there need to be a Stick and an Auto series of classes?Could GT and SS be folded together with a wt break for SS? How many rounds in class would make it fun ? 0ne? two?, How about 4 so we could shoot for no Bye runs. That would make it 16 cars per class. With 5 classes that is 80 entrants. or 8 classes 128 entrants.Again No Byes if you ran an eliminator with all the class winners 8,4,2,1 ( more could be used to ease wt issues) NHRA could count on enough cars per about any division to have class at more events without all the BYE run winners taking up time to make runs. They could still admit the same numbers of cars and increase the non bracket racing. 8 classes in Stock , 8 in SS. This just means make em fit the Wt breaks like today. Maybe start at 6.0, 7.,8.,9.,10.,12.,14,16 in SS. Stock start at 8. Sponsors might be able to return to pay 8 class winners not 96 or per event. Fans might like Heads up 8 classes. Racers might like the TOP/Stock type mentality of each wt break. All the issues could be fixed with constructive thought not destructive agendas. It sure seems this would beat all bracket racing with only rewarding Fastest cars which might not even be produced or factored.