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Originally Posted by Bill Grubbs
If you truly believe this...Then you must also ascribe to the supposition, since we are not pros (for national events) or TAD/AFC (for divisionals), our attendance at an event is nothing more than a side show.
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I absolutely, positively do not feel this way, nor did I state anything close to this. But, nobody is making the trek to a national event to win class only for the $500 and the mini-Wally. Sure, it's a nice little way to subsidize your trip to the track, but who in their right mind is going to pay $250 to enter to win $500 (before all other expenses are considered) with NO chance of being in final eliminations?
I'll tell you who, nobody, which is why I stated that class eliminations are now nothing better than a little side race to fill in some time.
There are a lot of good race cars that go to Indy that go home, some of which would have been able to get their way in because they could win class, maybe even using this thing called DRIVER SKILL. Now, it's the ones with the most money / most favorable combo at that time that get to race in final eliminations. Jr. Comp should be the new name of this category.
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Originally Posted by Bill Grubbs
PS. Eventhough I agree with this change; STOP changing the rules!! unless safety is involved, or a better part is available, or a new letter from a dusty file cabinet appears at NHRA, or if someone whines.
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I'm going to assume you're kidding about the last two, as that's what appears to happen more times than not to get these changes to take place.
As I said before, this rule change doesn't affect me in the least other than from a sportsman racing standpoint. I think it was the wrong decision to make, and just made these classes more elitist than they already are. Plus, from a fan standpoint watching class eliminations used to be fun watching the drivers try to secure themselves a spot in final eliminations. Now, they're running for $500 and a mini-Wally. Yawn.