Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz
Eliminating the trigger is a solution to alot of problems facing the racers and would be an encouragment to a performance based category.
There are many cars out there capable of running more than a second under. Every one of them fear of going 1.4 under by accident or not, because of the penalties that will follow. In all honesty, if the car is legal and capable of going that far under, it is probably factored incorrectly according to NHRA's standards. So, whether the car is legal or not, to maintain this advantage one must "protect" their combo by sand bagging or nose dipping at a 1,000. I'm sorry, but thats not entertainment to anyone, spectators, racers, pets, you name it, it does not represent drag racing or a performance based category. I understand about holding back a little (wise strategy) to set up an opponent for an upcoming race, but not doing it an entire season.
I hear all the time about racers wanting to run their car all the way out, but can't due to the trigger. If everyone was allowed to run fast as they wnat, it would be so much fun. Bragging rights would be more credible, competition would be more finely tuned, and drag racing would be like it is stated, drag racing.
As someone said on here, lowering the index or changing the trigger level, is only shuffling numbers. And as I stated before, lowering the indexes is is only beneficial to those who are within range of the horsepower fairy.
Most racers started out above the index and worked their way to where they are now. Leaving the indexes alone would still serve the same purpose. The problem now exists when you start going too far under the index. Don't lower the index to prevent from going under too far, raise the other end of the equation. Raising the trigger is a temporary band aid. Eliminating the trigger allows for all out performance.
It will benefit the evaluation process in the long run. After about a year or so, it will be evident who needs HP and who does not. There are too many people pointing fingers at who should be getting a HP hit. Well, with all the sand bagging currently going on, what does it matter. If they are legal, it is going to be the same story without a trigger
This trigger elimination is just my opinion to benefit Stock, for the racers, the spectators, the sport, and yes, even the pets. They do not it like when their owners come back from a run that went too far under.
Ron Ortiz
U/SA Did I mention T/S & T/D
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