What would S, S/S be without teardowns at Nats?

Wade Mahaffey · 03-04-2011, 10:26 AM

With all the respect in the world, I ask what would Stock and Super/Stock be if there was not a threat of random teardowns at national events? Would the veteran racers just throw in the towell and car counts get choked completely out? Or would the car counts go up because folks that could'nt play the high dollar game now can? Because they don't look at your stuff like they used too. I hear folks talk about how soft tech has gotten since the old days. And the problems with the AHFS program. It seems like life in general, accountibility and responsibility is not what it used to be! Would no offical/random teardowns be OK if you could still protest, post money, and trigger an offical teardown? Since the eliminator is mostly comprised of mixed classes racing each other on a dial-in (bracket mode), What if you could only protest a (same class) competitor? It seems to me that this would leave the slow guys alone. Who would want to teardown the -.3 under cars engine? Who would take a chance of throwing away say a grand, for something that's probably right. The fast guys would get protested and then torndown to prove they were fast. And if they are fast...they want to prove it! Why fill the barn with -.3 cars (random style) when you could provide more space for the -1.00 cars
Also the small time racer could bend the rules a little to be able to race and build the car count. He could fly under the radar @ -.3 until he got greedy...and caught! I think this could bring more competitors into the mix. And the fast guys with the deep pockets and/or ability and experience could still prove it to each other. I think this would soften up the entry level competitors issues. For the diehard class guys you could keep the teardowns as is for class wins.
Just thinking of ways to increase car counts fellas....don't get nervous! LOL

Wade Mahaffey

03-04-2011, 10:26 AM	#1
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	What would S, S/S be without teardowns at Nats? With all the respect in the world, I ask what would Stock and Super/Stock be if there was not a threat of random teardowns at national events? Would the veteran racers just throw in the towell and car counts get choked completely out? Or would the car counts go up because folks that could'nt play the high dollar game now can? Because they don't look at your stuff like they used too. I hear folks talk about how soft tech has gotten since the old days. And the problems with the AHFS program. It seems like life in general, accountibility and responsibility is not what it used to be! Would no offical/random teardowns be OK if you could still protest, post money, and trigger an offical teardown? Since the eliminator is mostly comprised of mixed classes racing each other on a dial-in (bracket mode), What if you could only protest a (same class) competitor? It seems to me that this would leave the slow guys alone. Who would want to teardown the -.3 under cars engine? Who would take a chance of throwing away say a grand, for something that's probably right. The fast guys would get protested and then torndown to prove they were fast. And if they are fast...they want to prove it! Why fill the barn with -.3 cars (random style) when you could provide more space for the -1.00 cars Also the small time racer could bend the rules a little to be able to race and build the car count. He could fly under the radar @ -.3 until he got greedy...and caught! I think this could bring more competitors into the mix. And the fast guys with the deep pockets and/or ability and experience could still prove it to each other. I think this would soften up the entry level competitors issues. For the diehard class guys you could keep the teardowns as is for class wins. Just thinking of ways to increase car counts fellas....don't get nervous! LOL Wade Mahaffey Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 03-04-2011 at 10:33 AM.