Lencos in SS

[Bub Whitaker]

I'll give up stick cars when they pry my cold dead fingers off the shifter.
Mike Taylor 3601

now thats a diehard stick racer...

[283nova]

Originally Posted by Bub Whitaker

I'll give up stick cars when they pry my cold dead fingers off the shifter.
Mike Taylor 3601...

amen

[Bill Harris]

On another thread Mike Crutchfield, who is a member of the SRAC (remember them?) said that the committee had voted on the clutchless in SS and it was voted down. For those who forgot, the SRAC is supposed to be the sportsman racers representative group to the NHRA guys that actually make the rules. If the clutchless is permitted, it is just another example of the ineffectiveness of the SRAC, the same problem that caused several of the original members of the committee to quit after less than a year since their input was being ignored.

The question posed about where this rule change was coming from is the real issue. This happens time and time again. Who benefits? Who is pushing for the change when the racers representative body has voted it down?

Note that Danny Gracia is mentioned over and over again as the source of the information that the rule will change. Also note that he is not on any of the rules making committees as listed on the NHRA website. So is the situation one where if someone with clout can convince Mr Gracia, it becomes a "done deal'?