Think about this.........

[bill dedman]

Merry Christmas, Alan; it's comforting to know that wherever I post the illogic of that rule disparity, you'll be there to totally ignore the content of the post, but put on your moderator hat and try to control the subject matter that gets posted on this otherwise "open" forum.

This forum has enough moderators; put your portable hat away ,and try to understand the content of my post for once, and ignore where it's coming from.

That wouldn't be asking too much, or, would it??? Maybe so...

Happy Hollidays!

[Mike Carr]

Bill, has it occurred to you thay maybe, just maybe, the majority of us DO NOT CARE?? Yes, anyone can see that the advantage of the redlight rule favors the faster car. But, since you seem to be the (not so silent) minority in constantly beating this drum, it should occur to you that maybe the rest of us don't feel as strongly as you.

As a FWD Stock racer, changing the rule would help me. I retired from Stock three years ago. Not because of who can redlight first, or worst. If NHRA/IHRA changes the rule to worst redlight loses, I still won't come back to racing. Because, there are bigger problems with NHRA and IHRA right now than who got screwed by the Christmas Tree. Now, can you please give it a rest? I'm begging you (and I hate begging).

[JMatt]

OK - I'm not a class racer. I'm a bracket racer and plan on running some .90 races this year.

Why not S/SS?

Knowledge. Pure and simple. Knowledge. Face it - you true class racers are a pretty dang smart bunch. So since I'm on my own, and not a 2nd or 3rd generation racer, how can I go S/SS racing? Which of you is going to teach me how to make cylinder heads that work? Pistons? Cranks? Who among you is giving up all the secrets to make a "Stock" car magically run 2-3 full seconds quicker than a true "stock" car from off the dealership floor?

That's right - none of you. So I can find a professional builder and write a huge check. But I like doing my own wrenching. So maybe I have to buy parts from Reher-Morrison, etc. At least I can build my own stuff and go racing.

Think about it: I can build whatever I want, pay attention to virtually no rules at all, and go bracket racing, 8.90 racing, 9.90 racing, Quick 16 racing, and if my car is old enough (it is in my case) I can go nostalgia racing in B-Gas or other "index" racing.

And I don't have to be part of an inner circle with 40 years of knowledge. And I don't need $100,000.

My car runs 8.0xx all out, and I have $40,000 in it. I can find races any week any where.

But take it as a compliment: You guys are smarter than the average racer by a HUGE margin. Who will publish their book of secrets first?