Lack of integrity

[Dgal]

Originally Posted by boster58

I thought racing was about performance . Open up the rules and let everyone use the latest and greatest parts for there combo's. There are aftermarket head's , carb's, fuel injection and supercharger's that we can all buy and all the cars can fly for reasonable dollars . And sponsors will come back if we can buy there parts. why does national dragster advertise part we can use ? This is drag racing get with it , propose changes that will work and we can all live with. New cars ,old cars I love them all . On my wish list is a 69 camaro and a 2010 CJ to race in NHRA

Bo kenney
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Open to the rules is the most interesting part of your post to me. Yes, you are correct, but you have to remember that not everyone is on the same economic playing field. Many of us save, scrimp, reuse, and do without in order to race under the rules that we assembled our race cars.

There is also a spirit of intent within the class that you choose to race. If you build your car within the rules and spirit and that is changed overnight without logic or reason, then what is one supposed to do with limited means? Walk away from something they enjoy or even love?

Another interesting word you used is performance. Yes, it is about performance and the thrill that we receive from the acceleration and competition. There are additional levels of performance. One being that the racer performs within the context and rules of the class. The other is that the sanctioning body perform with their ethical obligation to uphold the rules and standards of the class fairly.

I feel there is a shortage of performance on the latter, not the former.

Don

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Dgal

Open to the rules is the most interesting part of your post to me. Yes, you are correct, but you have to remember that not everyone is on the same economic playing field. Many of us save, scrimp, reuse, and do without in order to race under the rules that we assembled our race cars.

There is also a spirit of intent within the class that you choose to race. If you build your car within the rules and spirit and that is changed overnight without logic or reason, then what is one supposed to do with limited means? Walk away from something they enjoy or even love?

Another interesting word you used is performance. Yes, it is about performance and the thrill that we receive from the acceleration and competition. There are additional levels of performance. One being that the racer performs within the context and rules of the class. The other is that the sanctioning body perform with their ethical obligation to uphold the rules and standards of the class fairly.

I feel there is a shortage of performance on the latter, not the former.

Don

I agree 1000%

[Alan Roehrich]

No thanks, Bo. Some of us remember what happened to Top Stock. No, we don't need to open up the rules in Stock, or Super Stock. We've got enough aftermarket stuff in Stock as it is.

In fact, if the rules hadn't been opened up so that cars with no VIN and no certification as a production street vehicle were allowed into the guide, we would not be in this predicament.