Stock and the late models, a solution.

[Jack McCarthy]

ken offers a solution, maybe not perfect but he offers a solution... most just bitch.

my idea is a A/B/C - FX classes that run outside of stock eliminator, heads up, finals on sunday ... when the cars get say 5 years old then they join us now that we have a good HP / POTENTIAL input from 5 years of heads ups !!!

i think it adds excitement to nhra, oem and the fans are exposed to the old win on sunday sell on monday mantra ?

jack

and to those no heads up racers... find a bracket race !

[MikeFicacci]

Taking the chance of getting yelled at by Ken, there is an awesome place for these cars to race. It's called NHRA Unleashed. For those of you who don't know, Unleashed is NHRA's answer to the NMRA/NMCA and is mainly heads-up racing directed towards the young crowd. Blowers, turbos, 2-feet tall intakes, and decent crowds in their 20's and 30's. This is actually the perfect place for these cars.

[skills]

Hey Mike I don't agree, NHRA unleashed is an okay idea but you want them same people at NHRA events. If you find a honest way to get the new cars in stock and maybe the foreign makes also you will get those same 20-30 year olds in the stands to watch the sportsman racers. If we can pull the factories in and more spectators it will raise the purse for everybody and maybe some of them may become racers themselves.

[junior barns]

Originally Posted by skills

. If we can pull the factories in and more spectators it will raise the purse for everybody and maybe some of them may become racers themselves.

doubt it!!

[Dan Wilson]

The other night I was having cold ones and burning wood on the camp fire after installing the transmission, shifter and drive shaft in the new DP Challenger. I said to Gary what if when a car ran 1.25 under they automatically are out of the eliminator and are bumped into a run off the index heads up category for that race? This would deal with all out of line cars that happen to get discovered "PT Cruiser". They would run for their own Wally and maybe a money prize. You would see what these cars could run.
This is just a idea and It could be fun.
Dan Wilson

[Larry Hill]

My thoughts

Computer controlled cars in their own class.

Carbuerated cars in their own class.

Combine sticks and autos within each class.

Five year limit on engine spec. changes.

Remove non factory size cranks and rods from blueprint spec.

Twenty year old cars or older get Edelbrock heads.

No throttle by wire.
If the factories can fool NHRA on the initial HP. ratings of the engines, it would be no problem to fool NHRA on the capabilities of the computer. With throttle by wire several functions are available in real time : traction control, track position, adjusting E.T. for the perfect run, delay, and a host of other capabilites. No throttle by wire, the temptation is just too inviting!

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

My thoughts

Computer controlled cars in their own class.

Carbuerated cars in their own class.

Combine sticks and autos within each class.

Five year limit on engine spec. changes.

Remove non factory size cranks and rods from blueprint spec.

Twenty year old cars or older get Edelbrock heads.

No throttle by wire.
If the factories can fool NHRA on the initial HP. ratings of the engines, it would be no problem to fool NHRA on the capabilities of the computer. With throttle by wire several functions are available in real time : traction control, track position, adjusting E.T. for the perfect run, delay, and a host of other capabilites. No throttle by wire, the temptation is just too inviting!

Best ideas yet ! Especially the head, rod, and crank rules.