How competitive are you?

[Dave Ribeiro]

Dick,

Don't you think the sport is dying fast enough for you !!!! What about the little guy who still wants to race but doesn't have the Big bucks ... Your seeing the car counts going down fast enough without heads-up Racing ?
I think it's time for you to get another idea like AHRA ( heads-up only ), hope you have lots of money ???? Give it a Rest, when is your Racecar coming out to the Track anyway ???... Billy, you are Right On Again !!!!!
I think racers would like to see Sticks & Auto combined first and see how that goes ? Remember Car counts are important to all kinds of Racing, when it comes to pay-outs ... Let's try to help Racing, not kill it ....

[Bob Bender]

X2, Dave

[RonTheAnnouncer]

IHRA tried something like that in the pre-Bader years. Got rid of Stock, Superstock, Modified, etc, and made .90 classes from 7.90 to 12.90. It didn't go so well in the end. If you are talking true "heads up" no breakout racing, then each class will become the playground of maybe 1/2 dozen cars, and the rest of the guys will park their cars or go buy a boat or take up golf.

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by RonTheAnnouncer

IHRA tried something like that in the pre-Bader years. Got rid of Stock, Superstock, Modified, etc, and made .90 classes from 7.90 to 12.90. It didn't go so well in the end. If you are talking true "heads up" no breakout racing, then each class will become the playground of maybe 1/2 dozen cars, and the rest of the guys will park their cars or go buy a boat or take up golf.

That was during the "Little Billy" Meyer's rein.....

[Dave Ribeiro]

John, Bob,Ron......and everyone else ...

History does try to repeat ..... We have enough rules & changes, let's enforce the ones we have first ... Let's just Race ....

[Dick Butler]

Just a series of questions because I am still interested in trying to help with a track which is finding Heads up attracts spectators. I am trying to substitute NHRA class cars into their program for the street racers so NHRA racers would have a alternative place to race and maybe it would spread. How about TOP/SS cars or TOP/STK cars with factored in New cars?or just new mustang meets? Or Camaro meet?

[randy wilson]

The question should be, "Why are drag racers scared of true racing with rules, but circle track racers are not"? "Why are spec heads accepted in circle track, but not drag racing?" "Why do the circle track guys draw crowds of 1500 a weekend, at the local level, but bracket racing draws 3?" We truly have taken the crowd appeal out of drag racing. The truth hurts. I would race in a heads-up affordable format.

[Rusty Davenport]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Just a series of questions because I am still interested in trying to help with a track which is finding Heads up attracts spectators. I am trying to substitute NHRA class cars into their program for the street racers so NHRA racers would have a alternative place to race and maybe it would spread. How about TOP/SS cars or TOP/STK cars with factored in New cars?or just new mustang meets? Or Camaro meet?

There is not enough interest in motor sports from generation Y and Z to create anything. They want to sit on their *** and press their thumbs. Give it up guys and make the best of right now......this is it.......race for now and enjoy it as it is.

[MAURICE BLENDHEIM]

Originally Posted by Dave Ribeiro

Dick,

Don't you think the sport is dying fast enough for you !!!! What about the little guy who still wants to race but doesn't have the Big bucks ... Your seeing the car counts going down fast enough without heads-up Racing ?
I think it's time for you to get another idea like AHRA ( heads-up only ), hope you have lots of money ???? Give it a Rest, when is your Racecar coming out to the Track anyway ???... Billy, you are Right On Again !!!!!
I think racers would like to see Sticks & Auto combined first and see how that goes ? Remember Car counts are important to all kinds of Racing, when it comes to pay-outs ... Let's try to help Racing, not kill it ....

Dave...Please describe "the little guy" and "Bug bucks" for me. Are you satisfied with just about anything becoming part of the so called car count?

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by MAURICE BLENDHEIM

Dave...Please describe "the little guy" and "Bug bucks" for me. Are you satisfied with just about anything becoming part of the so called car count?

Maurice, it is interesting that you are calling Dave as regards to "car count" when your agenda is to get rid of heads-up runs and turn the class into a bracket race in lieu of a performance based class.