Should Pro's be seperated from Sportsman

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by Tar Heel

You're absolutely correct. I do have a "street" car with AC, all power equipment, and can 60' in the 1.50s and run a half second under the index and I still have stock exhaust manifolds and haven't been in the engine YET. In fact, I'm not far from the almighty NHRA B/SA index with a stock LS1. Forgive me for not needing someone to build me a $10K engine with $4K heads to run how far under? Another 3 or 4 tenths ...

And you wonder why people think SOME NHRA racers are pretentious.

Tar Heel What did the vette cost you...$40.000?..You dont have a race car as i pointed out..Class racing is WAAAAAYYYY different than a bogus PURE STOCKER,,,The convesation is about national events...your a wanna be Class Racer ...Do you wear gloves and sunglasses..oh and the gold chain when you race?LOL stay on the porch little dog

[fredjohnston]

If Atlanta is any indication it looks like JR Dragsters will take the place of sportsman classes at NHRA National events.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by James Perrone

Tar Heel What did the vette cost you...$40.000?..You dont have a race car as i pointed out..Class racing is WAAAAAYYYY different than a bogus PURE STOCKER,,,The convesation is about national events...your a wanna be Class Racer ...Do you wear gloves and sunglasses..oh and the gold chain when you race?LOL stay on the porch little dog

The only guys I've seen driving vettes with gold chains came from NY, might wanna watch that one. But you are right that this is about NHRA nationals, which doesn't have pure stock. Although Jeremy Preston has run a "street car" vette in NHRA stock for quite successfully.

[my69396]

If we, the sportsman racers, could get someone at NHRA to listen maybe then some change could take place. Take for example leaving the National events the way the are but at some leave the sportmen classes out. We all know of tracks that are to crowded now. They have plenty of other fillers, Pro mod and the rest of the circus. Give every division a sportsnation race and promote those races as they do the rest of the National events with some TV coverage. Same pay out and points for winning and run class. Be able to set records. But have it where you can only claim three Sportnationals not race all of them and pick the best ones to claim. The points from the Sportnationals count for Division and National. And instead of having the National Champs decided by how many miles you can travel why not have it like the Allstars. Take the top five in all the divisions and the past winner and have a race at the end of the year at say Indy or Chicago to determine the National Champs. Just a few thoughts. 5077 the Big Red Ford.

[ss wannabee]

Interesting last comment from Jim Bailey....

Think he meant wrapping up Points chase at Indy...and contesting it there...

Very fitting...and appropriate to host it at the "Big Go."

Many might not agree...some might like being on the road until nearly Thanksgiving...to get it done...and look forward to heading West....

He might be saying LESS Points meets...and LESS points to accumulate....for a
World Championship...maybe not?

Not trying to start "trouble" here Jim! Honest!

But...we're in a "down" economy...who knows when we'll totally recover...

Maybe LESS...is BETTER?

Thinking along the lines...of total $$$ and time spent...etc....from a Family
perspective as well....

Another benefit...aside from making it a bit more affordable...is it would free up
a few more weekends...so that you could spend some extra time with family....

OR attend a couple more LOCAL races that you might have missed by being on
the road....

What'ya think?