Super Comp getting to be rediculous

[sc1153]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

Personally coming from someone who has supported the .90 Classes for a long time I think what could have been done to eliminate the issue you are talking about has been bypassed and it's too late. I said a few years ago and a few track owners agreed with me is that we should have put a MPH limit on the classes. I understand the reason is still to go 8.90 or 9.90 but, if your the car being chased all the time it gets old and after you lose xxx amount of times you give up and go bracket racing or you build something bigger and badder and then it turns into a "Keeping up with the Joneses" mentality and for one it pushes the younger crowd almost out of .90 racing. Can anyone in D1 name 20 drivers in Super Gas under the age of 40? It's a tough thing and as someone told me before "We took something so simple as from going point A to B and screwed that up and made it uninteresting."

Chris, not sure what the answer is, I'd say index change but, it would only mean people building bigger and bigger motors to be the "Big Dog." I mean T/D hasn't gotten totally out of control in D1 yet but, it's getting crazy in other Divisions, so alot of those cars that can run 6.70's are running Super Comp. Maybe adding a 7.50 / 7.90 class to the mix with no stops allowed and maybe a cubic inch placement on how big you can go. I also think you need to really hammer down on those who have something that helps with the ET's. I know they are checking the grids at some D1 events but, I really haven't heard anything about why. I wish I had the answer and I know talking to Dad at Cecil you were going to enjoy Super Stock for awhile. Hopefully there is an answer out there.

Rob, the reason they were checking the grids, was to make sure they never had and ARC module connected to them (MSD traction control) as is illegal for NHRA racing. But how do you thing the Street Outlaws control them on the street...

And yes I had a BLAST racing in SS this weekend. I will be doing it again. I lost a good race, thought i was holding more than I was, killed my et to make a double over round....oh well.... will try again at Etown.

[sc1153]

How about full tree, (get rid of pro light) and no delay boxes. Just throttle stops. Lets see how well you hit the bottom with a 6sec car

[Rich67stang]

What He said^^^^.

[GaryGoFast]

Originally Posted by Rich67stang

What He said^^^^.

Says the bottom bulb racer. Index racing is the future, just a matter of when.

[Maverick]

I run S/G not S/C, but I feel, that on average the cars are 20 mph faster than I run. Some are almost 30 mph. I say go to instant green, and only the stage light to stage, no pre stage lite.

[BKSG1198]

I was thinking some more on this subject and more towards what Chris said about everyone being between .88 and .91 on time. I was at Cecil County watching over the weekend (Sat & Sun) and know they got 3 time runs on Friday and 1 on Saturday plus you had the Top 8 Shootout on Friday Night if you had wished to partake. We all know for most .90 racers you need two runs to get your ratio. You run a mid-80 run and a mid-90 run to get your computer to get you that ever so important "Middle ratio" that you hope will put you on a .900 on the next run. Now if you ran the shootout at Cecil and won you have already made 7 hits on your car by 1st round. To me if your not dead-on and at least a teen on the tree after 7 runs you should maybe pack up and go home. I know with the MASCA series we give everyone two shots in the morning and by the time first round comes around everyone is pretty deadly with their dial and on the tree. I mean we had someone lose with a .006 thousandths package at our last race at Atco. I mean I know none of us pull into a track and go "Boy I hope I'm a .050 on the tree this weekend" but, when you give so much extra runs to his the tree and dial your car it becomes a no brainier that you should be .000 and .900 on the your runs. Unfortunately, Friday is a long day so I'm not sure if you do 1 time run on Friday and 1 on Saturday without having people up in arms about not getting any runs. It's a catch 22 anyways you look at it.

[Bucky]

I really don't see the problem. What I am reading is everybody expounding on what the weakness is in their program. If the driver wasn't part of the program anymore, then you wouldn't have some drivers that win a lot more than others. But we do. Not sure how computers have made the racing tighter either. 15 years ago they were running within two of the index too. No computers. And then we have those who are upset about how much others are holding. If you can race em honest and run the number, then do it. If holding is that much of an advantage, then do it! And remember that a super fast car often had trouble judging a much slower car. So show those fast cars who is boss with a slow car. And if the driver isn't part of the equation, then why is holding a problem?

Please please please let's not whine our way into ruining a decent class. S/C racing is fun, and I enjoy it. And I tend to win some rounds when I go s/c racing. In a small block car that is 11 years old. Go figure.