Word is 1.15 under for AHFS at Opens and Divisional races

[david ring]

Here's a comp guy's perspective on the subject. No hits in qualifying, but yes during class elims and points races and nationals are treated the same. Go as fast as you want at opens. You can ignore the recommendations in the second sentence, but i say you really ought to lobby for go as fast as you want at opens. Opens are really fun for comp racers because you can go as fast as you want to and not have to worry about hitting the index. That little altered of mine that Lee Zane drives would have run 150 at the Atco Open back in the Spring except it was on the chip the last 150 feet or so (it ran 148.85 at 8.83 as it was).

The other reason for getting rid of the AHFS at opens is that the Atco open and the Dutch take place when mineshaft conditions can lead to combos getting the shaft (sorry couldn't resist the pun). That shouldn't happen either.

Dave has a Great Idea, Why not just Implement the AFHS durring Eliminations. Thats when guys ( In Heads Up Races ) Might go fast with the least regard, trying to win a race.
I think another way to get some runs to count instead of guys sandbagging, is to Award points for Class wins. There are not many places to run class anymore, if you can win your class somewhwere you can get like 30 points to win class and 10 to reach the final, then more guys might be forced to participate because it could have implications on Championship points. maybe if you win Class at Indy you get 50 points. This could give an advantage to the Hot Rodders that still work on their car because they like to go fast, as well as try to go rounds.

[Billy Nees]

All runs should have been counted since the implimintation of the AHFS (come to think of it, originally they were)! The only people that counting all runs will hurt will be the high $ engine parts suppliers and builders. Oh and the brain dead "D**k Slingers" that will go fast because they can. NHRA can't take every car apart like int the old days and even if they did who are they going to get to look at the stuff.? Make it so that if you want to buy the high $, enhanced parts you get reeled back in and if you have any common sense at all you'll eventually stop. It will solve 2 problems at once, bringing all of the "soft" cars in line and making for less "stupid fast" cars for Tech to tear down. I'm putting on my Nomex underwear as I'm typing this.