Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

Proof that Stock and Super Stock are not really performance eliminators any more. I have said for several years that they are simply expensive bracket races and I have no problem with that.

Only because NHRA has put too many classes into the guide. Giving the shoe polish regime a place to hide!

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by sean cour

only because nhra has put too many classes into the guide. Giving the shoe polish regime a place to hide!

x2

[Mike Keener]

Right..and combining sticks and autos would be a good place to start getting rid of classes even if it required a weight break in the lower HP automatic transmission classes to make it fair. According to Nitro Joe's stats In the higher HP classes it isn't necessary.

If it's good enough to combine transmissions in the FS classes then why not here?


Just my 2 cents..

[Tony Janes]

Why would NHRA do that. Stock is healthy the way it is.

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

Why would NHRA do that. Stock is healthy the way it is.

Healthy being described as having lots of cars and combinations?
I believe the discussion was the limited number of heads up runs. The alternative might be fewer classes with more cars per class. Even AHFS might work faster using heads up runs as helpful on soft combinations. Maybe not everyone is pleased with it being a bracket race for expensive class cars.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

Only because NHRA has put too many classes into the guide. Giving the shoe polish regime a place to hide!

Truth!!

[B/S 428]

They have also combined stick and automatic hp ratings for many slow car combo's so if the automatic get hits with hp, the stick combo gets it too.

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by B/S 428

They have also combined stick and automatic hp ratings for many slow car combo's so if the automatic get hits with hp, the stick combo gets it too.

This would not be appropriate in heavy small motor automatic cars. The separate factoring would seem more reasonable in these cases. Now that a 3 speed can be substituted for a PG it would be closer.

[HR9121]

No, the discussion or question was how many heads up runs were there in 2015. As usual it quickly esculated to everyone's opinion on what's wrong with stk/ss.