Grade 4 lives matter

Ed Carpenter · 10-23-2016, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by James Perrone

Get ready for next year. Rumor has it. 55 car fields in stock and SS. Better start going to more divisionals

If true that's phucking stupid (sorry Ken) that's the dumbest f'ning thing Nhra could do to date. Who comes up with this stupid s...

James L Miller · 10-23-2016, 05:46 PM

As an outsider, but a life long fan of Stock and SS, I would think a 64 field would make sense. 65 cars and there will be a lot of bye runs, less some bye runs.

I guess that John Force needs space for all his rigs. I think we counted eight rigs for his teams at Ennis.

SS3718 · 10-23-2016, 09:30 PM

My guess, if they do in fact limit the field to 55, is to keep the race to 6 rounds. A 55 quota allows up to 9 past champions, gold card holders etc. to enter and keep the race to 6 rounds.

Personally, I'm not against the quotas if it helps get races completed in a timely manner! It's not ideal to run first round and then sit around all day wondering when/if second round is going to happen.

I was in Vegas last year. After first round, we sat all day waiting for second round and then eventually it got moved to the next day. Then, we wait all day Saturday to run third and fourth rounds at the end in a rush because everyone is ready to go home! If limited quotas help run the race in a timely, more efficient manner then it could be a win for the racer and track personnel who seem to work 12-16 hour days at most races!

10-23-2016, 05:46 PM	#2
James L Miller Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 494 Likes: 6 Liked 25 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Grade 4 lives matter As an outsider, but a life long fan of Stock and SS, I would think a 64 field would make sense. 65 cars and there will be a lot of bye runs, less some bye runs. I guess that John Force needs space for all his rigs. I think we counted eight rigs for his teams at Ennis. __________________ Mopar 2 Ya!

10-23-2016, 09:30 PM	#3
SS3718 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Likes: 5 Liked 27 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Grade 4 lives matter My guess, if they do in fact limit the field to 55, is to keep the race to 6 rounds. A 55 quota allows up to 9 past champions, gold card holders etc. to enter and keep the race to 6 rounds. Personally, I'm not against the quotas if it helps get races completed in a timely manner! It's not ideal to run first round and then sit around all day wondering when/if second round is going to happen. I was in Vegas last year. After first round, we sat all day waiting for second round and then eventually it got moved to the next day. Then, we wait all day Saturday to run third and fourth rounds at the end in a rush because everyone is ready to go home! If limited quotas help run the race in a timely, more efficient manner then it could be a win for the racer and track personnel who seem to work 12-16 hour days at most races!

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