New FWD weight breaks!

[Billy Nees]

Ya know, I've had more than one NHRA "Higher Up" ask me what they can do to make this stuff more affordable. I built a car that I need like I need another hole in my head to try and prove a point as to how affordable a FWD combo can be and how simple it can be to do. They should have added a couple of classes.
Other than the Tech people who are on the ground at a local level, there is no one in the NHRA that knows or cares what it is that we do. Just ignorant!

[bubski]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Ya know, I've had more than one NHRA "Higher Up" ask me what they can do to make this stuff more affordable. I built a car that I need like I need another hole in my head to try and prove a point as to how affordable a FWD combo can be and how simple it can be to do. They should have added a couple of classes.
Other than the Tech people who are on the ground at a local level, there is no one in the NHRA that knows or cares what it is that we do. Just ignorant!

Omg !! The damage is done !! No more “rent a wrecks “ in stock !!

[GTS340]

Sorry Billy for sure. I just took a few minutes to look at Gary Hampton's combo .If I'm correct Gary you are rated at 125hp and did weight 2545lbs minimum in DF/S. Now you have to weight 2920lbs in DF/S. You need two friends to ride along with now to add 375lbs. But yet Bill O'Conner's slow roller Horizon didn't get effected one bit. Why would they basically kill some combinations.
Like you say Billy they need to add more classes. Which we probably have too many already. That or completely change all the hp ratings fairly on these cars and put these cars in T,U,V and W. That might be a crazy huge stretch but just thinking out loud. that or add X. Y and Z and let any amount of cylinders run in any class. Another senior moment.

Paul Haszlauer

[Billy Nees]

It seems to me that every time I turn around they are adding more SS and Comp classes. I tend to agree with the "too many classes already" deal but if THAT'S the issue then why do we still have separate auto and stick classes?
Adding 1 or even 2 FWD classes isn't going to hurt or change anything in the running of the eliminator.

[rseibenick]

Mark, that's how I see it also. Just have to get a new Index for DF/S. Have to wait and see what it is going to be.

[Frank Castros]

If the FWD racers are out of the loop with this decision, what prompted it and a statement SHOULD be forthcoming.

[Billy Nees]

Hey NHRA, if you're reading this,what needs to be done is to leave the class breaks as they are except to add a 22 lb. class between D and E..

[Frank Castros]

Billy is HOT!

[Nick Heath]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

It seems to me that every time I turn around they are adding more SS and Comp classes. I tend to agree with the "too many classes already" deal but if THAT'S the issue then why do we still have separate auto and stick classes?
Adding 1 or even 2 FWD classes isn't going to hurt or change anything in the running of the eliminator.

To add to this point - what was wrong with the old weight breaks from ~20 years ago? A through H, though I can't remember what the breaks were. That's only 3 more classes now. It seems there were a lot more FWD cars back then compared to now, there sure haven't been an abundance of new heads-up FWD elimination rounds, and all the single cars run in the class combo anyway?

[rseibenick]

New FWD weight classes
AF/S 13.00 to 15.99 13.85 Index
BF/S 16.00 to 18.99 14.65 Index
CF/S 19.00 to 21.99 15.60 Index
DF/S 22.00 to 24.99 too be determined
EF/S 25.00 or more 17.45
That is what I think it is.
Just tightened up the spread between the old 19 and 25 lbs.
instead of adding any new classes.