Entry level class?

[Keith 944]

Why would anyone want to come in a class that’s easy anyway? shouldn’t there be some challenge? they have the rules, you build your stuff to the rules. And maybe just maybe you’ll be good at it
This goes for all NHRA classes. or just stay at home and bracket race or play your video games

[AJ Laferty]

Pick a single model car in a slow FWD class so all physics works against weight transfer. Make it a car old enough to be cheap, new enough to still be available across the north. Now, make it a spec racer class. Put a crappy spec skinny tire on it that demands a driver to make it hook creating the great equalizer. Billy N can pick the car because he knows how to make cheap junk fly. The single car spec is necessary to minimize knowledge/experience level for tech inspectors. Yeah, it will be slow, but the racing should be close and cheap enough for anyone to afford.

If you make the ruleset right, the best will come to it. Take a look at "Spec Miata" in road racing. fabulous racing because all the cars are the same (or really close). Keep the rules tight, don't let rule creep happen. For big national events, bring a chassis dyno and anybody that makes too much power goes away. (NASA sports car racing does this, it isn't hard).

[Frank Castros]

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[1700camaro]

Originally Posted by Keith 944

Why would anyone want to come in a class that’s easy anyway? shouldn’t there be some challenge? they have the rules, you build your stuff to the rules. And maybe just maybe you’ll be good at it
This goes for all NHRA classes. or just stay at home and bracket race or play your video games

Pretty sure the newbies would want a class that's easy or perceived that way. The more experienced racer is looking & understands the reasoning for the challenge!

It sounds like you are out of touch with bracket racing. There are many that travel cross country for bracket racing, including myself. It sounds like you think there's no challenge doing it. I've raced S/C & S/ST & big money bracket racing is on par with both. They all have their own, unique skill sets needed to be competitive.

If you or anyone thinks that you are special with your class or classes, you are racing. You're blowing smoke up your own butt.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by 1700camaro

Pretty sure the newbies would want a class that's easy or perceived that way. The more experienced racer is looking & understands the reasoning for the challenge!

It sounds like you are out of touch with bracket racing. There are many that travel cross country for bracket racing, including myself. It sounds like you think there's no challenge doing it. I've raced S/C & S/ST & big money bracket racing is on par with both. They all have their own, unique skill sets needed to be competitive.

If you or anyone thinks that you are special with your class or classes, you are racing. You're blowing smoke up your own butt.

Lmao dude, slow down. I was replying to the question of nhra event classes, that does not include bracket racing. And for what it’s worth I won several “big money “ bracket races when $5k was huge! And I was a foot breaker so I guess that should qualify as skills. My original comment is that bracket racing is the only real beginners class, be it trophy, street, jrs what have you. But that it is not an nhra class.