NHRA Nat`l event Quotas

[Mike Pearson]

It is my opinion that the racers in the local division that the natl event is contested in should have the first chance at entering the event reguardless of the amount of grading points they have. We have the same problem in div 2 we only have 2 natl events in our division. One is the gators which is a very popular event. usually you have to have 5 grade points to get in. Last year we had racers from Washington state entered and guys from florida could not get in. There is something wrong with thia system. Sportsman racers can only claim 3 nationals for points anyway. Most of us are not running for the national championship just want to racre at the events closest to home.....

Mike

[SSDiv6]

If that is the case, run the car in Super Stock like other do.

[Rusty Davenport]

it is hard to believe that car count will ever be an issue in the future with gas prices increasing.

[Stewart Way]

Moving to SS from Stock is not a solution for many. Not just a decision of which class to put on the tech card. If you are a 10 lb or better stocker you likely need a cage to move to SS. For some in Stock there is no SS class. For Rory that is not the case with an M/S but he will likely need to be a 1+ under car to run the SS/M index depending on the S vs SS Hp factor. Throw in the possible summer heat and running the index would be tough for most.
As someone pointed out, with gas prices, it may not be a tough in the future to get into Nats.

[5919 SSKA]

I know the Sportsman Council is working on getting ALL the classes back at each National Event..........give it time.

[Jeff Teuton]

We sent that to NHRA early on. I will check the status and post it back here. Probably be next week.

[The Hawk]

The low car counts for pre entries are pretty similar for the Mile Highs in Denver in two weeks. With only 11 days to the cutoff day for getting into the Denver event,Stock is only at 78%,Super Stock is only at 43%(60 car max in both),and Comp is at 47% as well(40 car max). Hell,even Pro Stock Bike isn`t even full yet! It would be nice to see all cars eligible to run each Nat`l Event again,some Divisions,like the ones in the west are so spread out,it`s just doesn`t make sense to travel that far for for a Nat`l or even a Divisional race. Let us know Jeff.

[bsa633]

Originally Posted by 5919 SSKA

I know the Sportsman Council is working on getting ALL the classes back at each National Event..........give it time.

would that make the qoutas even smaller??