if wally was'nt dead this woulda killed him

[Billy Nees]

If NHRA truly still considered S/SS "performance" based eliminators anymore and I don't believe that they do then we would still have; 1. Hardcore Tech Inspections and teardowns done by hardcore Techmen who would be allowed to do their jobs. 2. An AHFS that couldn't be manipulated. 3. Indexes that are about 1.0 lower (although I don't agree with that one). And 4. A class win and contingency program that isn't downright insulting.
I've been told by more "newbies" than I would care to count recently that "S/SS is "evolving" and if I don't want to "evolve" with it then maybe I should do something else". I am no longer going to be rewarded for being able to build a different car for a different class or for being able to read the Classfication Guide. Apparently I will from now on be chastized for not conforming and building a red big block Camaro.
Well we had ALL (me included) better watch just what we wish for because there are only three paths that can possibly be taken; 1. Do away with us, too expensive to enforce. 2. Turn us into a Bracket Eliminator, if it looks stock and has 9" tires on it it's OK. 3. Go back to a "performance" eliminator, fastest 64 cars with everyone torn down running off of National Records.
I really don't want to "evolve" anymore and I don't want go back to running off of records either so why can't we just put a stop to changing the rules every week, start acting like taking apart a couple of fast cars by tech is a bad thing, tweak the AHFS just a bit, make a Class Win worth SOMETHING and stop penalizing innovators.