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Bruce Noland · 03-20-2009, 06:23 AM

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I'm not sure about the conditions at Houston last year. But this year they do have Super Street running at both Houston and Las Vegas. They were not contested at Houston or Las Vegas last year. They did have Pro Stock Motorcyle at Houston. The comparisons between this year and last year are a little skewed.

Last year they had 377 cars at Las Vegas this year they have 416 with 33 of them running in Super Street. Once you factor in the extra category, no shows and a late entry or two the numbers should be about the same as last year. And, given today's economy that is a good thing. I think the car counts at these two races say more about the resiliency and tenacity of the racers than they do about nhra's fiscal condition.That's the good thing about participating in these threads - we get to learn.

The current nhra quota system was put in place to restrict the Sportsman Racers' access to National Events. Mostly because of the new TV schedule, pit spaces, event scheduling etc. Now, it is being described as a wishful number. And rightfully so.

03-20-2009, 06:23 AM	#27
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: So................... bsa633 I'm not sure about the conditions at Houston last year. But this year they do have Super Street running at both Houston and Las Vegas. They were not contested at Houston or Las Vegas last year. They did have Pro Stock Motorcyle at Houston. The comparisons between this year and last year are a little skewed. Last year they had 377 cars at Las Vegas this year they have 416 with 33 of them running in Super Street. Once you factor in the extra category, no shows and a late entry or two the numbers should be about the same as last year. And, given today's economy that is a good thing. I think the car counts at these two races say more about the resiliency and tenacity of the racers than they do about nhra's fiscal condition.That's the good thing about participating in these threads - we get to learn. The current nhra quota system was put in place to restrict the Sportsman Racers' access to National Events. Mostly because of the new TV schedule, pit spaces, event scheduling etc. Now, it is being described as a wishful number. And rightfully so. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK Last edited by Bruce Noland; 03-20-2009 at 06:28 AM.