Common Sense GT car rules revision!

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

You're reading it wrong. Lynn is proposing class eliminations instead of time trials. Much like the SportsNational Open at Bowling Green. Instead of 2,3,4 or more time trials, you get one time trial, then they run class. It's an excellent idea really. Class gets contested, the spectators get to see some heads up no break out racing, and everyone still gets to run final eliminations.

Alan,

Beside funnin' him on this GT hood scoop deal, I've spoken with Lynn about this many times, NOTHING is more boring than Stk/SS time runs. It takes the same amount of time to run the cars off their correct index as it does now. I like the idea of class runoffs during time runs (gee, kinda like the Pro shoot outs, but excitiment EVERY WEEK at every meet!) But at the least run time runs off the index, and maybe eliminate the 1000' clocks? At Joliet Bob announced the 1000' qualifiing club. Either that or go to a random number generator for positions to eliminate sandbagging... Because lifting at 1000' is nearly as boring as the situation we have now. Are we really that bad we need 4 or 5 runs at each meet to practice?

As to increased participation, the expense of running even a Stock Eliminator car what with fake camshafts, and paperweight transmission rotating assemblies, aluminum brakes and superlite wheels have just about killed the local kid moving into NHRA racing unless his/her dad is loaded and racing. Just look at the Pro's.