Rules for Class Championship on NHRA

[Bobby Fazio]

This is a year late but I thought the main problem was too many single runs getting easy money was causing sponsors to pull out as well as making class elims less enjoyable to watch. So they did away with single runs and made combos, and as sad as I was about that, I knew that it was the right thing to do and a way to make sponsors and spectators who like watching class runs happier. But why did they have to create combos AND pull the money (aside from indy and Jegs nats)? Couldn't they do one or the other? Keep single runs and pull the money, or run the combos and pay the money?

Regardless, it would have been an admirable gesture by NHRA if they could have stepped up to the plate and started offering some money to class winners.

[Jeff Lee]

If they don't like singles, stop separating the stick and auto's!

[SS Engine Guy]

“As times have changed, the changes that were made to the Class Eliminations program last year is what allowed it to continue,” said Scooter Brothers, chairman of the SEMA Board of Directors and chief operating officer, Comp Cams. “It is now a more viable program for the manufacturers and it allows these companies to find a reason to get involved.”

I am glad the "more viable program" allowed these companies to "find" a reason to get involved. I may even "find" a reason to keep doing business with some of the companies that have done the most bi*&hing about contigency payouts. But I doubt it.

At least the points are equal now.

[Sean Gaffney]

Exactly.

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

If they don't like singles, stop separating the stick and auto's!

[jimi]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

If they don't like singles, stop separating the stick and auto's!

x2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Hill]

Toby

Jeff would have posted a link but all of the grandkids went home early.

[SuperStockDodge]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

If they don't like singles, stop separating the stick and auto's!

The best thing that could happen is if everybody running an AUTOMATIC switched to a STICK-problem solved. Wouldn't it be cool to see guys like Fletcher, Biondo, DeFrank etc. banging gears...just a thought...lol

[Jeff Teuton]

Toby, page 7, under my 'Wishes' thing, No 2 is that Toby Lang would show me how to do stuff like that. Is that what you call an upload? And yes, all my grandkids are gone for now (13, ages 13 yrs to one month). I didn't see anything about the payments, but I know Scooter was trying to advance the program. Singles now get the same points.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Singles now get the same points.

If there are 2 cars in a class,the winner gets 85 points.

If there are 16 cars in a class,the winner gets 85 points.

Glad I am not a class contender,because that doesn't seem logical.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

If there are 2 cars in a class,the winner gets 85 points.

If there are 16 cars in a class,the winner gets 85 points.

Glad I am not a class contender,because that doesn't seem logical.

In the event of a rain out the winner gets full points, what about the others? If none, would one rain out win provide a huge lead?