Rules for Class Championship on NHRA - Page 2

novassdude · 01-27-2012, 06:24 PM

Sounds like if you want to win the title you need to build two oddball cars that run the same oddball class That way you race your two cars against each other get max points run all the races that have class and you would have a perfect score.

There really needs some kind of small points added per round won to make it more fair.

Just my opionion.

Toyotakid · 01-30-2012, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SStock1373

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.

By definition it is not a class win when they combine classes and run them based off a class index?!? Some classes have been beaten up, some have not so it is total crap. IF you are going to combine classes (Auto and Stick) it should be a dial in race to make it fair for everyone ...

Randall Klein · 01-30-2012, 03:06 PM

When this came up last year, I believe someone was touting this as only a beginning, and this year (2012) there would be an even better program. Looks like an afterthought to me. Just make it up on the fly as they usually do.

Wade_Owens · 01-30-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Toyotakid

IF you are going to combine classes (Auto and Stick) it should be a dial in race to make it fair for everyone ...

No thanks, I'll put a wiring harness in mine and drive it.....

Wade O

Chad Rhodes · 01-30-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade_Owens

No thanks, I'll put a wiring harness in mine and drive it.....

Wade O

I'm with you

Paul Wong · 01-30-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade_Owens

No thanks, I'll put a wiring harness in mine and drive it.....

Wade O

Good thing I kept all of those original parts for most of my cars. Might be at be at the cruise night. This is coming from someone who just one of the last heads up races of the year. Races like this keep my interest in this sport win or lose. This is what stock and super stock was and should be about. It is a performance based bracket race.
Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
6300 Glenn Person 7784 Paul Wong
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.009 10.689 121.33 0.030 10.689 122.91
E/SA Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -1.011 E/SA Dial: 11.70 (+/-): -1.011
Prior rounds:
E1 (G Stein ) 0.015 11.032 0.042 (D Belli ) 0.063 11.069 0.139
Qualified: #12 10.764 -0.936 #27 10.870 -0.830

Harry 6674 · 01-31-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Toyotakid

By definition it is not a class win when they combine classes and run them based off a class index?!? Some classes have been beaten up, some have not so it is total crap. IF you are going to combine classes (Auto and Stick) it should be a dial in race to make it fair for everyone ...

That would be all we need. Shoe polish in class. Don't you think shoe polish has diluted class racing enough? Leave some thing for performance based racers.

novassdude · 01-31-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Toyotakid

By definition it is not a class win when they combine classes and run them based off a class index?!? Some classes have been beaten up, some have not so it is total crap. IF you are going to combine classes (Auto and Stick) it should be a dial in race to make it fair for everyone ...

I will have to assume that you are thinking of eliminations. Because having a dial in race for class is the stuppidest thing I have ever heard. If that is what you are actually suggesting you really need to find a different class to race. Stock and Superstock are supposed to be a performance based class lets try and leave a little bit of that. There are bracket races all over the world where you can go and dial in all you want.

Ed Wright · 01-31-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by novassdude

I will have to assume that you are thinking of eliminations. Because having a dial in race for class is the stuppidest thing I have ever heard. If that is what you are actually suggesting you really need to find a different class to race. Stock and Superstock are supposed to be a performance based class lets try and leave a little bit of that. There are bracket races all over the world where you can go and dial in all you want.

There ya go!

Mike Carr · 01-31-2012, 01:55 PM

Shoe polish has no buisness being mentioned with Class Eliminations.

But, I do understand Scott's point. A few classes (SS/AH 9.30 and SS/AM 9.00 come to mind) have pretty stiff Indexes. Making it pretty dificult for cars in those cars to have much of a chance in a Class Combo.

My suggestion would be to bring the tough indexes in-line with the others. Maybe, say, 9.50 for SS/AH and 9.25 for SS/AM.

01-30-2012, 03:06 PM	#3
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Rules for Class Championship on NHRA When this came up last year, I believe someone was touting this as only a beginning, and this year (2012) there would be an even better program. Looks like an afterthought to me. Just make it up on the fly as they usually do.

01-31-2012, 01:55 PM	#10
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Rules for Class Championship on NHRA Shoe polish has no buisness being mentioned with Class Eliminations. But, I do understand Scott's point. A few classes (SS/AH 9.30 and SS/AM 9.00 come to mind) have pretty stiff Indexes. Making it pretty dificult for cars in those cars to have much of a chance in a Class Combo. My suggestion would be to bring the tough indexes in-line with the others. Maybe, say, 9.50 for SS/AH and 9.25 for SS/AM. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

01-27-2012, 06:24 PM	#1
novassdude Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: usa Posts: 752 Likes: 204 Liked 136 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Rules for Class Championship on NHRA Sounds like if you want to win the title you need to build two oddball cars that run the same oddball class That way you race your two cars against each other get max points run all the races that have class and you would have a perfect score. There really needs some kind of small points added per round won to make it more fair. Just my opionion.