Part of what hurt drag racing

Wayne W · 09-16-2014, 09:11 AM

The elimination of Modified Eliminator, no Pros at Points Meets and a drop in local track PRO Match Racing dates to keep people interested didn't help things.

I think on a local level Mod drew people in and then they came to understand Stock and SS. There is nothing like the sound of a wheel standing gear jamming Mod car to get the juices flowing.

randy wilson · 09-16-2014, 09:36 AM

Modified could be brought back today with affordable heads, and yes, we have the technology to police it. Tear downs could be made lots simpler, but you'd have to start at local tracks and get a base. Hell, I think I could spot an altered, or illegal head. But no, it will never happen.

SSGN · 09-16-2014, 10:15 AM

This is one of the best threads in a long time. Not negative just real opinions. It is kinda sad though. I hope there is a place in our future for a class type racing.

Kevin

randy wilson · 09-16-2014, 11:37 AM

Now, this is just an opinion, so don't everybody bite my head off at once. In my opinion, if NHRA\IHRA were smart, they would start a divisional no break-out eliminator, with common sense rules to include most of what we have all shared here, and start slowly by having them booked for 4 or 5 appearances a year at different tracks in their division. This didn't happen over night, and will not be solved over night. They could start with 1 eliminator with 4 classes such as stock, modified stock, stock option, and super stock. Say Dart furnishes the spec head for one, AFR for another, RHS another, Brodix or World products another. Indexes would be fairly simple to set, in my opinion. Next eliminator, Econo Mod, Econo Altered, Econo Gas, Econo Hotrod, Econo Dragster, Econo Funny Car. Same thing. Designate, and include the manufacturer of the heads in each program. Start small, and let it grow. Would it? Who knows, but it includes basically all types of vehicles, and should stay relatively affordable. Have a racers board tech teardowns. Just my 2 cents.

09-16-2014, 09:11 AM	#1
Wayne W Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 91 Likes: 8 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing The elimination of Modified Eliminator, no Pros at Points Meets and a drop in local track PRO Match Racing dates to keep people interested didn't help things. I think on a local level Mod drew people in and then they came to understand Stock and SS. There is nothing like the sound of a wheel standing gear jamming Mod car to get the juices flowing.

09-16-2014, 09:36 AM	#2
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing Modified could be brought back today with affordable heads, and yes, we have the technology to police it. Tear downs could be made lots simpler, but you'd have to start at local tracks and get a base. Hell, I think I could spot an altered, or illegal head. But no, it will never happen. __________________ don,t have one

09-16-2014, 10:15 AM	#3
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 647 Likes: 132 Liked 140 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing This is one of the best threads in a long time. Not negative just real opinions. It is kinda sad though. I hope there is a place in our future for a class type racing. Kevin

09-16-2014, 11:37 AM	#4
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Part of what hurt drag racing Now, this is just an opinion, so don't everybody bite my head off at once. In my opinion, if NHRA\IHRA were smart, they would start a divisional no break-out eliminator, with common sense rules to include most of what we have all shared here, and start slowly by having them booked for 4 or 5 appearances a year at different tracks in their division. This didn't happen over night, and will not be solved over night. They could start with 1 eliminator with 4 classes such as stock, modified stock, stock option, and super stock. Say Dart furnishes the spec head for one, AFR for another, RHS another, Brodix or World products another. Indexes would be fairly simple to set, in my opinion. Next eliminator, Econo Mod, Econo Altered, Econo Gas, Econo Hotrod, Econo Dragster, Econo Funny Car. Same thing. Designate, and include the manufacturer of the heads in each program. Start small, and let it grow. Would it? Who knows, but it includes basically all types of vehicles, and should stay relatively affordable. Have a racers board tech teardowns. Just my 2 cents. __________________ don,t have one