Clarification Needed - Pro Invitation Race in Florida

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by BRETV

That's not Stock/Superstock. It's bracket racing. Why race Stock/Superstock cars then? Asking for a friend.



Bret Velde
2003 I/SA

I agree, it’s not Stock Super Stock. I was just trying to think what the organizers are doing.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

I agree, it’s not Stock Super Stock. I was just trying to think what the organizers are doing.

Sounds to me, like they want filler for their program but dont want to pissss around with the rule structurer or the time it takes to follow them. Still a great deal, but it's not a Class race. It's a bracket race with class cars.

[lynn engels]

i sure wish you guys could get over yourselfs as long as you use shoe polish your bracket racers too, lynn engels 507 a/s , 507 ss/h and 5757 i/a glorified bracket car.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by lynn engels

i sure wish you guys could get over yourselfs as long as you use shoe polish your bracket racers too, lynn engels 507 a/s , 507 ss/h and 5757 i/a glorified bracket car.

Glorified huh ? When you spend every dime you have on a purpose built car, and then pull up beside someone you should have covered by 3 tenths but instead have to shoe polish race them, it tends to get under your craw. I've had that happen a couple times. Yes,we believe shoe polish is a necessity. But I for one am hoping trends aren't getting started that is going to quickly send the sport downhill. Next thing will be Full Time 1/8 mile races at 1/4 mile tracks like the bracket racer's do. And they LOVE it. You gonna love that too?

[lynn engels]

i called my comp car a glorified bracket car and i spend as much money as anybody on my class cars to be the fastest they can be but in the end there still bracket cars and yes i like eighth mile, lynn engels

[SS/GSI]

Hats off to Bo & Co. Thank you.

Race sounds great for those invited and accept. Good luck to all those participating.

***If you were not invited, no need to comment. If you were invited and are declining to go...again, no need to comment.

NOTE: If you haven't been invited or contacted, you probably wont be...

We should just be happy that there are people out there willing to put their time, effort and money into having races for stock and super stock competitors. Bo's race, Bo's rules. You don't like the rules, platform, or any other processes that are involved...than make your own race, rules and see how it goes!

[Mike Volkman]

Well, the post once again is getting amusing. Frankly, i am confused (no side comments regarding my state of mind).

Why build a "class" car - and not have a hope of winning a class heads up? Who cares about someone going fast at this race? Doesn't count and no validation.

Reminder that we have joined a heads up class. I get the enviroment that we're in. Because of rule changes, additional classes (by NHRA and racers pushing their own agenda and need for protection from fast cars in their class), diminishing car counts etc which all lead to reduced opportunities and degredation for heads up. Why help it along? No qualifying? No chance to land a heads up? How about we eliminate 1/2 of all NHRA stock and ss classes and .5 difference in weight breaks where possible.

Comp is different isnt it? Fast guy wins. Maybe SS and Stock should go back to running off of national records? I don't know.

Maybe it's time to start a new class and call it something like ss b(for brackets - no heads up)?

Gaf - of all people who supports class racing - need i remind you how hyped up you get over class.

I'm going to need to talk to the boss and see if we should continue supporting Top Qualifier in D2. From reading the board i get the feeling like "who cares".

Volkman
412.651.2356

[rognelson777]

Make Class racing great again proposal. fastest 4 Cars for each class, say A thru D stock, 4 from A thru D stock automatic 4 cars from A thru D super stock and 4 cars from A thru D automatic super stock. 32 cars total. Each class races off heads up until you get to 8 cars left, then handicapped off class index (alternate handicap based on fastest run in each class)

I would love to see 24 heads up races (16 1st round 8 second round) with the fastest invite cars.

[Marty Rinehart Jr]

I sure hope I get invited!

[Don Kennedy]

I think that the rules that we run under now ,and the people who are invited to the race have to be 70 years or older ,Just asking for a friend