How long has this rule been in effect?

[Bryan Worner]

I keep on top of the topics that our SRAC reps discuss and never heard this one! So why even have the SRAC if NHRA doesn?t listen to them on issues the racers have and just institute whatever rules they want to? Why waste an SRAC reps time?

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

I keep on top of the topics that our SRAC reps discuss and never heard this one! So why even have the SRAC if NHRA doesn?t listen to them on issues the racers have and just institute whatever rules they want to? Why waste an SRAC reps time?

The SRAC has had little success over its life so far. It is good that we have some sort of representation for the sportsman categories.

[Mike Taylor 3601]

In my opinion Stock, Super Stock and if it isn't already, Comp should ALL be lower qualified car gets lane choice EVERY round.

[J.R. Haddad]

Bryan, I was on General Motors Dealer Counsel. It started out as a great
idea to get the dealer's opinions on different topics and concerns that either
GM or the dealers had on the areas that mutually concerned them. We had
to travel to Detroit for meetings, and it was 3 to 4 days out of your week, so
you certainly wanted to accomplish something of benefit for your involvement. I can say that it aligns exactly like SRAC. Very few of the dealers ideas were used, and in most cases decisions had been made
before we even arrived at the meetings. They were meant to be make us
feel important, and involved in the decisions that may shape our future.
It was just a ruse to appease us, and if a dealer asked GM a tough question,
they would tell them to contact their dealer counsel rep. A waste of everyone's time.

J.R.

[Larry Hill]

Racers should have some reward for qualifying high on the list.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Racers should have some reward for qualifying high on the list.

I'm thinking when we first started running IHRA your lane choice was whoever was quicker in qualifying. 1999'ish. Only lasted a couple years, then they changed it to the way NHRA does it. Or am I dreaming this.?

[RKelliher]

I go back over 50 years, and coin toss was always used. Just because some people can spend a lot of money, doesn't mean they should get lane chose.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

I'm thinking when we first started running IHRA your lane choice was whoever was quicker in qualifying. 1999'ish. Only lasted a couple years, then they changed it to the way NHRA does it. Or am I dreaming this.?

I think I remember it was that way as well in IHRA at one time. I later years he was a coin toss

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

I'm thinking when we first started running IHRA your lane choice was whoever was quicker in qualifying. 1999'ish. Only lasted a couple years, then they changed it to the way NHRA does it. Or am I dreaming this.?

When Tom Rix raced the '70 Buick in Top Stock we discovered IHRA used qualifying to award lane choice when at an IHRA National Event our competitor ran way slower then we did the previous round yet had lane choice. I believe it was changed later but I'm not positive.
I don't recall how it was at the Division 5 (?) races, Bill did a pretty good job with the starting line so with the slower SS '72 GS it wasn't a huge deal after we sorted out the car. Anatol may recall. In any case great times to race.

[e vassar]

How about the first one to the lanes gets lane choice.
That would surely speed up the process.
Personally I don't really care...I can be red or late in either lane!