2008 Mid Year Stock, Super Stock Horsepower Adjustments Announced

Alan Roehrich · 07-04-2008, 12:00 PM

You cannot FORCE people to run their cars wide open all the time. You cannot FORCE strategy out of racing. It would be stupid to try.

NHRA will not add a bunch of rules.

NHRA will not add a bunch of workload.

NHRA will not add more personnel to enforce rules, especially not for sportsman racing.

Attempting to force everyone to race the way you race, or the way you want them to race is not going to work, and it will hurt the class. The playing field needs to be level, and the rules the same for everyone. Strategy is and always will be part of racing. There are guys who dial honest and try to kill the tree. There are guys who hold as much as a tenth, go for a better than average light, and drive the finish line. There are guys who hold a little and try to kill the tree. All are fair and valid strategies, and well within the rules. Qualifying is a strategy in itself. Some run wide open, some hold a little and try to move, some run in bracket mode, and some run on kill. It's all strategy. Just like running heavy and holding so that if you have a heads up, your opponent may not know what you can run. You may or may not be faster, so you can keep him honest.

Wesley won't even go to a National Event, so I doubt he, or anyone like him, is going to sit at the finish line and watch to see if people dump.

07-04-2008, 12:00 PM	#11
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,121 Likes: 1,579 Liked 1,851 Times in 418 Posts	Re: 2008 Mid Year Stock, Super Stock Horsepower Adjustments Announced You cannot FORCE people to run their cars wide open all the time. You cannot FORCE strategy out of racing. It would be stupid to try. NHRA will not add a bunch of rules. NHRA will not add a bunch of workload. NHRA will not add more personnel to enforce rules, especially not for sportsman racing. Attempting to force everyone to race the way you race, or the way you want them to race is not going to work, and it will hurt the class. The playing field needs to be level, and the rules the same for everyone. Strategy is and always will be part of racing. There are guys who dial honest and try to kill the tree. There are guys who hold as much as a tenth, go for a better than average light, and drive the finish line. There are guys who hold a little and try to kill the tree. All are fair and valid strategies, and well within the rules. Qualifying is a strategy in itself. Some run wide open, some hold a little and try to move, some run in bracket mode, and some run on kill. It's all strategy. Just like running heavy and holding so that if you have a heads up, your opponent may not know what you can run. You may or may not be faster, so you can keep him honest. Wesley won't even go to a National Event, so I doubt he, or anyone like him, is going to sit at the finish line and watch to see if people dump. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S Last edited by Alan Roehrich; 07-04-2008 at 12:54 PM.