128 Car Field Qualifying

[Lynn A McCarty]

There are good points on either side of this issue, so in America we vote!

[Mark Yacavone]

Sorry ,Lynn .I won't vote for those choices. Class winners don't " bump " into the field.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Lynn A McCarty

There are good points on either side of this issue, so in America we vote!

This is America,
Not enough options to vote on.....

1) CLASS WINNERS only
2) ALL CLASS WINNERS and low qualifiers to make up a 64 car field
3) ALL CLASS WINNERS that WIN CLASS and run .5 under and beat an opponent (No Single)
4) Only the fastest 64
4) Only the fastest 32
5) Anybody that can run index
6) Anybody that can run one second under index
7) Anybody that can run .75 second under index
8) Anybody that can run .50 second under index
9) Maximum of 32 Chevrolets in the 128 car field
10) Allow anybody that paid $260 entry fee to race (ALL RUN)

[Lynn A McCarty]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Sorry ,Lynn .I won't vote for those choices. Class winners don't " bump " into the field.

Mark,

Use whatever term you wish, I think most people know what I meant. No malice intended.

442,

Do you own poll, see what you get.

[Bruce Noland]

Mark,

For ten years or more nhra has used the term class winners bump-in to fill the field. As you know, they like to call the shots around here. Like old Dylan said "the times ... they are a chang'n"

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

Mark,

For ten years or more nhra has used the term class winners bump-in to fill the field. As you know, they like to call the shots around here. Like old Dylan said "the times ... they are a chang'n"

They have also used the term "NHRA-accepted aftermarket" when speaking of way too many parts in Stock and S/S. Thats what put us in the fix we are today. Of course a few on here that have agendas would probably want to do a poll on that subject too.

[Bill Koski]

This latest abandoning of tradition simply takes some more gloss off of a class win.
It wouldn't be surprising in the least to see the contingency money for a class win go the way Comp Eliminator qualifying money went this year.
Apparently the "change artists" won't be satisfied until they have a 128 car qualified bracket race with nary a heads up race!

[rtaylor3410]

I see and understand both sides of the argument. I disagree with the statement that this will create less heads up runs though. I think it will actually create the possibility for more heads up runs in eliminations as some of the single class cars might not be in the eliminator now.

[Bill Koski]

Next on the agenda, no heads up runs in eliminations!
There is a movement afoot this moment to institute that!

[Mike Pearson]

There realy aren't that many heads up runs in eliminator anyway. Most of us slow guys try to position ourselves during qualifing to avoid the faster guys in the class. If you are the fast guy in the class then you will try to get a class run because you have an advantage. If you are slower by more than a couple of hundreths then its just a time run. It is fun to watch the heads up runs but they are usually over just past the starting line. Then the fast guy just eases off the throttle to save his combo from a HP hit. Thats not real interesting to the uninformed spectators.