S/SS - Lower the index -0.50 & run Pro ladder

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

Alan, let me correct my trigger theory. What I meant was that they should eliminate the trigger and the evaluation number. The people that are trying to avoid the 1.14 thing should be allowed to run it out. Get rid of this "number" that is holding back racers from doing what they really want to, that is to go fast. The system that is in place now could work if applied correctly. But, there are too many that are holding back because of a HP hit that are messing the system up. So, if you eliminate the "triggers", cars can go fast, competition will get better, and there will be a better view of the combos that might need an adjustment. During this free for all period NHRA should be accumulating data such as incrimental times to do a fair evaluation of adjustments in the future. But with people holding back NHRA cannot judge fairly due to tarnished data. After about a year of this NHRA can then come up with a master realignment of HP factors, and then go back to the system that is in place now due to accurate data. As long as there is a number to avoid there will be inaccurate data.

Art, Ouija boards, dart boards, personal vendetas, and last but far from least WHINERS, CRYBABIES and the like. Aren't they doing that now?

Ron Ortiz
U/SA dart boards, I like that

Ron,
All you have said is "eliminate the trigger". But yet you say after a while, HP will be adjusted anyway. It STILL doesn't make any sense. It isn't the triggers, it's the HP. You're STILL saying people will get HP for going fast, just not immediately. Anyone who is racing a combination they plan to KEEP racing is going to protect it, whether you "eliminate the trigger" for some vague undetermined period of time. The only thing that MIGHT happen is guys could go out and kill some combinations, sell them before the HP adjustments, and move on.

We run two different 427 engines, and a 350. We definitely plan to continue to run the 427 engines. We may or may not keep the 350, if we keep that car. I can tell you right now that if NHRA were to follow your plan, I sure as Hell would not go run any of those engines far enough under to get HP (yeah, I know the 350 is slow right now). It would be stupid. All your plan does is prolong and postpone, it does not solve anything. In fact, it makes the whole system less open and transparent than it is now.