Ahfs

[Billy Nees]

Jeff, we don't have the "West Coast" edition of the rule book so it all more than equals out.

[Angelo DiTocco]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Get real Don.You couldn't get 4 S/SS racers to agree if it's day or night.One will say day,one will say night,one will say I don't care and the last one will give you a dumb look.We are slowly sinking into
oblivion at the hands of NHRA and ourselves.


Mr Gloom and Doom
from New Jersey

You are right on target Ed..... no matter what the issue the field is usually split just about 50-50

[Evan Smith]

Jeff,

Respectfully, it is a free country so you can move east and try out. We also get 100-plus car fields (7-round races just about every time out, plenty of rain, and crappy snow in the winter, well, I guess not in Florida where I am now). There is some great racing weather and great tracks in the east, but can you deal with the congestion, rat race and expensive cost of living? It isn't all gravy over here.

Evan

[James Perrone]

Take it for what its worth
John Shaul & Mike Iacono
If you look at these to guys when they run on the EAST COAST or WEST COAST
There cars performance is the same.
Mr Shaul goes to the top and Mike goes to the middle
And in class they both usually go to the class final

[Eddie Rezac]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Instead of every one complaining about this system why don't we come up with a "better Way" to help the system ? a good idea in my opinion.

Why don't we go back to the simple system of the of the past, and run off the national records! Start by knocking about a second off the index, run everything, with about a .010 breakout, and let the racing do the rest. It may help to bring back points, for records also. That system worked for years, till they came out with the index, which has been argued from day one.
Eddie Rezac

[Jim Woods]

Evan , We at the ssssa would like to see you at our lakeland race may 23-24. come on over

[Ed Wright]

Eddie Rezac for president!!!!!

[Harry 6674]

Originally Posted by Eddie Rezac

Why don't we go back to the simple system of the of the past, and run off the national records! Start by knocking about a second off the index, run everything, with about a .010 breakout, and let the racing do the rest. It may help to bring back points, for records also. That system worked for years, till they came out with the index, which has been argued from day one.
Eddie Rezac

Right on. Thats a good place to start. Some people will claim fields will get smaller. Isn't if heading that way now? Maybe some racers would return to the sport that was screwed up with dialins,dialunders and all that crap. Maybe even the fans would return.

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by Harry 6674

Right on. Thats a good place to start. Some people will claim fields will get smaller. Isn't if heading that way now? Maybe some racers would return to the sport that was screwed up with dialins,dialunders and all that crap. Maybe even the fans would return.

NOT GOOD! What if you can only run .60 under your "record" and the guy next to you can run 1.15 under his/her "record"? You've got no shot at winning so why go to the track?

[Ed Wright]

It was only 1/10th under allowed or you break out. Not all that many could run under at times. I've seen div 4 races won by guys running as much as 1/10th off their record. Of course, we always have just killer air around here. Like 3000' & 4000' DA in the summer. Slower guys worked hard to learn what they were doing wrong so they could get faster. Nowadays, many would just give up after a couple of races and go bracket racing. Which is pretty much what they have SS dumbed down to now. I raced the whole first season (in 1962) before I won a round. I felt I could figure it out if I stuck it out. I know I'm not fast now, but I feel pretty good when I can qualify in the top half with a low dollar car, and doing my own engines. Still can't drive worth a damn.