A short continuation of my "VENT" before Indy !!

[Lew Silverman]

So are we saying that there is NO performance advantage to racing a stick over an automatic (or vice versa)? And after we "combine" all of the like-factored vehicles into one class, what do we do when a single vehicle does enter an event where Class Eliminations are being contested?

If the reason that the "Combo" programs were started was as Jeff said, to economize on the expenditures for trophies and contingencies payments, then how about a frame-able certificate for all of the regular class winners. Keep giving the "special classes" and Stock Eliminator winners the "Wally". And isn't a product purchase and usage required to collect a contingency payment from the Manufacturer? What does it matter how many cars are in a certain class if you're using and advertising a Manufacturer's product?

Why are we (they) complicating this?

Did any guys that signed this race that weekend? What person in their right mind who loves class racing would sign this crap? Class and dial in should never be mentioned in the same sentence.


QUOTE=louie conkey;346142]I had my petition at Indy and got quite a few signatures on it. I will bring it to the JEG’s race in Columbus as due to the shortened Indy event I didn’t get to some racers who wanted to sign it. Now some people on this site are talking about combining stick and automatic classes into one. It still is wrong. I’m sure it will happen soon, if we don’t make our voices heard. Free Speech you know.

If NHRA continues the “Combo” run-off, I think it should be off a dial-in not off the indexes. See the Combo Race at Indy, where in the automatic class a truck ran at 1.55 under the index and in the stick class a J/S was a second under. Other cars had no chance to run against them unless they would break or red light. (I know that’s the case in any match-up but Really!)

Find me in Columbus or I can find you to sign my petition in an attempt to be heard to stop the way NHRA is insisting on doing this “COMBO” RACE.[/QUOTE]

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

Did any guys that signed this race that weekend? What person in their right mind who loves class racing would sign this crap? Class and dial in should never be mentioned in the same sentence.


QUOTE=louie conkey;346142]I had my petition at Indy and got quite a few signatures on it. I will bring it to the JEG’s race in Columbus as due to the shortened Indy event I didn’t get to some racers who wanted to sign it. Now some people on this site are talking about combining stick and automatic classes into one. It still is wrong. I’m sure it will happen soon, if we don’t make our voices heard. Free Speech you know.

If NHRA continues the “Combo” run-off, I think it should be off a dial-in not off the indexes. See the Combo Race at Indy, where in the automatic class a truck ran at 1.55 under the index and in the stick class a J/S was a second under. Other cars had no chance to run against them unless they would break or red light. (I know that’s the case in any match-up but Really!)

Find me in Columbus or I can find you to sign my petition in an attempt to be heard to stop the way NHRA is insisting on doing this “COMBO” RACE.

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I believe the original intent of the petition was to award trophies for class singles. I don't believe it had anything to do with dial ins.