NHRA National Records

I'm glad to see them come around on this ...

especially since they're putting in lots of other "important things" like honeymoon articles, etc.

[5919 SSKA]

Who is the last National record holder in Stock & Super Stock to win the World Title?

[M Brand 505B]

Originally Posted by 5919 SSKA

Who is the last National record holder in Stock & Super Stock to win the World Title?

Most likely my buddy Brad Burton - 2010 in E/SA.

[5919 SSKA]

Brad came to my mind too...just not sure he did it in the year(s) he won the World???

I personally don't get the National Record award as it stands currently. If there were points or $ tied to it, I'm sure everyone would try to set them. I hate looking in the back of National Dragster seeing 50% of the NHRA Records at a minimum.

[larrylomascolo]

Can someone explain that national record word"MINIMUM" ,never was like that years ago

[ALMACK]

Good to see they will print the records.

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by larrylomascolo

Can someone explain that national record word"MINIMUM" ,never was like that years ago

As far as I know, it's always been that way. If not always, it's been that way for a very long time. Minimum means you must run 1/2 second (or more) under the respective index in order to lay claim to that record. Unless of course somebody else has accomplished that feat. Then you must knock him off his throne!

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by larrylomascolo

Can someone explain that national record word"MINIMUM" ,never was like that years ago

Records never expired years ago so it never reset to a minimum, which is .500 under the index. Kind of takes some of the luster away knowing the record you set will expire, hardly makes it worthwhile. I can't think of any other sport where records expire.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by jmantle

Records never expired years ago so it never reset to a minimum, which is .500 under the index. Kind of takes some of the luster away knowing the record you set will expire, hardly makes it worthwhile. I can't think of any other sport where records expire.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

When a car was refactored out of a class ,or where it didn't weigh enough for the new hp at the time of the record setting, then the record went back to a minimum.
It used to be that way..
Today? Who knows? Probably too much work for those ol' boys.

[Jeff Lee]

Last time I raced Stock I had the E/S record. I was going to set the D/S record about the time NHRA decided expiring records after two years wasn't good enough; they changed it to an 11 month rotation! I said screw that, I wasn't going to set a record, go through teardown and have it given to some slouch who could only go .500 under. It didn't take long for NHRA to go back to the two year rotation.