The mines are now closed (AHFS)

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by GTS340

Just the basic scale and fuel check are necessary to count.

Hopefully they will also add a bit of incentive to the fire, like some points for #1 qualifier.....maybe clarify with the sportmans reps when a fast run motor needs to be pumped, sealed and then come apart.

Could be extremely fun, this needs a bit of work think Cypress Hill lyrics:

so if you want to be a stock/superstock superstar,
live large,
A Big RV, trailer, spare no expense fast cars
Qualifying for that bye in round 1

Eric

[Race Clean]

"All runs count for end of year average"

Averages just have to go away completely,what have been screwing up AHFS the whole time is that you could play the averages.
They just have to come up with something smarter

It needs to be about Drag Racing and not about playing a stupid game called protecting a combo!

[Ryan Horensky]

Originally Posted by Race Clean

"All runs count for end of year average"

Averages just have to go away completely, what have been screwing up AHFS the whole time is that you could play the averages.
They just have to come up with something smarter

It needs to be about Drag Racing and not about playing a stupid game called protecting a combo!

I wouldn't exactly call someone protecting their combo a stupid game. People have a lot of money and time invested in their particular combinations. I don't think I've ever met a stock/super stock racer who didn't try to protect their combo in one way or another. It doesn't matter what structure is in place. People are going to protect what they got.

[Mark Yacavone]

Oh well. I had heard about the big fix for the AHFS recently.
I have to say I'm disappointed.
I had expected that maybe they would do something to stop all the 1000' runs, like maybe lowering the indexes a couple of tenths.
It seems to me that this will only encourage more sandbagging, and I use the term with reverence. We've all done it, since about the time the FWD cars were added.
Today, lots of RWD combos are about a second faster, thanks to technology and all the goodies added.

I would have hoped NHRA would see this and do something appropriate .

Somebody please tell me how this is going to help much of anything?

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Oh well. I had heard about the big fix for the AHFS recently.
I have to say I'm disappointed.
I had expected that maybe they would do something to stop all the 1000' runs, like maybe lowering the indexes a couple of tenths.
It seems to me that this will only encourage more sandbagging, and I use the term with reverence. We've all done it, since about the time the FWD cars were added.
Today, lots of RWD combos are about a second faster, thanks to technology and all the goodies added.

I would have hoped NHRA would see this and do something appropriate .

Somebody please tell me how this is going to help much of anything?

That is easy! It reduces the NHRA Tech dept expense for teardown.

[Kdw1403]

One good thing about have a slow car (index wise) like mine is you don’t have to worry about hitting your own combo. 😆😆 lol somebody else did that for me years ago.

[Frank Castros]

Re: Ahfs
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Castros View Post
Eliminate the scrutiny and lower the indexes .10
It's long overdue.

rboyle: That's just dumb.

So now it's okay? Based on your like of Yac's post.

[ken robinson]

Ok no mineshaft . So somebody with the same combo runs fast 1.00-1.25 all year runs up the average gets you both HP and never get taken apart ...wow ...I agree with Jamie

I guess now you can set a record anywhere you like. No more waiting for an open.

[Frank Castros]

I think Bobby Fazio should have a video interview on this subject with Lonnie Grimm right here on ClassRacer.com