Mike, it has gotten so out of control that he who has the most costly and sophisticated electronics wins the race, assuming of course that he has the skills to drill the tree every time. Some of these cars are beginning to look like the cockpit of a commercial jet.

As an old-timer who grew up with the premise that whoever was able to bolt together the fastest car would win, it breaks my heart to see a $50,000 Super Gas or Comp Eliminator car blast out of the gate only to throttle down past the 60' mark and then re-throttle down-track at some electronically pre-determined point.