NHRA points system

**Old Coyote** · 01-17-2008 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Well. exciting as I thought it was, I don't like it---but I'm probably looking at it differently than most of you---as a car owner, I didn't like the drivers getting the points--In 1970 we had three different drivers--Norm Wilcox, Steve Carbonne, and Rick Ramsey--we didn't have enough points to get into the Supernationals at Ontario,.Ca----Steve Gibbs got us in as a fill in for some east coast car( Field was to be east/west) but Bernie Partridge wouldn't let us in as he wanted all full bodied cars!!!(we got best appearing car at the race)

In a later year, NHRA and AHRA had there World Finals both on the same weekend and we sent the funny car to the AHRA race and put John Stewart in the RED for the NHRA race in Amarillo as they weren't planning on taking there own car so he agreed to drive ours---If I hadn't been flying all night and then going to Amarillo maybe I wouldn't have put the main fuel valve in backwards after a jet change----

Anyway, I think the driver/car that has the best season should be the champion and that means the best seasons totasl points, even if it ends 6 races early----
What I don't like is the 2,3, and 4 car teams----buddies and friends is ok but teams??????this isn't a stick and ball sport, its dragracing, taking on one other car at a time---no laterals, passing, punts, time outs, or subsituions---

Qualifying points for the shoot outs, extra points for low et and topspeed, track records and national records and so many per round of racing-----do away with the oil down point BS( with this level of performance oildowns and occasional fire will happen)

And get them darn hospitility trailers out of the pits---when Kenny Berstein got Bud, his flower bill was more than we spent racing!!!What happened to the day that you could be working on your car and you could ask a spectator to hand you something?

Maybe its time for my medicine

Jerry

I'm with you 100% Jerry ............. I don't like the new points scheme ............ I don't like multi car teams ........... I don't like breakouts and indexes ............. I guess it comes down to the fact that I don't like drag racing as a business rather than a sport

But then again, like you, I'm old and was on the dragstrips during the "Golden Age" of drag racing ............... and like you sir, it's time for my medicine

**erik erikson** · 01-17-2008 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by Old Coyote

I'm with you 100% Jerry ............. I don't like the new points scheme ............ I don't like multi car teams ........... I don't like breakouts and indexes ............. I guess it comes down to the fact that I don't like drag racing as a business rather than a sport

But then again, like you, I'm old and was on the dragstrips during the "Golden Age" of drag racing ............... and like you sir, it's time for my medicine

I have said this before and as a former bracket-racer it really bites.
When I bracket -raced we where running three times a week.
I.M.O.,the down fall of bracket racing began as soon as everyone and their brother started to run delay boxes.
I am not sure what year this was here locally but when you need one to win that was when I was done drag racing.

**Geezer2** · 01-17-2008 07:56 AM

Being as how I'll be 69 in three weeks I guess I qualify as one of the "old timers".

I raced stockers, Modified Production(remember them?), Junior Fuel (now there was a fun class) and Pro Stocks(in it's infancy) when Drag Racing was fun.

Unfortunately, while the new rules and the way the game is played may not be fun for everyone.......something had to be done if the sport is to continue to grow.

Sponsors....what a pain in the ass! But try competing in todays envirement without them. So, concessions have to be made.

Delay boxes....Outlaw em, it's supposed to be car & driver against car & driver. Not a couple of mini computors racing each other.

Of course it's about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, isn't evrything?

If you're like me, unfortunately no matter how slanted things get...you still love the sport.

Hell, I can't leave a stoplight without being the first to move on the green!!!

**NTFDAY** · 01-17-2008 08:53 AM