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The 2 most boring classes at any NHRA event to watch as a spectator. We usually get up and go to look at other cars or side shows when they run these Throttle stop wonders. Do a big burnout and blast off the line for all of 2 feet before they slow to a crawl and slowly accelerate again to reach the end of the track and 130 MPH...
B O R I N G! Kind of like watching two taxi cabs leave the airport.

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Spoken like a man who would see a ton of trailer time in a T/S race... ...Hey I love "wheels up Super Stockers" as much as the next guy...but I got news for you...not eveyone can afford a 25K bullet on the ragged edge to be competitive. I ran S/R for years going 9.90 @ 136....went my share of rounds..and I can care less if the guy in the next lane has a Pro Stocker on the stop.

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I know it will never happen, but I'd like to see "speed limits" on S/C S/G and S/ST. 135 in S/ST, 150 in S/C and 165 in S/C. It's ridiculous that we have 1,200 hp motors in an 8.90 dragster and 1,000 hp motors in "tube frame" S/ST cars.

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Yep....slow them down, that will surely fill the stands

Divisional races rarely draw spectators...at National races...spectators only come to watch the pro's....I'm thinking most of the negative comments come from non-super class racers.....duh

Just my humble opinion

Rickster

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I know it will never happen, but I'd like to see "speed limits" on S/C S/G and S/ST. 135 in S/ST, 150 in S/C and 165 in S/C. It's ridiculous that we have 1,200 hp motors in an 8.90 dragster and 1,000 hp motors in "tube frame" S/ST cars.

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Yep....slow them down, that will surely fill the stands

Divisional races rarely draw spectators...at National races...spectators only come to watch the pro's....I'm thinking most of the negative comments come from non-super class racers.....duh

Just my humble opinion

Rickster

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I'm not speaking about the grandstands. NHRA sportsman racing, as it is, is NEVER going to appeal to the masses and causal spectator. Where I'm coming from is the hobby racer who has to punch a time clock for a living that can't afford the HP the super-class cares are making.

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Not all SST, SG & SC racers are huge dollar operations and there sure is a boatload of racers that seem to enjoy the Super Class competition....like I said before, it ain't broke, so leave it alone

Rickster

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You ALL may as well just face it,,,if you aren't going to race in an NHRA/IHRA PRO class,,,you are going to be a "bracket" racer....S/S,,STK,,all just bracket racers. I know it is hard to swallow, but that is what it ALL boils down too. I don't like it, I know most of you don't like it, but if we are going to race on a budget, we will be racing in some form of handicapped/headstart racing series unless they make classes .10 sec. apart that are 'heads up'.


Let the begin!!

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Have always loved bracket racing myself

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Yep....slow them down, that will surely fill the stands


Rickster

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let's see a 8.90 or 8.50 class with no electronics at all.no spray or boosted motors no controller MSD.no eletric or air shifter.

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... Throttle stop wonders. Do a big burnout and blast off the line for all of 2 feet before they slow to a crawl... B O R I N G!

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I know some of you guys are totally into the TS racing scene, but from a non-participant / spectator perspective, this guy pretty much nailed it.

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... Throttle stop wonders. Do a big burnout and blast off the line for all of 2 feet before they slow to a crawl... B O R I N G!

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I know some of you guys are totally into the TS racing scene, but from a non-participant / spectator perspective, this guy pretty much nailed it.

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... Throttle stop wonders. Do a big burnout and blast off the line for all of 2 feet before they slow to a crawl... B O R I N G!

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I know some of you guys are totally into the TS racing scene, but from a non-participant / spectator perspective, this guy pretty much nailed it.

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that is why the survey was ONLY sent to PARTICIPANTS, not bench warmers.

I still believe lowering the index's is WAY overdue. Then create a "new" entry level class to replace the old S/St with .500 full tree bracket race no quicker then 10.0, no electronics, tb's etc.

As always NHRA is only concerned about revenue. If they want to double their car counts at Div. races they should allow SuperPro and Pro to compete and pay contingency like IHRA does at some events.

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... Throttle stop wonders. Do a big burnout and blast off the line for all of 2 feet before they slow to a crawl... B O R I N G!

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I know some of you guys are totally into the TS racing scene, but from a non-participant / spectator perspective, this guy pretty much nailed it.

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that is why the survey was ONLY sent to PARTICIPANTS, not bench warmers.

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Absolutely. I'm just one of those people who will go find something else to look at when the TS classes come to the line.

EDIT: I apologize for even having posted on this thread. It was intended for those who are PARTICIPANTS and not to solicit commentary on the nature of Throttle Stop classes from the rest of the world.

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IMO it aint broke so dont fix it..NOTHING done in these classes will put butts in the stands, if you think it will you are sadly mistaken. I think all of us that run these classes get it. BTW the survey is pointless dribble, if they want to make a change they will. Do you honestly think they care what us racers think?

I am one of the those folks that is the target of a lot of the comments in this post. I am on the stop for a LONG time in S/ST. It is the way I choose to race, my money my option. Yes I can run S/G or even S/C if I choose. There are reasons I do not run in those classes. Among them is my car is heavy and trying to kill the tree at a National event in a heavy car on thier pro tree is not gonna happen. Do you guys even know what that tree is for a National event? My guess is most have no idea. Given the current rules I race where I feel my car is competitive. I have a S/C number as well, only to give me the option of running my own local National event, would rather be one of the lonely door cars in S/C as opposed to one of the lone door cars in S/G in a sea of roadsters. At least in S/ST we have some variety in the cars.

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They are apparently send out surveys only to those who has numbers/licenses. The survey I got was for SST only. The questions were 10.90, 10.50 or 10.00-10.99(dial your own). I voted to leave it alone.

They are also considering lowering the SC & SG indexes to 7.90 & 8.90. To me that's just another step to make it too expensive!!

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The only "issue" for me is if they lower the Super Comp index to 8.50 my car will no longer be able to make the program. It'll probably run the number. I've never ran it flat out with the new (now broken) motor, but the chassis is only certified to 8.50 so I'd never be able to run under. We all know you need to be able to run under.

I bet there's a few other door car guys running SC that are in the same boat. I'm not interested in rebuilding my chassis so I can get it certed for 7.50.

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