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That's the problem - I DID like watching the Super class cars, in the early days when cars left the line at full throttle and stayed there most of the way, but all that "engineering" you speak of that's so interesting one day is going to be the death of them at the national event level.
Drag racings' most unique feature is a full acceleration start. Anything less SUCKS - period. Your throttle stop and timer ruin it for the majority of spectators - THE PAYING CUSTOMERS. Forget about not needing fans at some Bracket Bash - we're talking about National events. NHRA seems to keep thinking of more new forms and classes to squeeze into the show - well, guess what, an event is only so many hours and so many days long. Now, if you were Compton or some other NHRA business man, and had to trim something from the program for some new class, which classes would YOU trim? That's right, the ones where the fans leave the stands. They've already done it to some of Stock, S/S and Super Street, where else can they trim? And I can bet that there will STILL be more people interested in 8 second wheel standing SS/AH and 9 second stockers than the Super Class cars at a National event - hell, even the nitro teams watch the SS Hemi Shootout.

Yup, Super Class racing of today - real interesting....Look how clever this guy was to string together all these timers and electro-pneumatic devices just so he could....Hurry up, wait....then hurry up again, then wait some more at the top end.... endlessly thrilling, if you're engrossed in the engineering it takes to do that, but like having root canal to everyone else.



Sixpack,
How many National Events have you competed at?? Why do you choose to bash a class you obviously know nothing about?? Never ONCE, have I been running SST at a National, and seen empty grandstands, period. Never ONCE has anyone said to me, "Man, your t-stop ruined the Nationals for me". GET A GRIP!! There are plenty of things to see and do at a National event, and everyone can make their own choice as to when they want to sit on their butt in the stands.
I can't tell you how many times I've been sitting in the stands during SG, and a fan will ask his buddy whats going on..as soon as I start explaining it, I'll have 15 or 20 people around me listening intently, and eager to learn and understand the class

"Livin' in a powder keg and givin' off sparks" 4 Street cars, 5 Race engines