EAST COAST BRACKET QUESTIONS
I had a feeling that I wanted to share about
door cars in general. I have a 2750 lb very
low 9-second car and enjoy racing of all types
(bracket, heads up, nostalgia), but lately
with the flock of people selling their door
cars for dragsters, it is getting real hard
to go rounds; we are within 2-4 thousandths
nearly every race and still lose to those
damn dragsters. Is
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there
any interest in the East Coast to separate
the dragsters from the cars? The calculations
us door cars use are a lot more elaborate
-- for instance we leave REAL hard at the
starting line and at times there are large
bald spots creating tire spin and loss of
elapsed time. For the dragsters being longer
and not leaving with as much force their starting
line is smooth.
I also like crowds and heads up racing but
recently being uprooted from California to
Pennsylvania all there is is either bracket
racing or this street car shootout stuff.
My solution would be running nostalgia classes
as the Goodguys do on the West Coast with
7.80-8.80-9.80 heads up racing that all fans
like to watch.
Do you think that these 2 scenarios would
ever happen and why hasn't nostalgia type
racing been popular on the East Coast as it
is sooooooooo popular and growing on the west?
I would like to evoke change, as we enjoy
going as fast as possible every time we run
we enjoy the showmanship, and we definitely
like the atmosphere crowds bring.
Ken Becker
INDY MEMORIES
I just want to say thank you for the coverage
leading up to this race. I will be attending
my 26th straight Nationals this year ( I am
only 27) and my daughter will be attending
her 6th (she is 7) I hope to see you there.
By the way, I'll be sitting near Bret Kepner
as I do almost every year. The 1000 Foot Club
is still alive and well, only at the 660 now.
With the Stock Eliminations on Thursday to
Super Stock on Friday most people won't see
the best racing of the whole event. Man, I
want Labor Day here. Oh wait, I need the summer
to keep racing my own car. See ya at the races.
Scott Inman
2 CENTS ON 2 DAYS
I thought it was interesting that IHRA might
put on a two-day show. I remember the old
AHRA days and the two-day shows they had (complete
with booked-in drivers like Don Garlits and
the Greek). Those were good races and they
drew good crowds. I think IHRA could benefit
from a two-day show. It wouldn't be as costly
for the spectator or the racer. Running the
race on Sat would be great, especially at
night in the summer. Pro classes could qualify
Friday evening so folks could get off work
and come out to the track. This would also
provide racers with the same conditions that
they'd race in Sat evening. I think a format
like that would work, and bring people out
to the track.
Anyhoo, just my 2 cents.
Cliff Morgan
Phoenix, AZ
WEIGHTY ISSUE
I was not surprised with the weight change
for the Harleys. Given the performance advantage
demonstrated at E-town, nobody should have
been surprised. As I remember NHRA had been
giving displacement and weight breaks for
the v-twin bikes in an effort to get more
competition. Now that the Harleys are kicking
butt it must be time to get back to the standard
weights for the class. At least they didn't
change the displacement rules; that could
have been disastrous to the Harley program.
As it stands now the Suzukis will have a 15-pound
weight advantage, but I would suspect that
could change if the Suzukis start to take
over again.
All in all, Vance and Hines have done a fantastic
job in the program and I am sure this set
back will not keep the down for long.
Harry Christensen
