Sorry, let me rephrase that...
False. It is a Heritage series "national" event. No NOSTALGIA TOP FUELER is booked in...
I didn't say or imply the AA/FD did. The Fuel Altered guys have their own program that they run as a group (even thought there are sveral others out there competing).
Out here in the west, this weekend the N/FC guys will be in Boise for a Heritage Race.
Also several of the AA/FD, N/FC and AA/FA will be at Redding Motorsports Park way up near the Oregon border. The track has done a lot of improvement during the off season including putting down concrete the whole 1/4 mile. They've also put up a lot of money to bring the nitro cars out and seem to have met their quota. This should be interesting to see how the response is from the spectator side.
Regarding this issue with NHRA and the NHRR, my recolection is in the past, once the season starts with a certain class size (in this case 8 cars) NHRA will not alter it due to the points implications. Obviously, the competitors care less about points than growing their brand. In the meantime, other options are becoming more available for the racers like Funny Car Caos. The AA/FD guys in the mid-west have been doing what they can to promote their class and it seems to be taking off.
I'm sorry and a bit disappointed to hear about this "boycott" but I hope things can get worked out. All parties involved are good people who only want to do whats best for the sport and museum.