NHRA Gets it Right

[none]

Don't take my word for it,

Alan


Drag Racing Gets Testing Ban Right - Motorsports Main

 

[Rajunz]

I agree 100%.

 

[Mooseman]

Man I wish they would stop comparing drag racing to nascar , drag racing is not nascar and vice versa and never ever will be . This testing ban will work for nascar because unless I am very much mistaken a nascar car can only race in nascar where as drag racing you have NHRA , IHRA , Match Races , Exhibition shows and other stuff , drag racing is to diverse and distributed to limit racers to one organisation , where as nascar only has one organisation . I was reading on another forum about a law thats actually suppost to stop people from monopolising an industry .

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[You!]

You're exactly right William! The only similarity between Nascar and drag racing is that cars both have 4 wheels and an internal combustion engine. That's it! These constant comparisons are moot.

I wonder if this endorsement had come from the Monster Truck Association that it would hold the same weight here as it does coming from the roundy-round site.

 

[none]

Well, that's it then...............since a NASCAR beat writer said it, it must be true.

 

[the zone]

If in fact this release means the IHRA teams cannot run in their series and run in the NHRA as well, without collecting points,
then the NHRA definately got it wrong
Their release was very strange in its omission of not mentioning the IHRA

Dean

 

[PJ]

I've got no problem with them banning or limiting at nhra tracks, in fact I like it. But what say do they have over other tracks.

I was hoping teams that didn't have full contracts would make some extra cash doing match races. It appears that is now illegal, what about the world series, norwalk nite of fire, Ihra races. Aren't there a few teams with short strips on their property.


Of course the other funny thing is that with the countdown it doesn't matter. IF a team decides they need some testing they can take the hit on points. I can see teams that are safe in the countdown making a run on this right before the last race of the "regular season"

 

[Rajunz]

You're exactly right William! The only similarity between Nascar and drag racing is that cars both have 4 wheels and an internal combustion engine. That's it! These constant comparisons are moot.............................

They are often compared because they are the 2 top Motorsports in America? This article is very relevant in that, in both sports, the heavily funded will always out weigh the "Have Nots". Those that can test more than others will have a distinct advantage. That part won't change, teams will just add more cars to gather data. But you can also bet that a person like Lee Beard or Austin Coil will find a way to test their parts...................

 

[Mooseman]

They are often compared because they are the 2 top Motorsports in America? This article is very relevant in that, in both sports, the heavily funded will always out weigh the "Have Nots". Those that can test more than others will have a distinct advantage. That part won't change, teams will just add more cars to gather data. But you can also bet that a person like Lee Beard or Austin Coil will find a way to test their parts...................

But its allways been that way , someone will always be willing to spend more money . You just got to out smart them .

 

[jackass]

I've got no problem with them banning or limiting at nhra tracks, in fact I like it. But what say do they have over other tracks.

I was hoping teams that didn't have full contracts would make some extra cash doing match races. It appears that is now illegal, what about the world series, norwalk nite of fire, Ihra races. Aren't there a few teams with short strips on their property.


Of course the other funny thing is that with the countdown it doesn't matter. IF a team decides they need some testing they can take the hit on points. I can see teams that are safe in the countdown making a run on this right before the last race of the "regular season"

I wonder who will make up the extra cash to those teams that loose out on the match races.... not just the show fee..but the extra t-shirt sales...... some of these teams realy need that cash flow....



Billy

 

[Toejam]

Man I wish they would stop comparing drag racing to nascar , drag racing is not nascar and vice versa and never ever will be . This testing ban will work for nascar because unless I am very much mistaken a nascar car can only race in nascar where as drag racing you have NHRA , IHRA , Match Races , Exhibition shows and other stuff , drag racing is to diverse and distributed to limit racers to one organisation , where as nascar only has one organisation . I was reading on another forum about a law thats actually suppost to stop people from monopolising an industry .

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William, the reason Compton/Light focus soo much on Nascar is; quite simply it's the Largest motorsport in the world bar none! And trying(?) to tap into that fanbase while it may seem to be a good idea, hasn't worked to NHRA's benefit! The Pro stock truck deal was nothing more than trying to bring Nascar to the Dragstrip, and it failed miserably!

 

[Solid Rock]

Here's a little more on the subject.

Drag Racing Internet Magazine - Competition Plus.com

 

[willy]

So whoever runs @ The World Series in Cordova..they would be in violation?

Like Cruz and T-Ped did 2 yrs ago. Or Wilk did last year.

 

[The Swegian]

So whoever runs @ The World Series in Cordova..they would be in violation?

Like Cruz and T-Ped did 2 yrs ago. Or Wilk did last year.

Now that's got me wondering how they're going to view those special events. Are those considered testing?

 

[Gipraw]

I have a black helicopter/anti countdown question ..

Is there any chance that they saw one of the additional benefits of this ban being the fact that it will prevent any possible way that an IHRA car that only made a few events could squeak into the countdown by having a couple of really good runs deep into a Sunday ?

 

[downtime]

It is the implementation that is wrong.

Take 24 NHRA points races, add four (days or "events"), as test sessions and you have a program that works. Such a policy would allow racers to compete in a mixed IHRA/NHRA mode, have a few match races, and not sbuse the testing ban rule. It would foster greater competition., be of benefit to the lesser funded teams, allow sponsors to have a wider range of venues for their advertising dollars, and yet still limit the big dollar teams from creating a situation where money controls everything.

I do believe some sort of rule is necessary. Without rules there cannot be exceptions to rules, such as the effort put in by the Force team following the Medlin tragedy. Perhaps such an exception would be granted on a multi team basis in the future rather than simply limiting such noble work to only one group?

 

[Walter]

Some good points here...

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