I must say I like the 1000' nitro move. It's much better than restricting the engines.
To those that say do away with the tracks that can't expand, think again. We have lost a lot of tracks around the country lately, and not many new ones. Most of the tracks are old and don't have the pit room to host a Natl. event. The days of ramp trucks or sta. wagons pulling open trailers are gone. Today yer talkin 70+ 18 wheelers just for the PRO's.
To those that fear 1/8mi. is just around the corner, don't worry folks, it took over 50 years to go from 1/4 to 1,000'. We'll all be gone before that happens.
As for the blow-ups, they were blowing early before, so no difference.
YES it is safer and YES it saves cost.