I would love to see a tighter Comp.field and agree with Jamie on that with more jumping in a soft class, it's gets hit sooner. However, it appears to be the new classes coming onboard, that give the money guys another opertunity to win the races.
Without picking on anyone, let's say I'm forming a Big bucks Team. If I want to be serious about winning and money isn't a problem for me or my Team. If I build 3 cars, looking for soft index's. Come out of the box running a second or more under at testing.(A lot do to a very soft index) If I've got 2 other cars able to compete in another soft class or use it to hit other index's, helping my position. I can drive my race and have a blocker and still have my third car, waiting to go, after my soft index gets hit to much. Between all my toys, I could run all season and jump around to the softest class.
I don't need to point out all the other advantages, most know the games I speak of. It's just getting to the point, where the smaller teams can't keep up. They put all their money in 1 car and work their butts off getting it dialed in. Then here comes NHRA with a new class, with a really soft index. Well folks, there goes another season to play catchup.Money rules.
While this IMO can be OK in Pro Teams, if spread out among the different classes, that don't race each other, remember in Comp teams, their all in one race.
I just don't want to see Comp, go the way of the big team pro's. Big teams and big bucks, with the regular racer's just tagging along, with no real chance of a Championship. I just don't think it's good for the sport or the little guy racers.