I believe if there is no push for a return to 1320 it's never gonna happen, we need 1320 back. You want more people to go to national events? You want more people to watch on tv? 1320 is what the sport was founded on and it should never be done away with. Yes, I understand the NHRA has never said they are going to ban 1320, I even had hope when they did all the testing last year. What have we heard publicly about the NHRA efforts to return to 1320 one day, in 2011? NOTHING
Supporters can say, "better racing, tighter MOV's." To me it's still like it was when you really THINK about it. The same teams that can pull a close 1000ft race are the same teams that can pull a close 1320. You see the same seperation of performance as always whether 1000 or 1320, there are teams that can run that numbers within hundreds and teams that are a tenth off. The racing is only tighter because everyone has to call it a day at 1000ft. I want the days back where a crew chief had to look at the whole picture.
Del's 3.73, Hagan's 3.99, these cars are set up so differently that they might not even last the final 320 feet. I want crew chiefs to once again put up a beautiful number by knowing they have to last the whole 1320. The sport's no safer, the crew chiefs have mastered 1000ft and it took just over 3 years to see the nitro increments in tf and fc back to the level that we restricted them for. Instead of having timebombs to 1320 we now have timebombs to 1000ft. We should go back to 1320 even if we are in the 5's again and performance would be back as always in time and no track would be ever be to short.
4.40's/330 to fast? ok, keep turning back the clock. Every few years implement new rules to keep the cars no faster than let's say 4.60. A 4.60 is a 3.90. All you guys wanna talk about safety, a 3.73 to a thousand foot is no saver than a 4.420 to 1320. Both those runs can spell disaster if it's 1000 feet or 1320. The sport is at knock em dead performance expectations for tf and fc for the first time since the 1000ft rule. What happens when 1000ft is to fast? This is not impossible, we keep going the course these cars will break the 337 we were worried about. This year alone I think we gained 5-6 MPH!
We need to return to 1320 and rev limiters and restricter plates are not the answer, Just make some rules on part limits and let everyone start over with a combination rule that puts them back at let's say 5.10's. Don't let teams craft and use technology to get back to 4.40's let them get back to 4.60's.
I'm not buying 1320 is not gonna happen because "a select few in control" said so. You find me the group of drivers for it and i'll give you a bigger group that want 1320 back.
Supporters can say, "better racing, tighter MOV's." To me it's still like it was when you really THINK about it. The same teams that can pull a close 1000ft race are the same teams that can pull a close 1320. You see the same seperation of performance as always whether 1000 or 1320, there are teams that can run that numbers within hundreds and teams that are a tenth off. The racing is only tighter because everyone has to call it a day at 1000ft. I want the days back where a crew chief had to look at the whole picture.
Del's 3.73, Hagan's 3.99, these cars are set up so differently that they might not even last the final 320 feet. I want crew chiefs to once again put up a beautiful number by knowing they have to last the whole 1320. The sport's no safer, the crew chiefs have mastered 1000ft and it took just over 3 years to see the nitro increments in tf and fc back to the level that we restricted them for. Instead of having timebombs to 1320 we now have timebombs to 1000ft. We should go back to 1320 even if we are in the 5's again and performance would be back as always in time and no track would be ever be to short.
4.40's/330 to fast? ok, keep turning back the clock. Every few years implement new rules to keep the cars no faster than let's say 4.60. A 4.60 is a 3.90. All you guys wanna talk about safety, a 3.73 to a thousand foot is no saver than a 4.420 to 1320. Both those runs can spell disaster if it's 1000 feet or 1320. The sport is at knock em dead performance expectations for tf and fc for the first time since the 1000ft rule. What happens when 1000ft is to fast? This is not impossible, we keep going the course these cars will break the 337 we were worried about. This year alone I think we gained 5-6 MPH!
We need to return to 1320 and rev limiters and restricter plates are not the answer, Just make some rules on part limits and let everyone start over with a combination rule that puts them back at let's say 5.10's. Don't let teams craft and use technology to get back to 4.40's let them get back to 4.60's.
I'm not buying 1320 is not gonna happen because "a select few in control" said so. You find me the group of drivers for it and i'll give you a bigger group that want 1320 back.
