What we are missing?
With the plague of the countdown fully upon us I just thought I'd point a few of the things that the countdown is taking away not only from us but from the racers.
First I must say yesterday was disgusting, I felt like I was about to watch a known innocent man get executed when Capps was on the outside looking in. How is it ok that the man who should be in the points lead had to claw his way into the 4th spot? He had Hight should be going into these last 2 races 67 points apart. Instead Capps has to fight his way up from 4th place now. I think Brut should be named sponsor of the decade. Last year their driver gets hosed on a 10 point non oil down penalty. This year their driver has scored the most points all season but can only be in 4th place.
Troxel has been on a roll lately. In reality she should be sitting only 4 points out of 6th place. However she has hit the countdown's glass ceiling and now can make it now higher then 9th. That will really stink come payout time at the end of the year as the check for finishing 6th..or better is larger then you get for finishing 9th. Del Worsham and Richie Stevens are in the same boat as they have entered the forbidden top 8, but will climb no higher than 9th.
The biggest rip off of all. Dave Connolly and team have been on a historic streak. With his 5 wins in a row he has climbed to within 28 points of Anderson. We could have seen one of the greatest comebacks of all time this year. But no, we have been force fed a countdown that has twice bunched these drivers up. The 5 wins in a row really mean nothing as far as points go now. This would have been a finish like Cruz's or of Schumacher's but instead people think Dave is lucky because he was given points twice in order to catch Anderson. He is catching him on his own, which is funny because nhra didn't think this thing called competition could happen.
Angelle has had an amazing streak of finishing in the top 3. That comes to an end now even though there are 2 races left and she should rightly be in 3rd, with a 93 point cushion over 4th.
WJ should be clinging to 10th spot, trying to add to his already impressive resume of top 10 finishes. Now he doesn't even have to show up at the last 2 races as he is assured a top 8 finish.
Top Fuel should be down to Fuller and Dixon as the only ones with a reasonable chance. Although Schumacher and Berstein would both mathemateically still be in it. Wouldn't it be ironic if this system, that was supposed to open things up, makes it be the only way that Schumacher wins the title yet again.
As far as non countdown team and the lack of coverage people predicted. It took Doug winning yesterday before they could talk to him. I thought I heard that WiIlkerson went to the semi's yesterday but of course he's not one of the blessed countdowners so we don't see him. Does TJ still race even?
With the plague of the countdown fully upon us I just thought I'd point a few of the things that the countdown is taking away not only from us but from the racers.
First I must say yesterday was disgusting, I felt like I was about to watch a known innocent man get executed when Capps was on the outside looking in. How is it ok that the man who should be in the points lead had to claw his way into the 4th spot? He had Hight should be going into these last 2 races 67 points apart. Instead Capps has to fight his way up from 4th place now. I think Brut should be named sponsor of the decade. Last year their driver gets hosed on a 10 point non oil down penalty. This year their driver has scored the most points all season but can only be in 4th place.
Troxel has been on a roll lately. In reality she should be sitting only 4 points out of 6th place. However she has hit the countdown's glass ceiling and now can make it now higher then 9th. That will really stink come payout time at the end of the year as the check for finishing 6th..or better is larger then you get for finishing 9th. Del Worsham and Richie Stevens are in the same boat as they have entered the forbidden top 8, but will climb no higher than 9th.
The biggest rip off of all. Dave Connolly and team have been on a historic streak. With his 5 wins in a row he has climbed to within 28 points of Anderson. We could have seen one of the greatest comebacks of all time this year. But no, we have been force fed a countdown that has twice bunched these drivers up. The 5 wins in a row really mean nothing as far as points go now. This would have been a finish like Cruz's or of Schumacher's but instead people think Dave is lucky because he was given points twice in order to catch Anderson. He is catching him on his own, which is funny because nhra didn't think this thing called competition could happen.
Angelle has had an amazing streak of finishing in the top 3. That comes to an end now even though there are 2 races left and she should rightly be in 3rd, with a 93 point cushion over 4th.
WJ should be clinging to 10th spot, trying to add to his already impressive resume of top 10 finishes. Now he doesn't even have to show up at the last 2 races as he is assured a top 8 finish.
Top Fuel should be down to Fuller and Dixon as the only ones with a reasonable chance. Although Schumacher and Berstein would both mathemateically still be in it. Wouldn't it be ironic if this system, that was supposed to open things up, makes it be the only way that Schumacher wins the title yet again.
As far as non countdown team and the lack of coverage people predicted. It took Doug winning yesterday before they could talk to him. I thought I heard that WiIlkerson went to the semi's yesterday but of course he's not one of the blessed countdowners so we don't see him. Does TJ still race even?
