Redneck6.0L
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your request seems a little demanding dude. I can't say why "EXACTLY" for everyone so I will speak for myself. Although I do believe others will feel "EXACTLY" similar to my answere.
First and foremost
Index racing sucks.
Ok now thats out of the way other almost EXACT reasons I and the rest if SS is getting screwed by your proposal.
I and others built a truck for SS, if I was trying to build a truck to compete in an 8.50 index I surely would have chosen a diffierent truck. Mine is an extended cab 4X4. I got a 4wd because the suspension limitations make it hard to hook a 2 wheel drive, hence the absolute void of rwd SS trucks. SS street is 4wd class all the way. My truck is completely gutted even the bed has been cut out and it still sits a little over 6000lbs. perfect for SS, terrible for an 8.50 index.
So we have a problem people who have been designing to the rules forced to slow down or build a new truck. And I do know that 4x4's are competitve in PS currently but it is not the truck I would have chosen to run in that class or an 8.50 class.
perhaps the question should be asked
Rob, Torrey Spooner,shawn and other SS guys with 9's now or in the future,
If you were building a truck for an 8.50 class with a 2800 lbs minimum weight would you have chosen the truck you currently run in SS or would you have gotten a different vehicle. If you would have chosen a different vehicle would you feel that all the effort money and time spent on your current rule legal truck was a waste, maybe the rule change came at your expense?
as to why I would not continue with nhrda. simple, the closest race is 7 hours away. I can get glorified bracket racing a lot closer than that. If they had a race nearby I would surely still attend, I just can't see going far to attend that style of race and here is why.
I spend a lot more time dreaming about how to go faster than I do behind the wheel at a track. I would say that I enjoy building, designing and thinking about my truck as much as actually racing. the actual race is the payoff of my ideas. going faster than before is the rush, thats what makes the drive worthwhile, racing others with the same passion of trying new crap out. seeing if my crap works better than theirs this time around. or as is most often the case not working as well.
So with your classes my 4x4 truck is not nor ever will be an 8.50 truck. 10.0 while still fast, well once your there your done. No more innovation, dreaming or the majority of my fun. I would not be excited to see what my truck will run with my lastest changes cause I will have made none and will already know I can just adjust for the track and run the #. your rules at the expense of my enjoyment with the current setup.
so the next question.
rob, torrey, spooner, shawn and other SS racers in the 9's or soon to be,
If you would not have chosen your truck for the 8.50 class would you continue to be excited about a class that requires no further thinking on your part? Would you still be excited to just slow down to 10.0 and race. Will you continue driving all over the country to not try out your new stuff?
If your excitement about your rule legal truck is diminished would you feel the rule change came at your expense?
another question should be asked.
All PS competitors.
Your new class has a weight minimum of 2800 lbs. If you were to build a vehicle for this class would you have chosen the vehicle you use now? If not and it becomes apparant that your low 9 second truck cannot compete will you happily jump back to run 10.0 with the former SS crowd? Will you travel all over the country to run 10.0?
I can just see it now. All on diesel tv
BIG DON
" hey randy these two truck, team green and the black mamba are both low 9 second trucks and they might even hit a high 8 second pass."
RANDY
" thats right Big Don we are really excited to see these guys try to run right on the 10.0 dial, makes for real tight fun racing."
I hate your idea so much. Seriously I think it totally sucks.
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you'll find the guys pushing for this change are the guys who only show up to one maybe two events a yr. i didn't see dockgirl at worlds, nor did i see a bunch of the other guys whining about this change. so why make the guys who actually show up at events change there program.
also whos the douchbag that said fuel only. piss off and go run nadm events