Here's my question why cant all of the big 4 orgs get on a confrence call come to an agreement with making the 2.6 rules the same? They are all using the same 3.0 rules make everyones life easyer and set it in stone for 2-3 years then we wont have this anymore. Just my $.02
Because each entity thinks they have the better mousetrap.
The folks who want to change things, at least in theory, want to "make things better," but here's where I see it going:
You have a few trucks right now that can dominate 2.6. Those superman trucks will get the biggest bite taken away since they found some innovative things that no one else did. So if the changes "work," you take the superman trucks down a notch or two.
This simply bunches up the field.
Now that might be OK. But where people were complaining about getting beat by 20' (see all the Adam Hallien references), those same trucks will get beat by 7' or 10'. Or maybe only 3'.
Maybe that makes people feel better, I don't know.
We will never get away from the fact that in a class of 30 trucks there will be 1 winner and 29 losers.
Whether you get beat by 3' or 5' or 20', will it really matter?
Everyone so far that I have heard say " we need to bring the class back" doesn't have a crystal ball to see what the changes will bring. It is assumed that it will be "better," but I'm not convinced it will change much.
Guys will still spend $5k on a turbo that makes 20 more HP to beat the next guy by 6". Do we feel any better if we're always 5th place but instead of 5', it's now 5"?
I dunno, I think it could bring on some seriously boring pulling, but maybe not.
One thing that would actually make things "better" is if the power levels are all similar, yet the winner actually wins by 20' because of setup and driving skill.
But those guys will probably just be called cheaters LOL
Personally I think the best thing is to hold the national rules as-is so everyone can participate, and let OH or KY or whoever try the changes and we all watch for a year. If it works, jump in. If not, hold steady until a viable change becomes apparent.