Because, aside from Illinois, and parts of Indiana, no where else where I put pulls on, wants a 3.0 unlimitied drivetrain class.
Its like a 2.8 bushed street class without the bushing, and UL drivetrain, its as close to Street trucks, as SS is to Mod. A 3.2 class, with a smaller limitied twin would make more sense.
Brad Ingram winning that class with a Dana 80 is a bad example, as Brad was the Chief ...pusher ...for big drivetrain in the Super Street class. We finally gave in, and he proceeds not to switch. Out of those 19 trucks, I doubt 5 had big drivetrain, most of them were bushed 2.8 trucks. The Super Streets that showed were pushed into Modified where they were trounced. So, by running the 3.0 class, they pushed some SS down, some SS up and the 2.8s bushed had to go up. And the 3.0 HOARDS over in Illinois? They didn't show up.
Not entirely fair to the 2.8 bushed guys who have seen 70 plus trucks in the class before, nor the SS guys running with the Mods, who have had very repectable numbers in their class also.
You guys are used to pulling in any class, that your truck fits in. Back here, the pullers throw a FIT if they have to run against something bigger and better than what they have.
Besides,the NADM SS class was built by and for the pullers-telling them to throw away their 3.5 singles and bushed twins now would be slapping them in the face. If the 3.0 guys would have ever showed some support, and ran against the big turboed trucks even a couple times, their opinions would mean something. Basically, the 3.0 guys(1or 2, I believe, the rest show no interest in leaving town) want the entire class to revolve around them, and if a pull comes close, run over and have a shot at taking the money.
Mods now are into tube frames, fiberglass bodies, Cepeks, unlimitied turbos- a HUGE difference between a Super Street truck. That is why I always called it Modified, and not Super Stock, like some other clubs.
There is way more to this than just changing a turbo size. If you studied all the different organizations rules, and the politics of the shops trying to control the rules, and the politics of the pullers trying to ban the winners,(instead of beating them) you would understand more.(you should hear the fireworks on billet blocks right now!!
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Consider me the neutral party that has to listen to them all and sort it out.
It has to be fair to the makes (D stands for DIESEL, not Dodge, or Duramax, or ForD) of trucks, the pullers, the shops, the promoters and most important, the fans.
However, I have put it front of a few shops that want the 3.0, that sponsorship would be welcome-- the buck stops there, in a HURRY. You would think out of the MILLIONS (yes, millions, several)that have been made from Diesel pulling, somebody would step up and sponsor a class they are fond of.
Put a 3.5 on Tom, and come play.:rockwoot:Then switch back to the 3.0 for the easy money. Changing a single turbo is 20 minutes, max in the pits.
Rant off.