ADDING TO THE CONVERSATION
Your comment: "All I'm advocating is trying something that makes innovation, cunning, and talent a bigger factor in deciding who wins than who has the biggest check book."
I think the statement above is a key ingredient in the essence of drag racing. If we desire to keep the soul of drag racing free from limitations, ideas like the one you proposed in the article ought to be a part of the ongoing conversation.
Further, one aspect of the national event scene that I miss is the presence of the local (often low-buck) nitro racers battling it out with the touring pros. A more level playing field may provide the opportunity for these talented and cunning racers to defend their own territory.
Brett Porter
Edmonds, WA
SOLUTION: ONE MAGNETO
Slow down TF and funnies? ONE magneto.
Dennis Corso
Kent, OH
85-PERCENT FAN
Hey Jeff, I'm with you 85% (NHRA rules). How about NO track prep, you remember the races at Kansas City and Tulsa, the biggest wallets didn't always win. Us little guys loved to race a high powered NHRA car at those places. Plus the drivers had to drive, not just hang on! And most of the time, no max load, no damage, unless it's old parts and no brains. (Too much mag.)
Jerry Newman
SOLUTION: EIGHTH MILE
As a bracket racer, I don't like crappy tracks. Sixty-foot times are where most cars vary, and a bad surface makes dialing impossible.
As a fan of fuel cars, my answer to slowing them down and making the classes safer is stupefyingly simple. Run them 1/8 mile.
Tom Hetzler
Moscow, IA