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Hey folks - Just a note to let yall know that I have sold InsideCompRacing.com to Rodger Brogdon. Now that the money has reached my account in the Caymans, they say the internet service is sketchy in Bali, so I may or may not be able to see what happens here. All jokes aside, I look forward...

I've thought about this for a while. I think it's pretty obvious I haven't been around like I used to and I just don't have the time to stay on top of Comp like I used to. Top Alcohol and Comp were the classes I followed growing up and as I started my racing career in the early 2000's. Long...

I don't know the exact numbers but the divisionals area pretty sweet gig for the tracks. It's a low risk solid cashflow deal. From what I understand the basis of the model is NHRA gets a cut of each tech card. If the car count is below "x" that cut goes down, so that mitigates the risk. For...

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Outsider opinion here: The changes/additions to the class to make it more "attractive" to potential new racers are killing the class from the inside out, and not really bringing in new blood. Comp has almost twice the classes it did years ago yet has a fraction of the car count. New classes...

Lack of participation doesn't have as much to do with aversion to rules as it does aversion to work. Used to be if you wanted to go faster than 8.90, Comp or Top Alcohol were your choices. Then came Pro Mod, and now there are classes like TD/TS. A lot of those racers just want to race and not...

Hey folks, if you are looking for a more direct way to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey, Courtney Enders-Lambert is doing a great job to raise some funds for some organizations that will give DIRECT relief to the victims of Harvey. Not knocking the big organizations but they have a lot...

Let me tell you from experience if trying to organize the alcohol racers. It's very difficult to organize all of the different points of view and agendas. However the threat of the class going away may be the since of urgency needed.

The real sad fact is Detroit has went down a different road than what Pro Stock is today. I don't know how much money the Big 3 put into Factory Stock type stuff, but I think it's a safe assumption it's more than Pro Stock. Rodger is dead nuts on in terms of the payout to cost. I think that...

As a side note, a Pro Mod competitor gets one grade point with his/her license. That's how he got his grade point for Indy. I have recommended to NHRA to just let racers buy a grade point with the equivalent of a divisional tech card, or even a 'convienience fee.' At least to do it for a...

I would only support it if they got a certificate of participation with it

While we're at it, 1 for 1 over .60. Smoke em if you got em!

This is more of a 'what if' than a rules proposal. Clark I will be disappointed if you don't tell me to STFU and go back to the alky pits. One thing that has really seemed to come to a head over the years is there is resentment the CIC system has not kept some combinations in check. A lot of...

I have said this for years.

the results are pretty overwhelming given the sample size. NHRA reads these polls, so if there is a large group of racers who want something other than heads up no cic or penalty, they should come speak up.

well the other 800 lb gorilla in the room is the perception the class is dying. who wants to make the investment in a class that may be on it's way out?

I think it gets back to what Comp was designed to be - a heads up class. I don't think driving the stripe was even a thing back then. The best Comp drivers aren't necessarily the guy who can hit shift points, bang gears or wrestle and altered or roadster down the track, it's really the best...

Subclasses for example: A/DE (A/Dragster econo), D/SM (D super mod), B/A. However instead of individual indexes, you run all A cars, or against B cars, etc, heads up on that index. If the B/D subclass is showing an advantage on the rest of the B class cars, B/D may get weight added. Tire...

Yeah this would be a parity nightmare, but maybe it would shake things up enough to get some new blood in the class. I don't know all the details, but here's the rough concept that would need some refining. Obviously these numbers below could be refined to be a better fit. I'm just using the...

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