[ponyakr]

i recently went to a drag race at our local track. they've spent a lot of money fixin up the place. new concession stand, new & really super nice rest rooms, expanded pits with an extention off the return road going thru it & get this--fresh concrete for most of the cars to pit on. that beats the old days. i remember crawlin around in the dirt tryin to work on a car in the pits. now they can just bring their floor jack & creeper & stay clean. there was a good turnout of cars too. maybe they'll make it. i sure hope so. if they do, maybe i'll get to do some more bracket racing after all. as expected, there were absolutely no pontiac powered cars there. 1 thing i did notice that was strange. there were very few camaros, novas, chevelles, mustangs & mopars in the e bracket. most of the door cars have been replaced with dragsters. most are bbc & except for paint & graphics look just alike. i talked to some who used to race door cars & they said thats why they had quit. the dragsters are low, fast & hard 2 see at the finish line. there's no way to judge what needs to be done at the finish line. its sorta like pinks all out at the big end. 2 me, part of the fun of bracket racing is the finish line strategy. i've posted on the track website, suggesting that they seperate the dragsters & door cars in order to bring back some of the old musclecars that quit for this reason. several people agreed with the idea. don't know if they'll make any changes or not. of course those who run the dragsters don't want to change a thing. if i raced 1, i would'nt want any changes either. just curious--do the dragsters run with the door cars at the tracks you guys race? & if so, have many door cars quit because of it? 1 thing seems to be a sure bet--if i get to race some more, i'll be the only pontiac powered car there. but, thats allrite, it'll make me feel rite at home--just like the good old days!