Leadfoot
Here to learn
- Joined
- May 10, 2006
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- 372
No and Yes. There are no "big name" shops out this way. We have Mass Diesel and PDS as our biggest shops (except for Dave's Radzierez's....and I know I butchered the spelling...truck most out your way would not have heard of either). Mass diesel only pulled exibition with us and PDS runs 3.0. When Todd was 2.6 I pulled my stock turbo against him and when we had no turbo rules he had a decent pair of twins and I still pulled against him (had a fun time too). We never let a vendor dictate what we would or wouldn't do. Have I consulted with them....HELL yes, was just at PDS's shop last week. We opted to go open driveline in 3.0 based on that meeting. PDS does not sell drivelines, and if "good" 2.6's are having issues with 1 ton drivelines, a "good" 3.0 should eat them (although some could argue that "spinning" them more helps, but once you get bite and traction.......:doh
.And maybe I came off as saying I don't like "big shops", not at all. They have their place, but NO shop (even Billy-Bobs Diesel shop) should not have a hand in setting rules as it's tough to be unbiased and/or do things that might be "good for business". I have not been to a TS pull, but I understand it's one of the few "National" pulls that allows nitrous. If I'm not mistaken they are known for their nitrous kits. Coincidence......? Not "bashing" them per se (they are out to make a living just like you and I), but is it really in the best interest of the sport?
Would "reigning" in ANY class tone down the front runners.....absofrigginlutely! It's a necessary evil once you surpass a point that shouldn't have been passed. A true puller would continue pulling and be up to the challenge, someone who only pulls if they can win......?
You say people want to see power....yes. How much power though....LOL Each class is a step up (not giant leap) so it showcases the difference in power (and in some cases looks such as duals, hoodstacks, hanging weight, etc etc). Some people want to see Scheid's (oops I meant vendor of your choice), latest and greatest pulling truck, but there are some who are interested more in the other classes. It takes ALL classes to keep things going. Most (I'm talking general fan, not those that pull...ie. the ones paying the gate fees) probably wouldn't travel a long distance and pay to see 4-6 Mod trucks pull, or even just to see 15 2.6 trucks pulls, but put those together and throw in their friend Jim-Bob in the workstock class and you may get a good turn out. Oddly enough when it comes to "asses in the seats", the "big boys" might get the crowd going, but the crowd is there because of Jim-Bob. A once a year national event (such as Scheid or TS, etc) is a little different and the percentages are lopsided, but it's also a few places a few times a year, and that's it (kinda like the superbowl or Daytona 500, as they bring in a different fanbase that the other games/races as they are more commercialized).
As for "proudly bashing a pioneer of the sport", you might want to re-read my signature. It doesn't bash the "pioneer" for wanting to sell parts (it's America isn't it), it's bashing the idiots who vote the rules in that line vendor's pockets unnecessarily.... That being said, I don't know if Scheid even gave input to ANY rules, it was just a comment that someone else had made that seemed very fitting (I apologize to anyone at Scheid if it seems I was bashing them). I could change the signature and replace Scheid with "the vendor of your choice", but that just seems too PC. I saw it, copied, and pasted it. Scheid just happened to be the one in the quote. As for companies such as them making products and selling them to make more power (I say KEEP GOING!). I love MORE power.
More power is great, but there is a reason Sigma pumps aren't allowed in certain classes, all I'm saying is keep reasoning in mind in other "lower" classes. There is a reason why each and EVERY class from workstock to 3.0 has limits (otherwise there would be no "classes" just one big class). If your goal is 800HP great, more power to you and I hope you make 900HP, but don't think that you should be allowed to pull workstock. And here is where I think the biggest contention and where the waters get muddied and cause other areas to become blurred, is that (MY OWN OPINION) is that the 2.6 class that started years ago should not have been allowed to advance this far (and especially this quickly). To each their own. It was (and is) a great class, and one that I think could bring the sport to a higher level ALL across the nation. Now it's Great in certain areas, mediocre in some, and poor in other places and at some point I think it will start to deminish because of how it grew (again, just one man's opinion based on things he's seen).
I'll try to tone it down a bit, I think everyone knows where everyone stands and it's not going to change tomorrow or even the next day (if at all), but sometimes it's hard not to add my $.02
