NHRA Announcement!!!

Sounds to me like Mr. Schumacher had a say in this one...!!! Notice how high they put the limit? Not just Four Professional Teams but Four per Class.


Quote ..."GLENDORA, Calif. -- NHRA announced a limit on the number of cars one owner group can field in each of the four professional categories that make up the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Effective immediately, owner groups will be limited to four teams per professional category, currently comprised of the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle classes.
The sport of NHRA POWERade Drag Racing is currently experiencing unprecedented investment and the world's largest motorsports sanctioning body believes that for the continued growth and popularity of the sport, a rule on the number of professional teams owned by one owner group is necessary.

"It is in the best interest of the sport to limit the number of teams owned by one owner group," said Graham Light, senior vice president of racing operations, NHRA.

The definition of an owner group is any affiliated individual or individuals who have a direct or indirect form or amount of common, joint or shared control, ownership, financing, management or revenue sharing from a competing vehicle's performance.

The new rule is designed to preserve the competition in the current 16-car field format utilized in all four professional categories, reducing potential threats to racing competition.

In addition, the rule has been created to reduce barriers for entry into the sport, opening the door for current teams, as well as new teams, to secure funding from companies who see the value of participation in NHRA and the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Currently, under the definition of an owner group, there are no owner groups that exceed the four-team limit in 2006 in any of the four professional categories. "

 

So I'm guessing that you forgot that Force is adding an additional F/C next year bringing his total in one class to 4. In fact that car will run this year in Dallas for sure, maybe more.

 

I did realize that fact HEMI, but i was referring to the fact that MR. Schumacher is trying to take over ALL of the classes. But your point is well taken. So much for the little guys ehh?

 

Didn`t Mike Ashley join Schumacher`s team this year? makeing 4 cars for Schumacher`s funny car blitz, now if they all get in (Force`s 4 too) the show they make up half the feild. dam pretty soon its going to look like the WWE to the viewing public, Is the fix in????

 

Actually Evan Knoll owns Ashleys car.

 

But if you read the ruling closely the actual ownership isn't the sole deciding factor. Any affialiation or management is covered under this ruling. NHRA learned from NASCAR on that one. NASCAR passed a simialar rule without such clauses and Rousch proceeded to bypass the rule by naming ownerships of cars in his wife's and Mark Martin's names. The following year NASCAR included a clause such as I mentioned NHRA has already covered their butts with.

 

the limit should be 3, I think...