Index Change Rumor

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Nor should it become so easy, it becomes like spec bracket racing...

Believe me it is not particularly easy now. At Least not for me. The classes are already gray hair classes for the most part. I remember when I first started racing a class car many years ago. It took a while to figure it out and be able to run under the index. By making it even more difficult to compete will not help the growth of the class or its sustainability. We are already dropping like flys and not many new faces showing up. Rampy just retired stating that the risk is not worth the reward and he is the best of the best and one of the very few that had some sponsorship in Sportsman. Plus lots of others that are just too old or have health issues that bring them to retire. For sure we don't want it to turn in to Comp eliminator.

Mark Yacavone do even race anymore? I didn't see you on the Q sheet that you posted a few pages back.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by M Brand 505B

I heard a rumor that indexes will be lowered by .20 next year for stock and superstock along with a few other things. Can anyone more connected confirm?

Good.....I hope its true but 4 tenths would be better with all the crap you are allowed to do these days !

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Hopefully this rumor can turn into reality. Then leave the triggers of 1.00 and 1.20 where they are.

Then make the triggers around 8 and 6 tenths !

[Race Clean]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

Hopefully this rumor can turn into reality. Then leave the triggers of 1.00 and 1.20 where they are.

That would be the reason/way to kill off the older cars in a faster way😀

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by Race Clean

That would be the reason/way to kill off the older cars in a faster way��

I don't think this is the case anymore. The U.S. Nationals qualifying sheet in Stock says different. A lot of "older cars" ran very good; well over 1 second under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

I don't think this is the case anymore. The U.S. Nationals qualifying sheet in Stock says different. A lot of "older cars" ran very good; well over 1 second under.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

Remember that is the cream of the crop at Indy. Most don't run like that any where but at Indy. That's the reason that they take the AHFS off at Indy. Like I said in a previous post the classes and indexes should not be based on the elite of the class they should be based on the class average. This is sportsman not pro stock.

[Bruce Noland]

Typical end of year discussions by nhra staff from what I have heard. Nothing has changed, yet. In the past, most changes for the following race season were made by the time the SEMA Show rolls around.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Mark Yacavone do even race anymore? I didn't see you on the Q sheet that you posted a few pages back.

#3 Q

BTW...stay tuned to this station..Don't touch that dial!

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Mark Yacavone do even race anymore? I didn't see you on the Q sheet that you posted a few pages back.

Did I miss something? Has the forum title been changed to "Street Outlaw Forum"??

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Nor should it become so easy, it becomes like spec bracket racing...

Mark, you should know better than that. Keep it LEGAL and it won't be easy.