Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable

Mark Yacavone · 03-09-2017, 08:46 PM

Adj. 1. sellable - fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" merchantable, vendable, vendible, marketable. salable, saleable - capable of being sold; fit for sale; "saleable at a low price"

Here's your thread for this subject.

Okay. I'll go first.
Make Ed F. marketing director..j/k

Seriously now , folks

I've noticed that whenever a slower FWD car gets a huge head start, half the fans (however many are there) will root for the tortoise, and the other half, for the hare.

However, watching them time trial at the same time is b-o-o-o-ring!
This is not a new idea.I wish I could give credit to however thought it up and posted it years ago, but anyway, why not use the indexes and stagger the tree accordingly?
Both drivers would get more practice this way. It doesn't take any longer to get both cars down the track and onto the return road, plus, it would much more watchable.
What is the down side , cuz I sure don't see it?

Pistol Pete · 03-09-2017, 09:22 PM

Great Idea Mark. Wish it would happen.

Tim H · 03-09-2017, 09:32 PM

Brilliant ... Used to love watching A/SA or B/SA chasing down a PQRSTU/S etc ...

Paul Merolla · 03-09-2017, 09:49 PM

Count me in. It would make qualifying much more watchable for spectators (friends and family, mostly) and fun for us participants. As a side benefit, it would make the class / index system easier to explain to folks.

J.R. Haddad · 03-09-2017, 09:54 PM

What Paul said. J.R.

Ed Wright · 03-09-2017, 10:01 PM

Our Div 4 points races used to qualify that way. Not sure why they quit.

Charlie Berner · 03-09-2017, 10:02 PM

I love the idea!!! I wish Midwest Class Racer would do it that way!

Dave Muller · 03-09-2017, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Adj. 1. sellable - fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" merchantable, vendable, vendible, marketable. salable, saleable - capable of being sold; fit for sale; "saleable at a low price"

Here's your thread for this subject.

Okay. I'll go first.
Make Ed F. marketing director..j/k

Seriously now , folks

I've noticed that whenever a slower FWD car gets a huge head start, half the fans (however many are there) will root for the tortoise, and the other half, for the hare.

However, watching them time trial at the same time is b-o-o-o-ring!
This is not a new idea.I wish I could give credit to however thought it up and posted it years ago, but anyway, why not use the indexes and stagger the tree accordingly?
Both drivers would get more practice this way. It doesn't take any longer to get both cars down the track and onto the return road, plus, it would much more watchable.
What is the down side , cuz I sure don't see it?

The only down side I see is that currently in time trials, if the fast car loses it at the stripe the slow car just sits back and watches, instead of being up to his eyeballs in it.

Of course, there's less motivation to stomp on the brakes I presume, so the chances aren't as high.

Despite that, the more I think about it, the more I like it.

71mavlouisville · 03-10-2017, 12:50 AM

This needs to happen!!!! Makes total sense. Does anyone know why Div 4 stopped this? Comp would benefit from this also.

MikeMoller · 03-10-2017, 12:51 AM

We used to do it in the CCRA using dial-ins and it was great. I always thought using the indexes / handicap start in qualifying would really be great for the drivers and fans. Any thoughts on allowing dial-ins during qualifying? NHRA and IHRA u listening?

03-09-2017, 08:46 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,414 Likes: 2,579 Liked 4,447 Times in 1,693 Posts	Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable Adj. 1. sellable - fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" merchantable, vendable, vendible, marketable. salable, saleable - capable of being sold; fit for sale; "saleable at a low price" Here's your thread for this subject. Okay. I'll go first. Make Ed F. marketing director..j/k Seriously now , folks I've noticed that whenever a slower FWD car gets a huge head start, half the fans (however many are there) will root for the tortoise, and the other half, for the hare. However, watching them time trial at the same time is b-o-o-o-ring! This is not a new idea.I wish I could give credit to however thought it up and posted it years ago, but anyway, why not use the indexes and stagger the tree accordingly? Both drivers would get more practice this way. It doesn't take any longer to get both cars down the track and onto the return road, plus, it would much more watchable. What is the down side , cuz I sure don't see it? __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers

03-09-2017, 09:22 PM	#2
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,582 Likes: 2,797 Liked 688 Times in 182 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable Great Idea Mark. Wish it would happen. __________________ "Pistol" Pete Dutko

03-09-2017, 09:32 PM	#3
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,010 Likes: 897 Liked 430 Times in 142 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable Brilliant ... Used to love watching A/SA or B/SA chasing down a PQRSTU/S etc ...

03-09-2017, 09:49 PM	#4
Paul Merolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 596 Likes: 194 Liked 232 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable Count me in. It would make qualifying much more watchable for spectators (friends and family, mostly) and fun for us participants. As a side benefit, it would make the class / index system easier to explain to folks.

03-09-2017, 09:54 PM	#5
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 622 Likes: 505 Liked 874 Times in 195 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable What Paul said. J.R.

03-09-2017, 10:01 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable Our Div 4 points races used to qualify that way. Not sure why they quit. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

03-09-2017, 10:02 PM	#7
Charlie Berner Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Watertown SD Posts: 76 Likes: 0 Liked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable I love the idea!!! I wish Midwest Class Racer would do it that way!

03-10-2017, 12:50 AM	#9
71mavlouisville Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 68 Likes: 0 Liked 28 Times in 1 Post	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable This needs to happen!!!! Makes total sense. Does anyone know why Div 4 stopped this? Comp would benefit from this also. __________________ Ashton Hudson SS/CS 4373

03-10-2017, 12:51 AM	#10
MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 626 Likes: 27 Liked 242 Times in 72 Posts	Re: Making Stock and Super / Stock Sellable We used to do it in the CCRA using dial-ins and it was great. I always thought using the indexes / handicap start in qualifying would really be great for the drivers and fans. Any thoughts on allowing dial-ins during qualifying? NHRA and IHRA u listening? __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA Last edited by MikeMoller; 03-10-2017 at 01:18 AM.