What's it going to take??? Indy?
 

Whats it going to take this year to make the field of 128 in Stock and Superstock???:cool:

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I knew this post would be up soon lol. I'm saying .75 for stock and .70 for super stock.

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Think you will have to be a lot faster than that.

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An under factored car.


-Toby

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-.85 in stock is my guess

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In Stock it will be low 90's under for sure .........SuperStock is a lets wait and see deal - not nearly as many "new" cars in S/S .

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Stock- -.895
SuperStock- -.813

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I'm thinking about $100,000.00

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I like 70 and 68 under.

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I think close to .9 for SS.

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I think it will be -.857 in stock with all the new cars getting in when it gets down to 1 grade point.

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Last year was -.684 for SS. Why do you think there will be such a big jump?:confused:

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I'm not sure if there will be 180

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More CJs & DPs.

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New technology dominating, how could that be?
STK bump .746
SS bump .712
There are only going to be 6-12 more new cars then last year. And remember three of those fast stocker fords from last INDY are now SS cars.

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I will say it is going to be close to that again this year/....

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Ya know Charlie Bob, sometimes there are just things that shouldn't be said. Now I know that you can't help yourself but I sure am glad that you brought up "new technology".
It's amazing how far FFFord has come in their attempt to perfect the internal combustion engine. Let's see 287 cubes, 4 valves per cylinder, overhead cams, port FI, CNC ported heads, big TB, you know the stats now let's compare it to that old warhorse of Stock and SS the 4V 283. You've got a factor of 232 HP and the 283 is 226. WOW! 46 years of "new technology" and FFFords best minds have managed to eke out a big 6 HP! Technology boggles the mind! If I were A FFFord engineer trying to explain that one I'd be embarrassed!
BTW Charlie, someone should make sure that the mistake in the guide gets fixed rating your car at 232HP in SS AND Stock before Indy.

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Your right Billy
Those 40 year old 283 don’t have acid ported heads and intakes, good CP pistons, light cranks, light valves, good rods and better cams. There just like they were in 1966. HA HA.

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Charlie, that's "hot rodder technology" not FFFord engineering!
You should remember what the difference is, you were a "hot rodder" once!
HA HA.

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My 283 don't have all that either and runs about 80 under and that would be about right considering the diff in equipment....probably would not pass nhra cause too stock...

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-74 in SS
-.82 stock

That's my 2 cents on this

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Danny that .80 you're refering to is that the old NHRA index (current IHRA index)?If so then you're actually .50 under the current NHRA index.You probably couldn't put another
trick that hasn't been tried already into that combo.

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128 cars in each class to get a bump

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Yep Ed. Old NHRA and current IHRA.....
I may can get another .10 "maybe" on a perfect race condition day......I'm still happy with what i got.....

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I just got in and to me it looks like it takes $355 to make it.

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Such a bargain!

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Do you think that 128 cars will enter? How far did they bump down to after all the "No shows" for 1st round of superstock?

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Last year 166 made runs, Tony Mandella qualified 133rd and got to race so there would have been 5 no shows...(or DQ'd, I didn't check that).....no reason to think there won't be that many cars again this year (some disenchanted will be replaced by new CJ/DP/GT cars running SS combinations now.)

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I agree with Joe on Stock.
- 74.4 last year.
More new cars, but some have been hit several times already.

I'll take -.83 in Stock

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128 cars is $45,440.00 in NHRA's pocket! How much is the payout? That's just for Stock, X's two for Stock and Super Stock. Jim:rolleyes:

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And running Stock & SS is costing them MONEY ??
I'd like to hear their explanation for that ! :-)

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It's alot more than that ! 180 cars in SS x$355. plus at least 1 crew at $90. plus probably at least 160 stockers at $355. plus crew !!!

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I know its the biggest race of the year and the most prized to win but there are a lot of dummies going to throw their money at NHRA just for the chance.

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Yes they will!!

Stk2061
Robert

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I think you owe about 800 contestants an apology ......Dummies ??? Really ???

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I'm old and grumpy sometimes.....but if I won Indy I'd be young and happy....LOL

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Crew tickets I bought today were $145

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Bashers gonna bash. :rolleyes:


-Toby

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Dummy?....well I must be stoopid, I paid $710 for two cars, and I can't wait! Indy's on my bucket list and this is the year....now or never. I've gone twice to watch (Wed-Friday) as business prevented a long absence....but thanks to Hope & Change my business has changed....no reason to sit here and look out the window...might as well go racin'

I really can't wait...excited already, but then again I guess we're all "dummies" in a sense with $100K race cars racing for chump change....I do it for the memories....at least that is what I tell myself

See 'ya at Indy

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M.Lind