Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

Hello All. :)
I was just wondering why NHRA shuns us S/ST racers at Indy.

Indy is the Holy Grail of NHRA Drag racing.
Every class is run at Indy but 3.

Why not S/ST, TD & T/S ?

Maybe alternate years or something.

Cal
S/ST HR 1177

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

Some classes run at some races, other classes at other races. Depends on time, space, etc. Here's the schedule: http://www.nhra.com/2013sportsman_class_schedule.aspx

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

We are just fillers when they need to get the car count up.

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

if memory serves me right, the last two winners of SG, including this year's Phil Smida, were driving racecars usually driven in S/ST... maybe everyone will start selling their 175 mph Corvettes and buying Cavaliers and Mustangs!

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

[QUOTE=Mackie Family Racing;397853]if memory serves me right, the last two winners of SG, including this year's Phil Smida, were driving racecars usually driven in S/ST... maybe everyone will start selling their 175 mph Corvettes and buying Cavaliers and Mustangs![

That would be cool. I know my car just won't hit a .400 tree with out a lot of work in the 4 link area. And it will only run like 152 MPH.

But who knows over the winter we may make some changes. to see if we can turn a .400 tree red :)

Cal S/ST 1177

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

S/ST is not sponsored as a national championship class by Lucas Oil. It would cost another $50K or more to do so, and I'm sure NHRA would listen if a sponsor stepped up, but until then it is not a "national Lucas Oil" class.

In my view, the "Indy" of S/ST is the Jeg's Allstars at Chicago each year; it is always run there both for the Allstars and the national event, plus at one national event in each other division throughout the year. Usually in Division 2 it's Atlanta, sometimes Charlotte.

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

Each division only gets 1 Super Street national a year thus D3 always has it at Chicago.

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

Hello
Yea S/ST has been run for years at either Englishtown or Maple Grove in Div 1.

This year it was in Epping NH. just a little to far for me to drive, and the tolls. O MY ;)

The All Stars race would be neat, but I may never Qualify for that one, plus that's a heck of a ride too.

Hopefully next year I can make it to most of the Div 1 races, and have some fun.

Cal
S/ST HR 1177

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

They definitely have the room for the cars. Quotas were not met.




































Denny

Re: Why No S/ST 10.90 @ Indy
 

I turned the same questioned over to my SRAC member. Granted it's a wish list. However I would not contend that it be competed as a LODRS world championship class. Simply, as mentioned before, a class that's added to the Indy schedule.This way there's no pressure to gain additional sponsor dollars. I would put a 30 - 40 cap on the field, the same quota as most S/ST Nats, and let the grade point system take care of who gets to race there. This would reward the "full time" S/ST racers with a better shot at making the field. It also motivates racers to participate in the divisional series to get the necessary grade points. Which I believe is the way the grade point system was designed to work.
I also had on my wish list to increase the number of S/ST Nats in each division to two. The fields are only 75%...why not? ...Maybe they actually like the sportsman car count being lower. Who knows.