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Originally Posted by 67champ
Guys and Gals,
Help me out here,.. List what you like and/or dont like about Index Racing, and/or Open Comp format of racing. I want other racers opinions... Thanks!
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IMHO
What I like about index racing is the close competition with a great bunch of people
and it's affordable.
What I don't like is
8.899 time slips,
people who brake way too hard at the finish line,
timer controlled throttlle stops,
the payout at NHRA events,
Grading points requirements for National event entry,
being treated (in my perception) as less than a paying customer.
Regarding open competition (and comp eliminator) I like:
The idea of no break outs,the incentive to innovate and make your car faster
The simplicity of who ever gets ther first wins.
What I don't like about open competition is that :
Basically the cost and the fact that it takes a considerabkle investment and continuing reinvestment to be competitive.
Also In comp eliminator you also have to be concerned with odd ball combinations with soft indexes,
In comp eliminator ,having your expensive and time consuming performance advantage negated by the CIC rule.and having to drive the finish line to protect your index.
In order to race a heads up class your looking at an investment of :
$50k-$100k for Comp,or a 10.5 tire class,
[$300-400K for the alcohol & pro-mod classes
And to be competitive in the pro classes (except pro-stock bike) you need to have a budget close to or more than a million bucks.
I
I know a lot of people race these classes for
a lot less than the figures I listed but I belive these estimates are accurate or low for those who race competitively in the NHRA.
Which generally puts heads up racing out of reach of most of us.
