AHFS - Good or Bad????

[Carguy49]

With all the discussion in another thread about setting National Records in Stock or Super Stock I thought why not ask this question. Is the AHFS doing it's job or not??? Many people would like to set records but are penalized for going 1.20 or more under their index. In looking at the current records in both stock and super stock I see some that are more than 1.20 under the index, yet the cars are still in that same class. I am not here to criticize those racers because they have worked hard (in most cases) to get their cars to perform at that level.


I realize that many combos have never been run so performance is a question mark going in. A prime example is Larry Hill's V/S pickup at Indy last year. That truck went well over 2.00 under the index and now is in R/S. No record set with the truck, but now is where it belongs. My hat is off to Larry (and all who helped him) for showing the true potential of this combination. Are there other combinations that are in the same boat (so to speak)??


I am 65 years old, so have been around for awhile. I have many friends that race stock and/or super stock, and this subject has been discussed many times over the last few years.