Should Indy be an All Run Field in Stock?

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Ah Yes, Everyone "deserves" to run. Think about it! Shouldnt there be reasons to work on a car? shouldnt we reward achievement? Should we dumb it down to Bracket racing altogether? Maybe there should be a punishment for having a FAST car and pay the slow cars so they can participate better.....
I agree with the vote better where Racers only should vote.... Us retired guys are obviously for the OLDE days..

I am glad you made this rather negative post because it gave me an idea.INDY is a LONG way away,but the quota is 180 cars.

Here is last year's field:
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r2009#indextop

Last year,there were 154 entries for a 128 car field.Only 26 did not make it.Others did not attend,because of the uncertainty of whether or not they would qualify.

MOST RACERS DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THE KIND OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES TO GO TO INDY AND NOT QUALIFY!

If some horsepower factors don't change by the time Indy comes around,there might only be 128 cars total.IS THAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT?

I was one of the fastest 128,out of 128. So what?

RACERS need to work together on issues such as this.I say run EVERYBODY!

Next,the goal for everyone should be to get to 128 or higher,There is enough time to get some sponsors for this.T-shirts,hats,maybe some cash and contingency for being one of the fastest 128 cars at INDY!

I think it would be a sense of accomplishment to be in the top 128 out of 180.
NHRA would make big money off of all of the entry fees,and maybe the racers could benefit too with some contingency postings for qualifying 128 or higher!

And just so people don't think this is my "personal agenda",I will NOT enter Indy to save a spot for somebody else!

Anybody like this idea?

Comments?

Daryl, You should take some of the runner up money you made last year at the Sports Nats, and work on your car. Or better yet instead of beating the keyboard all day long trying to convince other stock racers to get on board with this BS plan of an all run field, maybe get out and TEST with your car. Maybe your next heads up will be a little closer. Indy should be brought back to the way it was. CLASS WINNERS and then the rest of the quailfied field should given the privlige of racing first round and the most prestigious race on the NHRA circut. If you want to do something for the guys that don't make the 128, give them a free ice cream when qualifiying and class is over. Hey, nobody is having a bad day when they are eating ice cream.
Fix Indy back to where is should be. Class winers first. Off the soap box.

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

I am glad you made this rather negative post because it gave me an idea.INDY is a LONG way away,but the quota is 180 cars.

Here is last year's field:
http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r2009#indextop

Last year,there were 154 entries for a 128 car field.Only 26 did not make it.Others did not attend,because of the uncertainty of whether or not they would qualify.

MOST RACERS DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THE KIND OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES TO GO TO INDY AND NOT QUALIFY!

If some horsepower factors don't change by the time Indy comes around,there might only be 128 cars total.IS THAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT?

I was one of the fastest 128,out of 128. So what?

RACERS need to work together on issues such as this.I say run EVERYBODY!

Next,the goal for everyone should be to get to 128 or higher,There is enough time to get some sponsors for this.T-shirts,hats,maybe some cash and contingency for being one of the fastest 128 cars at INDY!

I think it would be a sense of accomplishment to be in the top 128 out of 180.
NHRA would make big money off of all of the entry fees,and maybe the racers could benefit too with some contingency postings for qualifying 128 or higher!

And just so people don't think this is my "personal agenda",I will NOT enter Indy to save a spot for somebody else!

Anybody like this idea?

Comments?

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

Daryl, You should take some of the runner up money you made last year at the Sports Nats, and work on your car. Or better yet instead of beating the keyboard all day long trying to convince other stock racers to get on board with this BS plan of an all run field, maybe get out and TEST with your car. Maybe your next heads up will be a little closer. Indy should be brought back to the way it was. CLASS WINNERS and then the rest of the quailfied field should given the privlige of racing first round and the most prestigious race on the NHRA circut. If you want to do something for the guys that don't make the 128, give them a free ice cream when qualifiying and class is over. Hey, nobody is having a bad day when they are eating ice cream.
Fix Indy back to where is should be. Class winers first. Off the soap box.

Thanks,thats all I needed to hear.

Somehow,I was hoping to get some racers to stick together and do some things for the common good.You rip me about my car and you race a 455 Pontiac with a 310 or 315 horsepower rating ?That is a &%%$ JOKE!

BTW,

LAST POST ON "CLASSRACER"

BYE!

[james schaechter]

Daryl, everyone qualifies for the US Bracket Nationals at Byron. IT is close by your place and is the same weekend. Why try changing the US Nats? Heck you can save the gas money and go to Byron.

You coming to St. Louis this weekend?

Right, and at the same weight, I'm still 5 10's faster than you. With 2 points lower compression than you. I have no problem with your car, I have the problem with you trying to promote socialisim in classracing at the biggest event of the year. This is not for the common good, this is for your good. If you cant make your car run well enough for Indy and you are afraid of not quailfying, you should stay home.
BTW If you look at the specs of your engine, and the specs of mine. You have better parts. A 1976 Cutlass with a 455 is rated 295 or 290. Is that a JOKE TOO? As Ed O would say " HAVE A NICE DAY "

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Thanks,thats all I needed to hear.

Somehow,I was hoping to get some racers to stick together and do some things for the common good.You rip me about my car and you race a 455 Pontiac with a 310 or 315 horsepower rating ?That is a &%%$ JOKE!

BTW,

LAST POST ON "CLASSRACER"

BYE!

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Thanks,thats all I needed to hear.

Somehow,I was hoping to get some racers to stick together and do some things for the common good.You rip me about my car and you race a 455 Pontiac with a 310 or 315 horsepower rating ?That is a &%%$ JOKE!

BTW,

LAST POST ON "CLASSRACER"

BYE!

Ah the last post on Classracer.I guess you're going back over to the $20 Ghosttown
website.Have fun bashing Classracer over there.
BTW I bet Todd Hoven would get HP on your combo in a week if he worked on your car.
Sorry if you think I'm picking on you,but you leave yourself WIDE OPEN to it.

[Ed Fernandez]

How did my last post from 2010 come up on the current page??? Ken are you on it?
Oh, and Daryl, don't let the door hit you in the *ss.

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

How did my last post from 2010 come up on the current page??? Ken are you on it?
Oh, and Daryl, don't let the door hit you in the *ss.

......PLEASE DELETE .........Thread should be removed.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

......PLEASE DELETE .........Thread should be removed.

You're back. What did Rethke bounce you off the No Class site?
Remember the old James Bond movie. Never say never again.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

How did my last post from 2010 come up on the current page??? Ken are you on it?
Oh, and Daryl, don't let the door hit you in the *ss.

Ed, someone found the poll, and voted on it. I had not even seen this thread until now.