3.25% for the DP & CJ is just a slap in the face

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Here's the Reading entry list sorted by class...people may moan and groan but above all else they want to race....no withdrawals since Indy so apparently if people have a car they can't class differently than an entered 'killer' car they just hope they avoid it during eliminations.

Just saying.....

18 A/S Ralph Porpora '69 Camaro Chev 396
1330 A/S David Casey '69 Corvette Chev 427
3602 A/S Jason Mc Cormack '66 Belvedere Plym 426
1073 A/SA Edward Horensky '68 Shelby Ford 428
117K A/SA Brooks Lee '69 Camaro Chev 396
1199 A/SA Steve Calabro '69 Corvette Chev 427
1242 A/SA Jc James Beattie JR '09 Challenger Dodg 370
1470 A/SA Adam Keir '70 Chevy Nova GM 402
1656 AA/SA Kenneth Miele '67 Shelby Ford 428
1960 AA/SA Edward Alessi Jr '69 Camaro Chev 427
1990 AA/SA David Barton '09 Coronet Dodg 426
1152 B/S Edward Bednaz '69 Nova Chev 396
1441 B/S Richard Adkins Jr '67 Shelby Ford 428
1518 B/S Bob Broadbent '69 Camaro Chev 396
3969 B/S Joseph Martens '69 Camaro Chev 396
71 B/SA Brian McClanahan '02 Pontiac Pont 346
187 B/SA Bob Moran Jr '69 Camaro Chev 396
396 B/SA Mike Fuller '69 Camaro Chev 396
1002 B/SA Jeffrey Bardekoff '64 Fury Plym 426
1013 B/SA David Ficacci '69 Camaro Chev 396
1020 B/SA Francois Periard '68 Road Runner Plym 426
1041 B/SA Steve Welker '69 Camaro Chev 396
1352 B/SA Bill Hawk '67 Shelby Ford 428
1406 B/SA Matt Rover '71 Challenger Dodg 440
1570 B/SA Frank Bialas '70 GTX Plym 440
1778 B/SA Joseph Santangelo II '95 Camaro Chev 350
1840 B/SA Couturier Serge '64 Dodge Dodg 426
2923 B/SA Gregory Rowe '95 Firebird Pont 350
1904 BF/S Dennis Chapman '88 Dodge Dodg 135
1056 C/S Todd Bednaz '68 Camaro Chev 396
22 C/SA Mickey Whaley '69 Camaro Chev 350
1150 C/SA Russell Linke '96 Camaro Chev 350
123A C/SA Billy Kirpens Jr '69 Barracuda Plym 440
1883 C/SA Eric Merryfield '09 Challenger Dodg 345
1710 D/S Jerry Mac Neish '67 Camaro Chev 302
2 D/SA Anthony Fetch '68 Chevrolet Chev 396
14 D/SA Matthew Welker '68 Camaro Chev 396
1129 D/SA Victor Guilmino III '71 Mustang Ford 429
1262 D/SA Ken Robinson '67 Camaro Chev 396
1043 E/S Doc Horn '67 1973 Plym 440
1165 E/S Dean Cook '72 Ford Ford 351
1255 E/SA Maurice Bivins Jr '71 Plymouth Plym 340
1348 E/SA Mike Farrell '71 Challenger Dodg 383
1547 E/SA Jack Matyas '04 Pontiac Pont 346
1728 E/SA Ralph Kershner Jr '71 Plymouth Plym 340
1018 F/S Adam Strang '68 Firebird Pont 400
1049 F/SA Ron Infantino '69 Camaro Chev 350
1121 F/SA Lenny Williams '71 Buick GS Buic 455
1351 F/SA Tex Miller '71 Mustang Ford 351
1559 F/SA Tom O Loughlin '68 Chevelle Chev 396
1658 F/SA Matt Ticcony '67 Barracuda Plym 383
1578 G/S Jim Roberts '69 Camaro Chev 350
5 G/SA Dustan Lowell '72 Duster Chry 340
1040 G/SA Stan Giermanski '68 Camaro Chev 327
1109 G/SA John Gray Jr '72 Nova Chev 350
1614 G/SA Barry Parker '74 Corvette Chev 350
1721 G/SA Joe Lisa '70 Chevy Nova Chev 350
1860 G/SA Anthony Curcio '69 Camaro Chev 350
1967 G/SA Jim Marshall '80 Corvette Chev 350
117 H/SA Norm Hall '69 Chevrolet Chev 350
1280 H/SA Charles Veach '84 Camaro Chev 305
1290 H/SA James Perrone '69 Nova Chev 350
1317 H/SA Joe De Marzo '72 Chev II Chev 350
1525 H/SA Daniel Lynch '69 Camaro Chev 350
1584 H/SA Donald Pires '72 Nova Chev 350
1617 H/SA Gary Parker '75 Camaro Chev 350
15 I/SA Katie Sepanek '72 Chevelle Chev 350
1168 J/S Dean Cook II '95 Ford Ford 302
1616 J/S Sam Murray '72 Cutlass Olds 350
17 J/SA Frank Ferrucci Jr '90 IROC Chev 350
190 J/SA Frank Aragona Jr '86 Camaro Chev 305
1021 J/SA Eugene Monahan '90 Firebird GM 350
1924 J/SA Bud Rowe '86 Camaro Chev 305
1077 K/SA James English '89 Camaro Chev 305
1116 K/SA Jeanne Linke '85 Camaro Chev 305
2209 K/SA Jorge Carnero '90 Trans Am GM 350
115F L/SA John Fedeli Jr '76 Oldsmobile Olds 455
1424 M/SA Joe Mocci '69 Camaro Chev 350
144 O/SA Bob Bender '69 Kingswood Chev 350
1222 P/S Joe Cokinos '96 S-10 Chev 262
1945 T/SA Ed Fernandez '77 Gremlin AMC 258

Id say that 99% of these guys are racing at the Keystones because 1) the race is in thier back yard. 2) Maple Grove is a nice nice race track 3) they have already entered as per NHRA rules ahead of time 4) Its good practice for a real race like the Dutch Classic (no pro junk) 5) The race is less of a pain in the ***** than running over a week at Indy 5) they are already here from Calif. from racing at Indy so why not. 6)they might as well wear out thier stuff before the sky falls.....lol. I see several names on the list who dont/wont travel far from thier drive ways. If it wasnt for the Keysyones they would probably not race a National event all year. Not many DPs or Blown Mustangs entered either.

[Alan Roehrich]

[QUOTE=Jim Kaekel;208960]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

>> 80% of you bitching don't even race at INDY or with NHRA.

Actually Michael, most of the people posting here do race NHRA or have raced at the US Nationals. I ran it in '96, '97 and '98. Unfortunately, I gave up after I couldn't make the field the last two years.
IHRA is an alternative for some, that I have personally supported and participated in myself, but it appears that they are on the downturn due to the economy and the Evan Knoll/Torco fiasco. They put too many eggs in Evan's basket and are now paying for it dearly.

It was not Michael who made that claim, it was Charley Downing. Michael would never have been so insolent as to have made such a claim, especially without having any evidence to back it up.

[Chuck Beach]

Jeff,
You are absolutely correct, you were #141 qualifier last year at Indy and I cannot find anything on this site where you were complaining about other cars or your HP. Although it is not an option for all of us to build or buy a different car it is still a performanced based class, it is just that the performance is changing. I don't think the #1 qualifier has $100,000 in that car nor does the #8, #9, #10, #16, #17 or #18 qualifier. I am not siding with NHRA, but we all make our choices, some good, some not so good. Things are always changing in the drag racing world (some good, some not so good). I think a lot of us sportsman guys feel we don't get any respect from NHRA, from TV time to correct HP on all combinations. But we are still part of the show, we could be phased out like the Pro Stock trucks and end up just bracket racers with nothing to show for our hard work, time, money and effort ...

Everyone knew what the DP's and CJ's were capable of before Indy. Some racers were able to change class and dodge the bullet, others could not, but you still entered. Look at what it costs to run a SS/AH car, how many of those guys had a chance of winning? But they still entered to be part of the show. 8.60's or 8.70's is still fast for an AH car, but that was not good enough to make the final cut.