Index Change Rumor

[Bryan Worner]

First off, if you don't want heads up runs in your eliminator, go bracket racing!!!!

For those of you with "slow" combinations ( based on index), are you aware you can request horsepower to be taken off of your combo???

As far as this rumor goes, I keep in contact with my SRAC rep regularly and receive his email updates. I have heard nothing on this subject. So it seems to me its just a rumor.

[Kingpen]

Lowering indexes 2-3 would definitely upset my program. My best run all year in good air was .35 under..What were the great things that happened last time they took 3/10’s off?...and yes I do work on my car,but evidently,I must have done it wrong.......Victor Penrod

[Bryan Worner]

Originally Posted by Kingpen

Lowering indexes 2-3 would definitely upset my program. My best run all year in good air was .35 under..What were the great things that happened last time they took 3/10’s off?...and yes I do work on my car,but evidently,I must have done it wrong.......Victor Penrod

Have you sent in your request for a horsepower reduction on your combo??

[HR9121]

You guys need to move further south so you race during the winter and you won't have time to sit around constructing theories and ideas on the internet!

[John W. 1711]

Regardless of index changes. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. The fastest Turkeys I know! LOL!! The best people, are racing people.

[Ron Ortiz]

So you want to lower the index so cars that are around 2-3 tenths under will have a harder time to qualify. That makes a lot of sense. Why not lower them 5 tenths so you can eliminate more cars. Or how about we lower the field size to 16 or 32. Raise the quota to 8 grade point or more. That should do it.

You people are going to kill sportsman racing with your own egos. But it is a performance based category. Guess I'll have to work harder on my stuff or buy a newer car. Either that or write a letter to Glendora with a special gift enclosed. And if I don't like it I can go bracket racing or get a Ford with a 302.

Racing used to be so much more fun.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA. and just like that sportsman racing disappeared.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

So you want to lower the index so cars that are around 2-3 tenths under will have a harder time to qualify. That makes a lot of sense. Why not lower them 5 tenths so you can eliminate more cars. Or how about we lower the field size to 16 or 32. Raise the quota to 8 grade point or more. That should do it.

You people are going to kill sportsman racing with your own egos. But it is a performance based category. Guess I'll have to work harder on my stuff or buy a newer car. Either that or write a letter to Glendora with a special gift enclosed. And if I don't like it I can go bracket racing or get a Ford with a 302.

Racing used to be so much more fun.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA. and just like that sportsman racing disappeared.

Remember Ron, it’s just a rumor !!
We shall see what happens soon enough.
You should write a letter and ask for HP off of your combo, can’t hurt to ask.
But please don’t buy a Ford, lol....
Your car is unique, just like the driver.....

[Bryan Worner]

Originally Posted by Ron Ortiz

So you want to lower the index so cars that are around 2-3 tenths under will have a harder time to qualify. That makes a lot of sense. Why not lower them 5 tenths so you can eliminate more cars. Or how about we lower the field size to 16 or 32. Raise the quota to 8 grade point or more. That should do it.

You people are going to kill sportsman racing with your own egos. But it is a performance based category. Guess I'll have to work harder on my stuff or buy a newer car. Either that or write a letter to Glendora with a special gift enclosed. And if I don't like it I can go bracket racing or get a Ford with a 302.

Racing used to be so much more fun.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA. and just like that sportsman racing disappeared.

Where do they have to qualify??? I'm not seeing many 128 car fields, except at Indy where those cars wouldn't qualify anyway.

Now it would suck come eliminations time when they couldn't run the index!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

As far as this rumor goes, I keep in contact with my SRAC rep regularly and receive his email updates. I have heard nothing on this subject. So it seems to me its just a rumor.

Bryan , I too, wonder where all these rumors come from.
Off-season boredom, I would guess.
So let me ask. If any of you have FIRST HAND info from someone at NHRA or from an SRAC rep., please share it with us ,right here.
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