Indy AHFS Poll

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by M Brand 505B

Keep the AHFS. Though the air sucks it's the place where it has the highest chance of working. The AHFS is FAR from perfect but it's the only thing we have. Too many soft combos that could use a little whacked off the top.

A truer statement has never been made... thanks!
Why have it at all if you are not going to use it.... especially at the biggest race of them all!

[4543]

For me Indy is about seeing our racing family from all over the country and beyond, some of whom I only see once a year and the excitement of heads up class racing. Working on the car all year trying to make it faster, prepping it before class runoffs and racing against the best/fastest racers in your class are what Indy is about. I have raced at Indy where I was sweating out the final qualifying sheet to see if I made it in to the other end of the spectrum where I’m pretty sure I can qualify. AHFS will never work if class is run as last year. In a competitive class with 5 or 6 cars tightly packed together some people simply made the decision to use the passes to just qualify and not prep the car for an all out run. The way class was run last year really took the luster off of Indy for me. A solution to the AHFS could be run class the way we have for the last 50 years excluding last year. If a race qualifies as a mineshaft race should it be mineshaft for everybody? Indy should be the one race where we let it all hang out, leave everything we have on the track. The poll indicates the racers wishes. If NHRA wants confirmation they could do their own poll of the class racers who have attended Indy.
Mike McMahan 2543 H/SA

[John Duzac]

2021 US Nationals AFIS. Has any new information about use of the AFIS system been decided? It is truly a shame to dum-down class racing at Indy.

[1347]

Originally Posted by John Duzac

2021 US Nationals AFIS. Has any new information about use of the AFIS system been decided? It is truly a shame to dum-down class racing at Indy.

Has anyone contacted NHRA to see if they would even reconsider the AFHS for Indy? It appears a large majority would like it reconsidered, but is there a process to ask to even do that?

[Larry Hill]

If you think about the AHFS at Indy it will be no different at any of the races this year. The #128 qualifier will be at or about -.850 under the index, so the race will be mineshaft. At a mineshaft race you can’t help or hurt your average or trigger a review with two runs of -1.00 under the index. The only part of the AHFS that will be in play will be -1.200 under rule and the Monday morning adjustment. This will create a delicate dance at the finish line and increased front tire sales for the tire folks. An unexpected tail wind could be real expensive. The plus side is you may squeeze by the fast car if they think they’re going sub -1.20 under for the class win.

Bring your dancing shoes but don’t crash.

It’s Indy......... Go Fast Or Go Home!, I’m just reading what was on the drink holder.

C ya at Indy

[1347]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

If you think about the AHFS at Indy it will be no different at any of the races this year. The #128 qualifier will be at or about -.850 under the index, so the race will be mineshaft. At a mineshaft race you can’t help or hurt your average or trigger a review with two runs of -1.00 under the index. The only part of the AHFS that will be in play will be -1.200 under rule and the Monday morning adjustment. This will create a delicate dance at the finish line and increased front tire sales for the tire folks. An unexpected tail wind could be real expensive. The plus side is you may squeeze by the fast car if they think they’re going sub -1.20 under for the class win.

Bring your dancing shoes but don’t crash.

It’s Indy......... Go Fast Or Go Home!, I’m just reading what was on the drink holder.

C ya at Indy

I believe to be a mineshaft the number 64 car needs to be .85 under

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

If you think about the AHFS at Indy it will be no different at any of the races this year. The #128 qualifier will be at or about -.850 under the index, so the race will be mineshaft. At a mineshaft race you can’t help or hurt your average or trigger a review with two runs of -1.00 under the index. The only part of the AHFS that will be in play will be -1.200 under rule and the Monday morning adjustment. This will create a delicate dance at the finish line and increased front tire sales for the tire folks. An unexpected tail wind could be real expensive. The plus side is you may squeeze by the fast car if they think they’re going sub -1.20 under for the class win.

Bring your dancing shoes but don’t crash.

It’s Indy......... Go Fast Or Go Home!, I’m just reading what was on the drink holder.

C ya at Indy

Larry it's Indy Go Fast but not faster than 1.20 and go home with more weight. BP

[Larry Hill]

1347 Please read the rules number 65 has to be -.850 under for a 128 car field to be mineshaft. Check the rules I could be wrong. As always two heads are better than one.