59 stockers didnt make the cut of 128

[Andrew Hill]

Originally Posted by Rat Raceway

Anyone thinks off the floor cars go 1+ under when you buy them are just crazy.

I don't care what they go off the floor. If you get out run by half a second by someone with the same combo, you should not qualify for the show even if you go 1.00 under.

I saw A LOT of all out runs from old cars (very fast old cars) this weekend in the .95 under range. Not many 1.00 under cars in Indy weather.

[Mike Voth]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

I don`t think being underrated has anything to do with it,it`s the FS cars with no HP penalty. I`d like to see what the qualifying sheet would look like if the FS cars had the same rules as the rest of the field for this event.

I don't think it would change. You'd just have 30 factory cars bunched up around a second under. All the .80 under cars would still be out looking in.

That's why NHRA needs an independent Factory class where they can beat each other up with no AHFS. Give the croud a show, but leave the real racing for 2007 and OLDER cars.

[Mike Schwartz]

Participants by class that qualified for Indy Stock field:

100.00% - G/S - 4/4
100.00% - I/SA - 3/3
100.00% - K/S - 3/3
100.00% - AA/SA - 2/2
100.00% - R/S - 2/2
100.00% - M/SA - 2/2
100.00% - U/SA - 2/2
100.00% - O/SA - 1/1
100.00% - P/S - 1/1
100.00% - Q/SA - 1/1
100.00% - V/S - 1/1
100.00% - EF/S - 1/1
93.33% - FS/A - 14/15
83.33% - BB/SA - 5/6
83.33% - H/SA - 5/6
80.00% - C/SA - 8/10
75.00% - E/S - 3/4
73.33% - FS/B - 11/15
69.23% - G/SA - 9/13
66.67% - CC/SA - 4/6
66.67% - K/SA - 4/6
66.67% - B/S - 2/3
66.67% - D/S - 2/3
58.82% - B/SA - 10/17
57.14% - E/SA - 4/7
56.25% - A/SA - 9/16
50.00% - F/SA - 4/8
50.00% - A/S - 2/4
50.00% - AAA/SA - 1/2
50.00% - C/S - 1/2
50.00% - L/SA - 1/2
50.00% - N/SA - 1/2
45.45% - D/SA - 5/11
00.00% - R/SA - 0/1
00.00% - W/S - 0/1
00.00% - J/SA - 0/2
00.00% - V/SA - 0/2

There would have been four 1-car-class bump-ins this year under the old system.

[Bernie Cunningham]

Mike V,
You're on the right path, the marketing of these cars is silly! Why don't they have their own eliminator and leave the pre '08 cars alone?
The longer they let 'em go the bigger the problem gets !

The disparity is obvious, cars that can run 8:50's, over 150 MPH in Stock Eliminator is absurd.!!

I think the public/fans/racers would like to see a show with the big 3 doing their stuff again but it's stupid to put 'em into the regular Stock Eliminator field, it does no good.

Separate them and build the show, it's a no brainer to me !! Let 'em run ?

[gbur]

Originally Posted by Bernie Cunningham

Mike V,
You're on the right path, the marketing of these cars is silly! Why don't they have their own eliminator and leave the pre '08 cars alone?
The longer they let 'em go the bigger the problem gets !

The disparity is obvious, cars that can run 8:50's, over 150 MPH in Stock Eliminator is absurd.!!

I think the public/fans/racers would like to see a show with the big 3 doing their stuff again but it's stupid to put 'em into the regular Stock Eliminator field, it does no good.

Separate them and build the show, it's a no brainer to me !! Let 'em run ?

Quite obvious that the hats worn by NHRA uppers are just rock bags

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by troy pourciau

59 stock cars paid $300 and do not get to race at the big go (didnt make the cut) smart move on nhra. They just pocketed an extra $18k

i thought indy was a $500. Entry fee ???

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

i thought indy was a $500. Entry fee ???

I thought Indy was more as well

[Alan Roehrich]

A friend who did go told me that a car, driver, and 3 other people cost him over $700.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

A friend who did go told me that a car, driver, and 3 other people cost him over $700.

AND look at all the free money that NHRA got out of 59 cars not making the field. Have they got a good deal going or not !