Index Change

[The Hawk]

The reason I can`t Mark is my car is only about .25 under now. I ran better than .30 under twice this past season,but never at a Combo or NHRA event. I know,I know,work on it,blah,blah,blah. Fact of the matter is,if I`m going to spend money on that thing,it won`t be so I can run low 16`s up here,I`m going to put a small block in it and run Pro or Super Pro. I`m tired of spending money on a slow car and it`s time to pick up the pace. The only reason I continued to stick with the slow car deal was because of Stock. So there you have it. I can walk away proud of my accomplishments in the class with no regrets.

[Mike Meier]

Boy am I glad I ripped up my NHRA renewal bills when they came in the mail. Being treated like a deadbeat criminal at my last LODRS gave me a push out the door to the IHRA, but this is like slamming the door on my *** on the way out.

I hope IHRA doesn't copycat the change, but even if they do a change of scenery would be nice.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Lane M Weber

The reason I can`t Mark is my car is only about .25 under now. I ran better than .30 under twice this past season,but never at a Combo or NHRA event. I know,I know,work on it,blah,blah,blah. Fact of the matter is,if I`m going to spend money on that thing,it won`t be so I can run low 16`s up here,I`m going to put a small block in it and run Pro or Super Pro. I`m tired of spending money on a slow car and it`s time to pick up the pace. The only reason I continued to stick with the slow car deal was because of Stock. So there you have it. I can walk away proud of my accomplishments in the class with no regrets.

Lane, I've got nothing against not spending money. That's why I do everything myself.
Let's be realistic here though. You've had that combo for the better part of 20 years now and it has the potential of being number one qualifier. A half second under the old index shouldn't be that hard to achieve ,without spending a big pile of money.
You're just not going to get a lot of sympathy on here with that program.
Same thing goes for the guys trying to run a 5.0 Mustang with the stock short block.
Sometimes you just have to open the wallet a little.
It killed me to have to buy a torque plate for a 2300 Ford for $400 ,but nobody in the Valley had one, so I had no choice, to get it right.
Like I said ,I'm sympathetic about having to spend a bunch of money on these things, but it never was intended to be Affirmative Action Drag Racing.
Good luck, whatever you decide to do.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Lane M Weber

The reason I can`t Mark is my car is only about .25 under now. I ran better than .30 under twice this past season,but never at a Combo or NHRA event. I know,I know,work on it,blah,blah,blah. Fact of the matter is,if I`m going to spend money on that thing,it won`t be so I can run low 16`s up here,I`m going to put a small block in it and run Pro or Super Pro. I`m tired of spending money on a slow car and it`s time to pick up the pace. The only reason I continued to stick with the slow car deal was because of Stock. So there you have it. I can walk away proud of my accomplishments in the class with no regrets.

Lane,if your car is .25 under can't you write a letter with documentation to get some HP relief?Worked for me 10 years ago.

[Wade_Owens]

Originally Posted by Angelo DiTocco

Sounds a little bit too much like a trap if you ask me.....
So a fast car needed to be concerned about going 1.40 under (with the exception of ahfs review triggers at national events)
Indexes lowered .3 - - the instant trigger changed to 1.25
a car can now go up to 1.65 under the old index and not get an instant hit?
if this is correct then to me it looks more like a ploy to weed out the real soft combos

Angelo, I agree 100% also, but as you already know, the guys who knew how to play the game before..............still do.....

Have a great Holiday

Wade