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Mike, maybe I didn't make myself clear. I'm OK with the -1.40 number I just don't think that the 3.25% number is enough. What I'm looking for is something like 7% or even more.
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Billy, if a certain killer car starts out at about 400# heavy, even 7% is not going to do the job.
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Ed, weren't we told a story in Fla. about a certain D2 racer who was told by a certain smily faced D2 employee that he had to remove weight from his car before his next qualifying run?
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Jack, I've always considered you a mentor and a friend and you can always count on two things from me, we can always agree to disagree and I will never feel sorry for you.
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Y'all are missing the point. Bob Shaw built that car, knowing it was going to be real heavy for "U". He can't run V anyway.It's a V8 . I'm sure he doesn't have a weight box either. What do you want to tell him? He can't race? If the car is 400 heavy with no ballast , the hp % is irrelevant, or atleast off the charts.
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Guys It is quite simple do your homework like Bob has done follow through with an untried combo willing to take the disappointment if it doesn't go 2 seconds under and race. I made the statement at Gainesville divisional race I believed I saw more 69 camaros running in stock than GM produced in 1969. Neil Smedley and myself talked about that Shaw combo before Shaw brought it out. There are a couple more combo's out there better than the caddy. Just do not feel like building one....Realize that if Bob had to run off current national record he would only be 7tenths under...7tenths under current index would not get you into Indy.....
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Billy.... I think your ideas are good, but it aeems like we are trying to solve all the problems at once...
1) No-HP or factoring til the engine has passed teardown... No- exceptions !!!!!! 2) Forget about factored tracks ... You will never win that one... 3) Let's try and change the things we can , stop worrying about the 3-4 single car combo's.... You are always going to have those problems.... 4) I think Yac's idea about 4 times a year review is a good idea... 5) This might be the time to look at combining stick / auto's at one or two opens and see how it works...? 6) Terry 's idea of lowering the index is also a good one ... I thought that was already voted on, how come it never happened ....? * I am sure there will be many ideas, maybe our reps can chime in if they still have a Job... ? We have to start somewhere, who knows in a couple of years it might work... Take little steps first , then improve as you go.... We do need a good shot in the arm in our sport, or we won't have to worry about racing at all ....... Last but not least, make sure we all support our Regional Sportsman Racing Groups, they are our best option for the FUTURE.......... Just something to think about ?
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