What did you think of Indy track prep?

JMatt · 09-08-2009, 07:08 PM

For anyone who was a competitor at the U.S. Nationals, I would be interested to hear what you thought of the track crew. From burnout box to starting line to track prep.

What did you think?

charlie westcott · 09-08-2009, 07:40 PM

I thought it was killer, nut they drug it before we made each run. In qualifying, it was good for us also.

Bobby Brannon · 09-08-2009, 07:48 PM

Track was great. I had not problem hooking

A/SA
Bobby

JMatt · 09-08-2009, 08:35 PM

Thanks for the comments. But 164 page views and only two comments? Didn't anyone else here race Indy?

buzzinhalfdozen · 09-09-2009, 06:02 AM

We had our best E.T.'s and best 60's at indy, driveshaft trace was perfect. Track was far better than at the points meet. Joe

Chuck Beach · 09-09-2009, 06:52 AM

Blew the tires off second round of class on Thursday, other than that it was Ok ...

Michael Beard · 09-09-2009, 06:52 AM

I was curious to see if a thread like this would come up. Studying the results of the late rounds on Monday, I saw a lot of numbers that didn't make sense to me. Didn't know if it was people breaking or spinning. What's the word?

Michael Lyons · 09-09-2009, 10:06 AM

The left seemed to be better than the right most of the time and I didn't make a clean leave in either car until I dogged the dragster with a 4.86 gear, 5000 launch with timing out of the motor, that was the only time I didn't spin and then that was slow... They drug it before Q4 in comp, I don't think they sprayed any glue even from the hand wands or put down any gold dust. I was in my mandatory 3rd spot out and sat there and spun with the 4.86 and 5200 launch, I was baffled it could do that. This is what made me lower the launch rpm and timing for the first round and then the car was really a pig... lesson learned. I don't know what happened to AB 1st round but he usually isn't a tenth off the dial.. And it looked like on Monday the left was worse than the right for first round, just ask Greg Anderson... I guess I'd say now it was like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you were gonna get..

Wade_Owens · 09-09-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

I was curious to see if a thread like this would come up. Studying the results of the late rounds on Monday, I saw a lot of numbers that didn't make sense to me. Didn't know if it was people breaking or spinning. What's the word?

I didnt think my car would ever spin the tires. 283/PG @ 3250 lbs. I lost .08 in 60' in the 5th round. That and my stellar react gave the win to Iacono. I wish I could of had a cleaner race against him. It kills me to lose like that......

Wade

Dan Bennett · 09-09-2009, 12:39 PM

You still did a great job, Wade. When you look around in staging and there's only a handful of cars in your eliminator that's a sign of a good job. Considering that it was Indy and the amount of quality cars, you should be patting yourself on the back even for the 5th round.

09-08-2009, 07:08 PM	#1
JMatt Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 87 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What did you think of Indy track prep? For anyone who was a competitor at the U.S. Nationals, I would be interested to hear what you thought of the track crew. From burnout box to starting line to track prep. What did you think?

09-08-2009, 07:40 PM	#2
charlie westcott Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 216 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? I thought it was killer, nut they drug it before we made each run. In qualifying, it was good for us also.

09-08-2009, 07:48 PM	#3
Bobby Brannon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bossier City,La. Posts: 659 Likes: 3 Liked 104 Times in 35 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? Track was great. I had not problem hooking A/SA Bobby __________________ Bobby Brannon 4705 STK, SS

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JMatt Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 87 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? Thanks for the comments. But 164 page views and only two comments? Didn't anyone else here race Indy?

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buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? We had our best E.T.'s and best 60's at indy, driveshaft trace was perfect. Track was far better than at the points meet. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

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Chuck Beach Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 664 Likes: 12 Liked 58 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? Blew the tires off second round of class on Thursday, other than that it was Ok ... __________________ Chuck Beach 3340 STK

09-09-2009, 06:52 AM	#7
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? I was curious to see if a thread like this would come up. Studying the results of the late rounds on Monday, I saw a lot of numbers that didn't make sense to me. Didn't know if it was people breaking or spinning. What's the word? __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

09-09-2009, 10:06 AM	#8
Michael Lyons Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Garden City, MI Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? The left seemed to be better than the right most of the time and I didn't make a clean leave in either car until I dogged the dragster with a 4.86 gear, 5000 launch with timing out of the motor, that was the only time I didn't spin and then that was slow... They drug it before Q4 in comp, I don't think they sprayed any glue even from the hand wands or put down any gold dust. I was in my mandatory 3rd spot out and sat there and spun with the 4.86 and 5200 launch, I was baffled it could do that. This is what made me lower the launch rpm and timing for the first round and then the car was really a pig... lesson learned. I don't know what happened to AB 1st round but he usually isn't a tenth off the dial.. And it looked like on Monday the left was worse than the right for first round, just ask Greg Anderson... I guess I'd say now it was like a box of chocolates, ya never know what you were gonna get..

09-09-2009, 12:39 PM	#10
Dan Bennett Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 439 Likes: 849 Liked 595 Times in 136 Posts	Re: What did you think of Indy track prep? You still did a great job, Wade. When you look around in staging and there's only a handful of cars in your eliminator that's a sign of a good job. Considering that it was Indy and the amount of quality cars, you should be patting yourself on the back even for the 5th round.