1975 Index System

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Guys who want to check my point should ask the local tracks how they make their spectator money. Thursday night Heads up racing from the locals GOIN talks about. No one makes anything off the Sat or Sun Brackets anymore. cant charge the racers enough to cover the costs of the event.
People Love to see someone WIN, even if not the most fair race. Regardless how many of our family or wives or friends understand break outs, dial unders etc it cannot draw a spectator.
Heads up Factory touring cars could fill the stands on a regular race night because....... Now we need a Cheap motor class for all of us to enter(3 or 4) and compete so people will cheer for the Red ford or the Blue Chevy or whatever again.

Dick Cheap Motor and Heads Up (go fast). Are the optimum oxymoron.
In go fast racers will find a way to bend any and all rules. And the sanctioning bodies don't have the will or the manpower, to police it.
I'm able to "cheap out" because I have an oddball class and don't have to compete with the Jones' or the Smith's etc. I can easily pull over half a second out of my car but it would mean spending a lot more money. And I run a class where there are few restrictions on the motor.

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by art leong

Dick Cheap Motor and Heads Up (go fast). Are the optimum oxymoron.
In go fast racers will find a way to bend any and all rules. And the sanctioning bodies don't have the will or the manpower, to police it.
I'm able to "cheap out" because I have an oddball class and don't have to compete with the Jones' or the Smith's etc. I can easily pull over half a second out of my car but it would mean spending a lot more money. And I run a class where there are few restrictions on the motor.

I admit I am unfamiliar with your car and class but tell me how many cars show up to Indy in class? Are you the fastest with the same equipment? Do you win class by beating 5 or 7 in class? If you are fastest in the country, Great. If you beat cars in class , Wonderful, If you just qualify high because of your class or class advantages I am happy for you but....without restrictions what is the gauge against which you judge yourself never mind which others should use to judge your skills? An NHRA index?

Regards cheating, do you think no one thinks you are cheating by having "few restrictions"? Restrictions can be the judge of skills.

Thanks for your comments. We probably just see two ends of the same game.