Should Indy be an All Run Field in Stock?

[Mark Yacavone]

It appears that people are still voting on this old poll.
I would suggest starting a new one, which would be more relevant today, after this year's Indy.
Just sayin'

[Mickey Whaley]

All run that is fine but the bottom line is it needs to fixed.

Because some can, and some cant qualify at INDY we should change the rules? If the Factory Stock cars didn't have such a soft index more of the older cars would get in. They need to fix that.

Some guys need to learn how to tune in bad air, other cars have had to much HP on them. I know a few guys who didn't qualify their first trip, learned and tested before the next time. Then they got in. Sometimes its about working on your car and knowing what to do.

I've been there 5 years. Almost every time, I got in on the last run. I spent 3 weeks working on my car, and testing to get in this last one. Made a converter change at Cecil County on Thursday. Drove home that night and came back to race on Saturday. On the Tuesday after. I made 7 more runs to get my car where I thought it was the best it could be. Still needed to go to the Nuclear option on Thursday morning to get in. That's what Indy is all about. Digging deep and finding something to get it done and not giving up.

If things were up to me, Id have the LODS race at Lebanon Valley before Indy In division 1. Going fast at Cecil means nothing. The place is always a mine shaft, even when its bad, and racers get a false sense of security on how their stuff is tuned or running.

Fix the FSB index, rate the new factory race cars a little closer to reality, and leave Indy alone. If you want to have a 100% of qualifying, go to any other national event and race. Leave Indy alone. It's the one race that reminds people that our class is a performance based, not just watered down cement mixer bracket cars with letters on the windows, and big camshafts.......

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

If things were up to me, Id have the LODS race at Lebanon Valley before Indy In division 1. Going fast at Cecil means nothing.

Todd, back in the Greg X. days, the Numidia points race was just before Indy. If you got your tune-up right to go fast at Numidia, you'd be good to go to Indy.

[Pistol Pete]

Factory Stock, Let Them Have Their Own Eliminator. ( 64 Qualified Cars ) Period.
Just For Indy They Can Do This Format.


The Rest Of Us Poor People, 128 Qualified Cars.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Factory Stock, Let Them Have Their Own Eliminator. ( 64 Qualified Cars ) Period.

Where would the money come from for this?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Where would the money come from for this?

Seriously?

The three OEM's that are building the cars and getting them their factory super car showdown.

That wasn't hard at all.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Seriously?

The three OEM's that are building the cars and getting them their factory super car showdown.

That wasn't hard at all.

OK. All three currently pay contingency. Should they move that money?

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Where would the money come from for this?

Besides the factories chipping in take a bit off the top of Compton and Co. salaries. It's only for one race, the biggest and the one all class racers aspire to.
It's so easy a caveman can figure it out.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Besides the factories chipping in take a bit off the top of Compton and Co. salaries. It's only for one race, the biggest and the one all class racers aspire to.
It's so easy a caveman can figure it out.

This one is silly.....