Should Indy be an All Run Field in Stock?

09-19-2014, 05:33 PM

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.......

View Poll Results: Should Indy Be All Run Field In Stock?
ONLY 128 Fastest Cars under index	133	66.50%
ALL RUN FIELD	67	33.50%
Voters: 200. You may not vote on this poll

09-19-2014, 05:33 PM	#11
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Should Indy be an All Run Field in Stock? 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.......