To all you CLOWNS

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by B Parker

To all you clowns that said Indy is the one race that should have the AHFS in place. That it was the race that would help correct all the soft HP combos. Well with the great air that Indy has had in mornings what happened. JACK #hit !!! All it did going off of other years with out the AHFS was keep about 40 stockers from entering. Did you really think many racers would take a HP hit for a class trophy. Well it looks like you were WRONG !! And we still don't know how fast some of the combo's could have gone. We missed out on what could have been some really great class run off. H/SA was one that I was watching. Now lets hope next year they don't give the extra entrance spots to another class going off of how many showed up this year. So in case you don't know how I feel about it. Jack#sses BP

Rod thanks for the weather info. Could Chris or Jimmy have gone faster if the 1:20 was not a factor?

MJ and James this was not directed at you personally but Indy for the last several years has been the one National Event that didn't have the AHFS in effect. You two according to the poll on this site are in the minority for having the AHFS in effect for Indy. Shouldn't the majority rule. James I've seen the Masshole run faster than 1:20 several times in your same combo. What if he went to Indy and went 1:21 under. Weren't you not so long ago complaining to him not to go so fast. Hence your Masshole nickname for him. I know 4 racers that didn't go because of this not including myself. Although I have never gone 1:20 under at Indy it's not worth taking the chance of hurting my combo when It's already not the fastest in the class. And I don't want a mulligan. I suck at golf. It would be nice if at this one race a year where a lot of the faster cars go we get to run our cars out without the fear of instant HP. I'd like to know how I compare with other competitors in my class. My point with my first post was that with AHFS is in place no went 1:20 under so what did you gain. Don't we race a performance based Class. I think it sucks for cars to let off early to protect their combo especially at Indy in Class run offs. BP

[rod butcher]

Originally Posted by B Parker

Rod thanks for the weather info. Could Chris or Jimmy have gone faster if the 1:20 was not a factor?

MJ and James this was not directed at you personally but Indy for the last several years has been the one National Event that didn't have the AHFS in effect. You two according to the poll on this site are in the minority for having the AHFS in effect for Indy. Shouldn't the majority rule. James I've seen the Masshole run faster than 1:20 several times in your same combo. What if he went to Indy and went 1:21 under. Weren't you not so long ago complaining to him not to go so fast. Hence your Masshole nickname for him. I know 4 racers that didn't go because of this not including myself. Although I have never gone 1:20 under at Indy it's not worth taking the chance of hurting my combo when It's already not the fastest in the class. And I don't want a mulligan. I suck at golf. It would be nice if at this one race a year where a lot of the faster cars go we get to run our cars out without the fear of instant HP. I'd like to know how I compare with other competitors in my class. My point with my first post was that with AHFS is in place no went 1:20 under so what did you gain. Don't we race a performance based Class. I think it sucks for cars to let off early to protect their combo especially at Indy in Class run offs. BP

Barry,
On Thursday morning we could have gone about 1.28 under. I can’t speak for
Jim but he has the best leaving H/SA in the country

[Tim Barrett]

It used to be,,how big your hotdog was and how many wished they were as big as Jon!!
Now it doesn't matter how big you are,,but how you use what you got!! We all know whose got what,but who really cares!! I'd like to bring home the BIG WALLY some day.
And I bet the winner here wont be the guy that can run 1.30 under. We need to put more in our combo which we will over the next few years,,but for now we are happy with our size!!! I know in the past it was about bragging rights and if you work 20 years and spend $40,000 or more on your combo then you deserve to be 1.20 plus under,,even in crappie air.

[tommy d]

Clowns?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Tim Barrett

I know in the past it was about bragging rights and if you work 20 years and spend $40,000 or more on your combo then you deserve to be 1.20 plus under,,even in crappie air.

Now let me get this straight, if you "work on your combo for 20 years and spend $40,000 or more on your combo then you deserve to be 1.20 plus under even in crappie air" ?

If THAT's the case, then I guess that I "deserve" to run about 3.60 under and win Indy just by entering!

Maybe we should just go back to the pre-AHFS way of factoring combos where you showed up at the track and found out that a couple of Tech Inspectors who don't like you decided during the week that you're going too fast and you're combo is now rated 10 HP more than last week!

[GUMP]

Billy, You would be dangerous with a $40,000.00 budget.....

[Frank Castros]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Now let me get this straight, if you "work on your combo for 20 years and spend $40,000 or more on your combo then you deserve to be 1.20 plus under even in crappie air" ?

If THAT's the case, then I guess that I "deserve" to run about 3.60 under and win Indy just by entering!

Maybe we should just go back to the pre-AHFS way of factoring combos where you showed up at the track and found out that a couple of Tech Inspectors who don't like you decided during the week that you're going too fast and you're combo is now rated 10 HP more than last week!

If you have that much in the bank, what's there to be afraid of? Peer pressure? Let it fly! If you don't use it loose it.

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Now let me get this straight, if you "work on your combo for 20 years and spend $40,000 or more on your combo then you deserve to be 1.20 plus under even in crappie air" ?

If THAT's the case, then I guess that I "deserve" to run about 3.60 under and win Indy just by entering!

Maybe we should just go back to the pre-AHFS way of factoring combos where you showed up at the track and found out that a couple of Tech Inspectors who don't like you decided during the week that you're going too fast and you're combo is now rated 10 HP more than last week!

So Billy just curious are you telling Tim in an indirect way that you have spent more than 40 grand on your current ride? And as you know better than most you don't need to go 1.20 under to win a round. I watched you this year take down some pretty tough opponents. BP