Bump Spot for Stock and Super Stock Without AHFS At Indy

[Kevin Panzino]

I agree that is a shame. The only other complaint I have is how stock was treated yesterday morning in the lanes. A bunch of cars pulled to be paired in plenty of time. There was still dew on most of the cars windows. It was 07:45 ish. And one of the nhra ladies in the lanes was going ballistic to pull the cars up. I mean yelling and screaming “if you want to race pull these bleeping cars up now or we will send you home”.
I was very surprised by this. It’s not like it was 8:20 and no one moving yet. It wasn’t even 08:00 yet. I get that some folks always want to lay behind. But this was ridiculous. It wasn’t even the scheduled start time yet and dew was everywhere.

Kp

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

Nothing could really upset me, my Camaro went it's best ET and mph ever and I won a $10k tool box at the racers appreciation dinner. It was a good Indy for me except for not getting into the field.
Casey Miles

Wow,congratulations.

I bet that 10k toolbox is double what you could have won by winning the race.

[Lyn Smith]

What I don't understand is why they do not have designated pairs for rounds 2 and later? My first 3 time tickets from eliminations had times of 8:01, 8:04, and 8:09! I wonder if any fans that show up on Monday wonder where all the sportsmen cars went? First time that i ever remember that they took it down to 2 cars in each sportsmen category. Big rumor for next year is that IRP is getting a big make over with the Pro pits moving to the west side, and the tower being replaced also. NHRA is spending the millions they got from the Atlanta track sale. No word and where the other classes will pit.

[Dyno]

In the past with my SS/AH car, I would be outside the top 128. When SS was called I would go up and they would have the qualifying sheet and I would “check in” so they knew I was there. The official would then start filling in from the top of the list on down, with the slowest qualifier getting the first racer on up. That way if there were more spots open than racers to fill them, the higher qualifier got the bye. Seemed like a fair way to me. All it takes is a little effort and fairness to all involved.

[Cglrcng]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

NHRA personnel didn't have a qualifying sheet and there wasn't one posted on DRC, so standing up in the lanes ready with a dial in on my car didn't mean anything to the NHRA people. They were clueless, on the middle of the ladder sheet should have been a list of alternates, but that is asking too much form NHRA.

Casey Miles
Stock

It was on Dragracecentral, they could have retrieved it from a phone. (But it was pending tech.). Posted there Thurs. 31 Aug 2023, 13.01PM

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r=100#indextop

[Casey Miles]

Originally Posted by Cglrcng

It was on Dragracecentral, they could have retrieved it from a phone. (But it was pending tech.). Posted there Thurs. 31 Aug 2023, 13.01PM

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r=100#indextop

Pending tech, well there was a car apart that I understand didn't make it to race, so that ladder wasn't applicable.
Casey Miles

[1347]

Originally Posted by Casey Miles

Pending tech, well there was a car apart that I understand didn't make it to race, so that ladder wasn't applicable.
Casey Miles

on friday am, prior to 1st round, RFC by the tech barn had ladders available.

[Frank Castros]

I just emailed DRC's rick@fastnews.net and requested that he post the first round of Stock Eliminator.

[Brent Kopejtka]

Originally Posted by Lenny5160_v2

Nice lap this morning! That was a tough one.

Thanks, it was tight race for sure.

[Chris1529]

That is a shame that NHRA could not even get the correct alternates chosen for the biggest race of the year.
A simple solution is for the drivers who qualified 129 and down to write their qualifying # on windshield with shoe polish and then have NHRA line them up in number order in a designated area. Then as an alternate is needed, they pull the driver out in the correct order.

Or better yet, you need to tell NHRA by 30 min prior to the scheduled start time of the first round if you are making the call. If you aren't going to make it, NHRA can go ahead and start getting alternates ready.

If NHRA does not have race control folks who can manage this, they need to find someone who can.