How crazy would it be.....

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

That idea would be idiotic today as it was back when they did it that way. First off there is no record in most classes just a minimum that is set off the indexes that we have today. Secondly that would kill both of the classes. I like racing but there is no way I would travel to the divisional races where I have absolutely no chance to win or go rounds. Most would feel the same way.

The class racers of today haven?t got a clue of what they?re racing for, other than money (which kinda sucks.). They want concessions that won?t allow for heads-ups so they can just shoe polish race. Well, this is class racing. If you want the shoe polish nationals, go back to Saturday and Sunday brackets. I know this is bracket racing, until another car with the same letter on the side window is in the other lane.

We can either lower indexes, so the peeps that ACTUALLY work on their junk can see what they have done over the winter, or make the breaks one pound, so we can get better chances at heads-ups, which is actually what these two categories were made for.

[GUMP]

Combine sticks and autos....

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by GUMP

Combine sticks and autos....

Nope, one pound breaks!

[J.R. Haddad]

How about combine Sticks & Autos, 1 lb. weight breaks and the index reduction?

J.R.

[Sean Cour]

Originally Posted by J.R. Haddad

How about combine Sticks & Autos, 1 lb. weight breaks and the index reduction?

J.R.

And national records be the new indexes!

[Adger Smith]

Way to go Sean and Billy
That puts the Performance back in what some call preformance based classes.
I remember how it used to be. I remember running locally against the guy that had a soft combination and held a record or two.. Seems like a lot of us always came back for more..

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Way to go Sean and Billy
That puts the Performance back in what some call preformance based classes.
I remember how it used to be. I remember running locally against the guy that had a soft combination and held a record or two.. Seems like a lot of us always came back for more..

It sure would fill up the field with some "interesting" combos, wouldn't it?

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

Nope, one pound breaks!

Pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by 1 lb breaks? Does that mean instead of 14, 14.5, 15 lb/hp it would just be 14 and 15 lb/hp? I can see how that would simplify Stock and cut the number of classes in half. It'd suck for me, but would make the class even more performance oriented. Be a blast to watch, but not so fun to race.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

The class racers of today haven?t got a clue of what they?re racing for, other than money (which kinda sucks.).

The money? That's a joke! My broker can't understand why certain Racers are willing to spend $100,000 to make $2,000. Not a good investment.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Sean Cour

The class racers of today haven?t got a clue of what they?re racing for, other than money (which kinda sucks.). They want concessions that won?t allow for heads-ups so they can just shoe polish race. Well, this is class racing. If you want the shoe polish nationals, go back to Saturday and Sunday brackets. I know this is bracket racing, until another car with the same letter on the side window is in the other lane.

We can either lower indexes, so the peeps that ACTUALLY work on their junk can see what they have done over the winter, or make the breaks one pound, so we can get better chances at heads-ups, which is actually what these two categories were made for.

I happen to race in one of the more populated classes in our division. At any of our divisional races we sometimes have as many as 6 SS/IA cars there. I am usually the slowest and take my lumps when I get a heads up. One race we had 30 cars total and had 6 SS/IA cars in the field. Most all the cars that I race against have a 25 Cu In advantage and carry less weight so my chances are remote that I could ever catch up with them. I dont let that bother me. I just keep trudging along. My program is to be a consistent driver and predictable car. I do go rounds and would have most likely finished top ten in D2 if it hadnt been for the 2 hurricanes we had this year in Florida. That caused me to miss 2 of the last races of the year. I race for enjoyment. If I win that is great. If I loose i just pack my stuff up and head to the house.
Personally i dont see that an index reduction will enhance our classes. Maybe accelerate the eventual end of the classes. we have been loosing racetracks here in D2 this year we only have 4 tracks hosting divisional races. Lower car counts will not help that. We all need to do what is necessary to improve the health of the classes to preserve our style of racing. I have been racing SS for over 40 years. its always been a shoe polish class since I started. There are classes that run all out, no dial, no break out in NHRA if that is your style then maybe step up to comp, pro stock, FX or pro mod.