S/SS - Lower the index -0.50 & run Pro ladder

art leong · 09-04-2008, 05:12 PM

Lowering the index's would be a great Idea. In a perfect world, Where nhra would uphold rules that are already in place, and not be wishy-washy. as soon as someone seeks legal advice.
But it's not a perfect world. And the index's are the only thing that separates the "mega racer" from the little guy.
For all you guys that hate the breakout so much. There is a partial solution. Build a car that fits in a large (heavily contested) class. This way the odds of a heads up run are much greater.
I have raced back when it was go fast. And liked every minute of it. But back then I truly believed that nhra was watching out for the little guy (back then maybe they were?). WE won some races lost a lot, Worked hard and gained a great amout of knowlege
With go fast racing in the present day. Somewill always "outspend" you or find a car on paper that will be able to give a bunch away at the starting line and get to the stripe first.
At the Class Nationals in Rockford Il. a few years back I had a bad plug wire. Ran on 3 cylinders. Still ran better than a second under. Got back home fixed the problem and ran better than 2 under spinning the tires. I'm not blowing my own horn because I'm sure others out there could have done what I did and maybe even quicker.
The breakout is necessary and without it the sport would be dead in 2 years.

09-04-2008, 05:12 PM	#20
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: S/SS - Lower the index -0.50 & run Pro ladder Lowering the index's would be a great Idea. In a perfect world, Where nhra would uphold rules that are already in place, and not be wishy-washy. as soon as someone seeks legal advice. But it's not a perfect world. And the index's are the only thing that separates the "mega racer" from the little guy. For all you guys that hate the breakout so much. There is a partial solution. Build a car that fits in a large (heavily contested) class. This way the odds of a heads up run are much greater. I have raced back when it was go fast. And liked every minute of it. But back then I truly believed that nhra was watching out for the little guy (back then maybe they were?). WE won some races lost a lot, Worked hard and gained a great amout of knowlege With go fast racing in the present day. Somewill always "outspend" you or find a car on paper that will be able to give a bunch away at the starting line and get to the stripe first. At the Class Nationals in Rockford Il. a few years back I had a bad plug wire. Ran on 3 cylinders. Still ran better than a second under. Got back home fixed the problem and ran better than 2 under spinning the tires. I'm not blowing my own horn because I'm sure others out there could have done what I did and maybe even quicker. The breakout is necessary and without it the sport would be dead in 2 years. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS