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

[55 Chevy]

Good post Ron.

Let's take for example two same combination U/SA cars,one consistently going 1.39 under,the other freshman right on the index. We lower the indexes 3/10's across the board and leave the trigger where it was. Now the slow guy is immediately 3/10's off with the new drop in the number & lets just say the fast guy opens his up & is 2/10's quicker than he ever was. N.H.R.A. sees this & soon adds say ten horsepower to that combination. The fast guy is still very fast & near the top of the ladder (& got horsepower as he should) but the slow guy is even farther off since his car also gets the added weight. He will have to "work harder" to get back where he was but 4/10's is a lot to get back just to be competitive again. Chances are the slow guy will get hit repeatedly by the faster car & will find himself always chasing the index.
As a result the fast U/SA car will now qualify a bit lower and the slow guy will not be able to compete.