Indy Open - Page 2

Stan Weiss · 10-17-2021, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

C’mon man, what do you think after seeing the sheets ???

Jason Line is in trouble if he has a heads up against the #1 qualifier. lol

Stan

MR DERBY CITY · 10-17-2021, 08:08 PM

[QUOTE=oldskool;650195. The AHFS is very confusing to me.
[/QUOTE]

The AHFS is very confusing to everyone , however….it NEVER comes into play at National Opens …

Robin Lawrence · 10-17-2021, 10:27 PM

I can't give much updates as I was focused on our goal to set a record in FS/I with my Cobra-Jet Mustang. My goal this weekend was to set a National Record.

I was disappointed that we weren't able to make a test hit on Friday due to the rain.
The Minimum in FS/I was a 11.15 and the index is a 11.65. My car is a natural FS/H car. I have been running the car heavy in FS/H form so I had to add about 50 pounds to run FS/I.

I did test at NMRA Bowling Green 2 weeks ago with the setup that I wanted to run at Indy for the record. At Indy my first pass was a 10.34 at 127. I think the wind had a lot of effect since I was faster in Bowling Green in about 2000 feet of additional DA.
We went up on the launch RPM and took a degree of timing out. I also ran the left lane hoping it would reduce the effect of the wind from the west.

On the next pass it ran the 10.27@130 with more weight at the scales.
Since Jimmy Ronzello could not be there for the teardown I had the help of my good friend Mark Kirkman. Mark has a Ford Hemi Powered A/DA.
We took a little longer getting the cylinder head off the car than the other 2 pushrod cars in the barn with us. Haha

The NHRA tech team was very professional and thorough in their inspection of the car. It was my first time to NHRA teardown and I learned a lot. I have been torn down many times at NMRA over the years.

At the end we were declared legal. As I had planned we would load the car and not put it back together for eliminations on Sunday.
I plan to look at the engine with Mr. Ronzelllo before a little dyno work after a freshen up.
I need to thank Mark Kirkman for the help getting the car torn down. I typically race solo and could not have gotten done as quickly without his assistance. Also Jimmy Ronzello with all the assistance in the Coyote engine program.

Robin

Mark Yacavone · 10-17-2021, 10:32 PM

Congrats, bud
Rocketship!

Do you remember who else was in the barn?

Bobby Fazio · 10-18-2021, 08:16 AM

Who won?

Frank Castros · 10-18-2021, 08:45 AM

Ernie Neal is also the real deal.

Jim Kaekel · 10-18-2021, 09:18 AM

Also in the barn for national records were two other Stockers, Matt Antrobius, and my 18-year-old son Rodney Kaekel. There was one Super Stocker, Fred Allen's truck. A real thrill for my son. Congrats to all. A big thank you to all that helped including Jake Howard, and Randy Taylor that helped save my back by helping me lifting that iron BB Chevy head off Rodney's block!

oldskool · 10-18-2021, 09:50 AM

So, does anybody have a link to round-by-round results for this race ?

Or, is this info not available ?

At the very least, would someone please at least post winner & RU in Stk & SS.

Thanks !

442OLDS · 10-18-2021, 10:02 AM

Scott Stillings won in Super Stock at the Indy Fall Classic. Scott defeated Fred Bartoli in the finals.
Still waiting on Facebook for the Stock final.
.

oldskool · 10-18-2021, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Scott Stillings won in Super Stock at the Indy Fall Classic. Scott defeated Fred Bartoli in the finals.
Still waiting on Facebook for the Stock final.
.

Would you please post a link to that FB page.

Thanks !

10-17-2021, 08:08 PM	#12
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,327 Likes: 858 Liked 6,612 Times in 1,289 Posts	Re: Indy Open [QUOTE=oldskool;650195. The AHFS is very confusing to me. [/QUOTE] The AHFS is very confusing to everyone , however….it NEVER comes into play at National Opens …

10-17-2021, 10:27 PM	#13
Robin Lawrence Sponsor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Galesburg IL. Posts: 161 Likes: 212 Liked 621 Times in 108 Posts	Re: Indy Open I can't give much updates as I was focused on our goal to set a record in FS/I with my Cobra-Jet Mustang. My goal this weekend was to set a National Record. I was disappointed that we weren't able to make a test hit on Friday due to the rain. The Minimum in FS/I was a 11.15 and the index is a 11.65. My car is a natural FS/H car. I have been running the car heavy in FS/H form so I had to add about 50 pounds to run FS/I. I did test at NMRA Bowling Green 2 weeks ago with the setup that I wanted to run at Indy for the record. At Indy my first pass was a 10.34 at 127. I think the wind had a lot of effect since I was faster in Bowling Green in about 2000 feet of additional DA. We went up on the launch RPM and took a degree of timing out. I also ran the left lane hoping it would reduce the effect of the wind from the west. On the next pass it ran the 10.27@130 with more weight at the scales. Since Jimmy Ronzello could not be there for the teardown I had the help of my good friend Mark Kirkman. Mark has a Ford Hemi Powered A/DA. We took a little longer getting the cylinder head off the car than the other 2 pushrod cars in the barn with us. Haha The NHRA tech team was very professional and thorough in their inspection of the car. It was my first time to NHRA teardown and I learned a lot. I have been torn down many times at NMRA over the years. At the end we were declared legal. As I had planned we would load the car and not put it back together for eliminations on Sunday. I plan to look at the engine with Mr. Ronzelllo before a little dyno work after a freshen up. I need to thank Mark Kirkman for the help getting the car torn down. I typically race solo and could not have gotten done as quickly without his assistance. Also Jimmy Ronzello with all the assistance in the Coyote engine program. Robin __________________ STK 308 SS 3088

10-17-2021, 10:32 PM	#14
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,415 Likes: 2,581 Liked 4,449 Times in 1,694 Posts	Re: Indy Open Congrats, bud Rocketship! Do you remember who else was in the barn? __________________ We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for..... Will Rogers

10-18-2021, 08:16 AM	#15
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10-18-2021, 08:45 AM	#16
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,641 Likes: 2,154 Liked 2,081 Times in 769 Posts	Re: Indy Open Ernie Neal is also the real deal.

10-18-2021, 09:18 AM	#17
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,222 Likes: 134 Liked 498 Times in 104 Posts	Re: Indy Open Also in the barn for national records were two other Stockers, Matt Antrobius, and my 18-year-old son Rodney Kaekel. There was one Super Stocker, Fred Allen's truck. A real thrill for my son. Congrats to all. A big thank you to all that helped including Jake Howard, and Randy Taylor that helped save my back by helping me lifting that iron BB Chevy head off Rodney's block! __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

10-18-2021, 09:50 AM	#18
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Indy Open So, does anybody have a link to round-by-round results for this race ? Or, is this info not available ? At the very least, would someone please at least post winner & RU in Stk & SS. Thanks !

10-18-2021, 10:02 AM	#19
442OLDS VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elgin,IL Posts: 1,333 Likes: 5 Liked 262 Times in 100 Posts	Re: Indy Open Scott Stillings won in Super Stock at the Indy Fall Classic. Scott defeated Fred Bartoli in the finals. Still waiting on Facebook for the Stock final. .