How far under index?

Jeff Teuton · 11-30-2016, 01:07 PM

Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary.

Jim Hanig · 11-30-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary.

Truer words never spoken,

jmcarter · 11-30-2016, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary.

And a US Nationals Wally to cap it off, not a bad way to race (and nobody is ruling you out for a repeat performance).

HR9121 · 11-30-2016, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary.

We're all glad you haven't come to your senses yet Mr Jeff! This also sounds like alot of people I know haha.

Freddie · 12-01-2016, 01:25 PM

Thank You everyone for the advice and all. The key to this build is and will remain to have fun.

I have been away from class racing for some time, can anyone tell me how class eliminations work now? What is with the Combo?

Darrel Goheen · 12-01-2016, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Freddie

I have been away from class racing for some time, can anyone tell me how class eliminations work now? What is with the Combo?

When there isn't another car in your class you get put in with other cars that also don't have another car in their class. You are both dialed by your indexes. Whomever crosses finish line first wins (providing no red light).

Mike Jones · 12-01-2016, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrel Goheen

When there isn't another car in your class you get put in with other cars that also don't have another car in their class. You are both dialed by your indexes. Whomever crosses finish line first wins (providing no red light).

... also, one combo for sticks, one for automatics..
Mike A114
P/SA

Frank Bialas · 12-01-2016, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary.

I like this guys AGENDA. Jeff bring that 69 1/2 out once in a while!!!

Chris Barnes · 12-02-2016, 01:45 AM

I hope I'm not giving away secrets or making anyone mad by saying this:learn everything you can about qualifying to the 1000' line. Qualify as slow as you can then pick it up if you need to. With a decent log you can extrapolate enough to dial in to the quarter from your 1000' data. It took me a couple of years to start doing this but as the owner/builder/driver of a .6 under C/SA car I can assure you that it made all the difference. Your experience will be different with a rare stick car I'm sure but every race I go to has at least one car that can "eat my lunch" heads up and you better believe they're gunning for me! I'm just a guy on a budget trying to have fun with my old Max Wedge and it's really all good when I'm racing but I need every advantage I can think of that doesn't cost a bunch more money. Finish your car and come on in, the water's fine!

Everett Vassar · 12-02-2016, 01:52 AM

I'm just impressed you used the word Extrapolate!

11-30-2016, 01:07 PM	#1
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: How far under index? Fatherly advice from someone with not enough sense to quit. Run your car, lots of little things you can do without major expense. Get a golf cart. Bring beer ( or your choice). Race, have fun, take the cart, ride around , lie about how much hp you got and how your opponent is cheating, drink beer. Sleep well. Repeat as necessary. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

12-01-2016, 01:25 PM	#5
Freddie Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa Fla / Anderson SC Posts: 334 Likes: 12 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How far under index? Thank You everyone for the advice and all. The key to this build is and will remain to have fun. I have been away from class racing for some time, can anyone tell me how class eliminations work now? What is with the Combo? __________________ NHRA: Comp 2200 - S/C 2201 NMRA 2012 Outlaw 10.5 #10

12-02-2016, 01:45 AM	#9
Chris Barnes Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 139 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How far under index? I hope I'm not giving away secrets or making anyone mad by saying this:learn everything you can about qualifying to the 1000' line. Qualify as slow as you can then pick it up if you need to. With a decent log you can extrapolate enough to dial in to the quarter from your 1000' data. It took me a couple of years to start doing this but as the owner/builder/driver of a .6 under C/SA car I can assure you that it made all the difference. Your experience will be different with a rare stick car I'm sure but every race I go to has at least one car that can "eat my lunch" heads up and you better believe they're gunning for me! I'm just a guy on a budget trying to have fun with my old Max Wedge and it's really all good when I'm racing but I need every advantage I can think of that doesn't cost a bunch more money. Finish your car and come on in, the water's fine!

12-02-2016, 01:52 AM	#10
Everett Vassar Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kennedale,Tx Posts: 227 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How far under index? I'm just impressed you used the word Extrapolate!