What will it take to get in Stock in Indy?
 

Since the entries are running slow for stock, I will take .68 under. Subject to change, recalculation, or number of beverages.

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Correction:Low entries=.570

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Only .057 under? I think even I could make that bump! :)


-Toby

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Come on guys...we're talking Indy here. Single grade point will get you in and there will be 20+ CJ's and DP's. People can afford to tweak and not even enter until they see exactly what they've got at the LODRS the weekend before.

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.0734 under

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A whole week of vacation time, west coast rule book, and lots of patience.

.768 Under

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Toby, misprint.With the .30 chop,short field,no money,dissatisfaction at NHRA,I still say
.57 under.Sorry for SC moment.It will pass.

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I am going out on the edge -.465

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1 under not a full field yet

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It depends on how many DP's and Blown Mustangs show up !

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My young friend is being very nice. Even with the economy and sandbagging during qual., guessing .585 If the weather is as hot and humid as we have had so far this summer maybe Brannon is right at .465.

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Even with the 3 tenths index hit i'll go out on the limb here and predict .87 If all the NEW cars show , if not i say .62. What do we win if we are right ?

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I think based on the current trends. It will take $320 to get in indy.:eek:

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A min of -.070.

I will bet anyone that the bump will be at least -.070

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My thoughts too!

Hell, I'm even being tempted to take the new ride this year.... just got to convince the boss that I'm gonna be sick that week.... aren't any vacation days left..... and right now being sick in September isn't selling... I wonder why????

:-)

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$350, 8 days off work, a pit permit for your bicycle, 6x30 packs of beer ($115), 30 hamburgers, buns etc, 3 cases of bottled water, $100 at the VP truck, $75 worth of trick em up OIL change, 8 x 40# bags of ice... AND if your lucky ... a head gasket set and 6 hours in the grass tearing apart your $12,000 engine that just went .747 under in the 85 degree, 3000 ft "good air" on wednesday morning.

looks like im not gonna get my sled together, so you'all have fun ill be up thursday for class

the captain

that right -.747 is my number
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Jack McCarthy 3609 STK
"the Captain"

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110 Entered. 10 A/SA, 11 B/SA C/SA lagging, where are the H/SA cars, lots of stick cars. Should be fun., and 70 more to go.

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When some of the G cars see you're entered they just may add some weight...LOL

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119, 61 to go.

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124 (68.9%) this morning with 13 CJ/DP cars thus far and some "probable" names not yet entered...still looks like about 20 of those to hover near the top of the Q Sheet which going to definitely impact what it takes to get in.

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My guess is .73

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Sunday 125 Entered. I might have to lower my estimate. Who is missing? 55 to go. Maybe the year for tow cars and rent cars.

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One grade point.

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And the last thing on my mind at night and the first thing on my mind in the morning is whether that grade point can be obtained in BG!

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Looks like you'll have one less thing on your mind because it's gone up to 157 entries already and still over two weeks till BG, adding quite a few today when it opened up to single grade point folks. Sorry about that Jimi B. Myself, I'm still not pushing the entry button until I see what my most recent changes yield on the track, hopefully this weekend. Beginning to think the bump is actually going to be even tougher than last year and don't know that I can get to 1.0 under!

What's really interesting is the number of DP/CJ cars (23!) and that there are already 55 entries in AA, A and B classes....going to make for one heck of a show...looks like there's going to be a lot of disappointed racers when qualifying ends.

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Stock is up to 165, and "Big Daddy" is now entered just like last year. Stock and Super Stock will be simply great!

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128x172-8_.62375x.098-16+78*^456+(46x76)-.*987x346^+<45x45>u3xu890*-64x673+.89009872375x3.5= -.6892

OR


-.62 to -.71 depending on the air

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That was the exact formula I used to determine the .68 twelve days ago.

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I just wanted to double check, your number is correct.

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1.002 last year. I bet it will be very close to this again this year....

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So you're saying .702 to get in.Sounds about right,weather permitting.

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Right Ed!

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Still not full. 10 to go. Who ain't in yet?

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Now only 9 spots...5 more CJ and DP cars than I thought would be there but some just now getting out to the track...

A/S William Skillman '10 Ford
A/SA Don Garlits '09 Challenger
A/SA Randall Warford '09 Challenger
A/SA Douglas Duell '09 Dodge
A/SA Jc James Beattie JR '09 Challenger
A/SA Derek Atwill '09 Dodge
A/SA Charles Fitzsimmons '09 Challenger
A/SA Mike Pustelny '09 Challenger
A/SA Brian Wolfe '10 Ford
A/SA Mark Faul '10 Mustang
AA/S Don Fezell '08 Mustang
AA/S Chuck Trotter '08 Mustang
AA/S Jimmy Ronzello '08 Mustang
AA/SA Richard Rodgers '10 Mustang
AA/SA Jimmy Holzman '08 Mustang
AA/SA Anthony Bongiovanni '08 Cobra
AA/SA Grace Howell '10 Mustang
AA/SA Steve Matusek '08 Mustang
B/SA Gary Richard '10 Ford
C/SA Irvin Johns '09 Dodge
C/SA Eric Merryfield '09 Challenger
E/SA Chris Holbrook '10 Mustang
E/SA Paul Candies '09 Challenger
E/SA Keith Lynch '09 Dodge
G/SA Jeff Teuton '09 Challenger

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Who is going to run to the front? What will it take? I got my number, but I ain't sayin. 25 and maybe more yet? I wonder who's car Mark Faul is drivin? Maybe I will put a Hemi in mine and let Kevin drive it. Maybe maybe, maybe

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Mark Faul is probably driving Jim Defrank's car.

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A couple months ago I checked Entry lists for Indy and it pretty much looked like there hadn't been 180 cars in Stock at Indy for the last decade. The year I try to squeak in when car counts have been ridiculously low its filled.

Thats pretty much the story of my life. Its pretty rare that I get away with something that I know better.There is no reason I should not of made it to the first divisional race this year let alone all of them, except my priorities being screwed up. Granted I did have a bad wreck that yielded me not walking for sometime, and some expense that came with that.. And some personal matters that left me a little unsure of what will make me whole again. I still had plenty of time to pull it off. When Chris died I really started to feel it. Someone that shared some of the same goals as myself, never getting the chance to see it come to fruition when he felt he was so close. I might of got my stuff together then... But it was too little too late.


I will take it as a lesson. A lesson I deserve. Most class racers might not know me, but I have been a part of lots of dragracing from Alcohol Funny car to Sport Compact. As a crew guy, engine machinist, etc.. I have done nothing but eat, breath, and sleep dragracing most of my life.. I have given up part of family business, given up a couple good women, quite a lot of bad ones probably since I was always in a garage or at the track when most college kids are out partying, and lots of other things that come with time and money... And the year that I set out to actually drive some real races myself I am the least focused ever. I have a pretty good grasp of what or why, and I can guarantee you that I will figure it out god willing.

I still have the chance to achieve 2/4 of my goals for the year. Not sure if it will be at BG, or the Opens left in Div 3.. Id like to do achieve them at BG as a 30th bday present to myself.. However what I am most concerned with is Big Daddy, and Jeg Coughlin running stock again next year!

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You should not be deterred by the rapidly filling field; shoot for BG and just do it. There will be withdrawals that last weekend as there are two other LODRS races as well and several entered racers will run those and then determine they just can't make the 128 car field if they do go and will then withdraw. Course, if you can't run deep under your respective index then save your $ to get the combo quicker. Just my 2C.

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Yeah, that's pretty much where my mind is this morning. As far as times go.. I have ran very similar setups on this platform an I am pretty confident that I would be pretty high up the list. Of course I was pretty confident that I would have 4 grade points by now. ..

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Jimi,
If you do go to Bowling Green to try to get your grade point for Indy, you need to get there as early as possible and get teched and go personally to Jay Hullinger and let him know that you want to get in to Indy. He could then call CA and let them know that you have a grade point, so that you could get in. And Jim is right there will be withdrawals right up until Monday.