S/SS Racers run index classes @Div.2 Bradenton
 

Did I read properly? Weren't there some Stock and SuperStock racers doubling up and running Index classes at Bradenton? Hats off to you for trying something different!!!
Jeff Ross

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Yes there were 2 that I know of. Brien Radley was running his Barracuda in the 11.0 class along with his Camaro in Stock. Merrill Schrimcher was running his crate motored stocker in one of the index classes. He also was the winner in Stock eliminator with his NHRA stocker. Each of the index classes had 10-15 cars so it did not impact the schedule much. The division director got things started earlier then the old regime used to. He had cars running down the track at 9am unlike the old regime starting at around 11am. The weather was bad on friday in the morning and there were some wrecks and oil doowns that slowed the program at times but overall I would give it a passing grade.

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Did'nt Britt Cummings run in it also with his stocker( MOSER car) ?

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Britt Cummings, Jorge Carnero, and Robbie Shaw also tried it out.

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Owen , How am i ever gonna catch up with you if you keep speeding up ? lol ... I see you got your car running very well... Nice job . I hope to be speeding mine up in the near future..

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LOL Don't give me too much credit. Good air and a nice tail wind helped a lot.

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Are they going to run Index classes @ all the Div races or just certin ones ???

Chris

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I believe just in Div. 2 points races this year.

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Looks like Robbie Shaw was running a different car in the 12.00 class, but were the others allowed to double enter their stocker in the index classes?... Not complaining at all, just curious as to why they were to double enter here (if it was the case) and not allowed to double enter anything else.

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I was thinking the same thing. I know Brian runs a different car for the 11.0 class. But, I did not know about Jorge, Robbie or Britt?

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Britt and Jorge double entered. The rest had a second car.

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With the up and down weather that time run before stk elim 1st rd would have been very helpful

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46 Cars entered for the 3 classes, not bad at all for first time out

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After my post about Unleashed and Pinks All Out got booted to another section, I saw this and thought, "oh my, what now," S/SS Racers are going to go index, "NHRA Unleashed" racing. By the time it gets to Z-Max in August those cars will possibly out number the other classes of cars, (especially since most of the S/SS cars appear to be going somewhere else and not supporting the Z-Max date), and they will put on a show, old and new cars, wheels up and the closest finishes for the event.

Been on about 10 or 15 different drag racing web sites, the last two days, and track forums and it is real interesting how many people are talking about the indexs and racing in those races at Division 2 races. Now this might be interesting to some on here, saw some conversation about IHRA is looking at this also. You can't fill all of car entries (500+) cars in less than 12 minutes and draw standing room only spectators to all of your races without the big dogs wanting the action.

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Of course the old dogs and the young "Die Hards" will argue otherwise this could be the future of sportsman racing down the road. No AHFS, no engine specs to keep up with, no tear downs, no tech guys with years of knowledge of what it supposed to be, no special expensive gas to run, no bogus HP factors, no scale wts. to check, less expense to the racing association to maintain, no bogus heads and intakes, less expense to build and race but lets get rid of those UGLY hood scoops unless it was a factory piece and please.....NO delay boxes, or throttle stops allowed later. . Billy Meyers was just ahead of his time....Just saying !
P.S. Oh one more thing.....LESS bitching from the racers......LOL.