[Dave Casey]

Jeff , You know I love ya, but I gotta debate ya here

"One third of Stock was new cars (as understood to be 2008 and newer), so I don't know who the Native Americans are and who is running the wagon train, but like it or not 1/3 is the real numbers or about 60. "

It's Indy Jeff, everybody with any grade point can get in, and if you can afford a new car, you can afford to go to Indy. The Maple Grove National event coming up took more grade points to get in and 16% of the stockers are new cars. Also of importance is the fact that having separate classes has brought more excitement and participation to the regular classes, I think we heard alot about B/SA at Indy didn't we ?

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"Super Stock on the other hand at the biggest race had 28 New cars/New Motor/New Something/ that NHRA created 23 new classes for. Out of about 164 I think. That needs to go away. There was not one new/car/motor etc class with more than two and I think 6 or 8 in the combo for new cars."

The separation of the new cars/new motors greatly helped the traditional motored SS classes, the competion was more exciting and some racers came back to Indy that would not have without this change . I agree that there are alot of classes now, but it is a moot point since the singles go into the combo.


" Lik'em or not, these are the numbers. In Stock what is not showing here is the in between year cars; the Camaro's and Corvettes with LT1 and LS1 or whatever else out there that are not 60's cars. Like Joe Friday; just the facts."

Those cars have been beat up HP wise like the earlier ones with a couple of exceptions.

There are always exceptions, like that guy from D4 with the late model Dodge in a traditional class, you now that guy right? You probably know who got it in the guide too ? LOL

It is Friday, But my name isn't Joe,,,just the fact,,,

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