CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Word is 1.15 under for AHFS at Opens and Divisional races

david ring · 11-28-2007, 01:21 PM

Here's a comp guy's perspective on the subject. No hits in qualifying, but yes during class elims and points races and nationals are treated the same. Go as fast as you want at opens. You can ignore the recommendations in the second sentence, but i say you really ought to lobby for go as fast as you want at opens. Opens are really fun for comp racers because you can go as fast as you want to and not have to worry about hitting the index. That little altered of mine that Lee Zane drives would have run 150 at the Atco Open back in the Spring except it was on the chip the last 150 feet or so (it ran 148.85 at 8.83 as it was).

The other reason for getting rid of the AHFS at opens is that the Atco open and the Dutch take place when mineshaft conditions can lead to combos getting the shaft (sorry couldn't resist the pun). That shouldn't happen either.

11-28-2007, 01:21 PM	#56
david ring Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oneonta.,NY Posts: 889 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Word is 1.15 under for AHFS at Opens and Divisional races Here's a comp guy's perspective on the subject. No hits in qualifying, but yes during class elims and points races and nationals are treated the same. Go as fast as you want at opens. You can ignore the recommendations in the second sentence, but i say you really ought to lobby for go as fast as you want at opens. Opens are really fun for comp racers because you can go as fast as you want to and not have to worry about hitting the index. That little altered of mine that Lee Zane drives would have run 150 at the Atco Open back in the Spring except it was on the chip the last 150 feet or so (it ran 148.85 at 8.83 as it was). The other reason for getting rid of the AHFS at opens is that the Atco open and the Dutch take place when mineshaft conditions can lead to combos getting the shaft (sorry couldn't resist the pun). That shouldn't happen either.