[Jim Bailey]

Chuck, I've always enjoyed running all of my race cars at the same venue as the hitters. It's the only way you can see where you stand with your combo. I was excited to be at the Grove last month with Shaul, but he broke. I really enjoyed meeting and racing with Brian and Ryan at Norwalk last week. I came within a red light of running them heads up which would have been a blast! A West Coast swing is definitely on my bucket list. I have tremendous respect for all you guys performances out there, especially at Vegas. I'm sure there is a learning curve to run at altitude. My program is about going rounds, lots of rounds. 11 per race weekend. 7 on race day. Playing the combo protection game allows me to run my car softer and still qualify better at most of the races I attend. I can't run my car on " tilt " every pass. Not only will it not make it to the finals, financially it's not worth it. You want the index to remain at 10.60 that's fine, I'd prefer it be a little softer at 10.70. If it doesn't get changed, guess what ? I don't really care.....until one of the new showroom Drag Pacs, Copos, or Mustangs come out in AA trim and run 9.50s all day long at 70% throttle. And it's not far off.