[Ron Ortiz]

Mr. Roerhrich,
First of all I have done alot of research, that is how I came along with my combination about 25 years ago. I've been to Indy and have qualified #96 when they had a 96 car field. There were 4 of us running U/SA and I was the fastest running about .35 under. Class winners automatically qualified. The way it should be, regardless of how far under they are. If you think that just because there is'nt alot of cars in a certain class, and they only run about .35 to .5 under they should not be allowed to be class winners and qualify for the big show, then why don't you just build one and join in the fun and be the bad boy at .75 under.
As fas as cars that run .5 under that can be purchased off the lot, that is BS. Maybe a FWD car or a turbo, but not any traditional combo.
As far as FWD cars are concerned, that is a whole different animal that NHRA has no idea about factoring. (no offense to you FWD guys). if about 30 showed up it would really piss off alot of racers, probably about 30 of them.
The idea of only taking the fastest cars for qualified spots is a joke, especially when you have some classes that have bogus combos in it, aftermarket parts that are available to certain combos only, and the total lack of Glendora backing up their own tech people when they find individuals bending the rules to their advantage.
If you are bored with the whining, then quit whining about lowering the indexes and push to remove the trigger.
INDY is for class winners, always has been always should be.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA