"Live" from Indy 2014 60th US Nationals

[Carguy49]

Bump spot for Stock at .860 - WOW. Will it go lower after class eliminations??

Looks like we have 4 cars getting gifts on Tuesday now.

[Sean Marconette]

Larry and Patsy,
When is the other race car getting converted to a stick? Cool stuff, and congratulations. Thank you for keeping everyone updated as always.

Sean

[Kevin McKenna]

First round of Factory Showdown is in the books.

FS/A survivors

Holbrook (low at 8.646)
Massel
Hankinson
Skinner
Richard
Emmons
Bell
Ficacci

Calvert's CJ was on the bumper for a couple hundred feet

FS/B survivors

Connolly
Stubbs
Butner
Helms
Welch
Allegrucci
Miele
Barton (low at 8.884)

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Kevin McKenna

First round of Factory Showdown is in the books.

FS/A survivors

Holbrook (low at 8.646)
Massel
Hankinson
Skinner
Richard
Emmons
Bell
Ficacci

Calvert's CJ was on the bumper for a couple hundred feet

FS/B survivors

Connolly
Stubbs
Butner
Helms
Welch
Allegrucci
Miele
Barton (low at 8.884)

anyone else notice that Bruno's COPO is closing the gap on the CJ's? considering the much shorter learning curve, I'm impressed

[cabway]

Larry, Patsy & Chris,

CONGRATULATIONS!
You have a PM as well.

Chuck Blossom

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

With the race version of manual transmissions, can you even downshift for engine braking to help slow you down?

Clutchless will only stay in high gear IF HELD IN GEAR when let off gas,if not holding in gear as soon as let off throttle trans goes to neutral, no way to put back in gear once it's out until car comes to a stop. 1st 2nd 3rd sliders/face plate are ramped on coast side to kick it out of gear,the way they work are as example when you shift to second slider engages and first gear hits ramps on coast side and disengages 1st gear, anytime when in any in gear except high gear and you let throttle or take load off trans it will kick it out of gear,and can't put it back,you always have your hand on shifter holding in gear, when trans is trying to come out of gear, the shifter will ratchet back and forth,can hold in if going slow,but faster car is moving faster shifter ratchets.
That is way LIberty's act and as far I know all clutchless do the same thing.

Hate to see Jeff's car wrecked glad he is OK ,he just went for scary ride at Bowling Green @ National open in May.

Mike Taylor 3601

[Chris Hill]

Originally Posted by cabway

Larry, Patsy & Chris,

CONGRATULATIONS!
You have a PM as well.

Chuck Blossom

Chuck, this one is Mom and Dad. I helped only a little.

Someone has to work in the family, LOL.

[Dave Casey]

They posted a ladder, and last I knew they usually don't do that until after teardown, strange...

Does this mean that they are not doing tear down ?, or are concerned about incoming weather? or are still tearing down and alternates will go into any spot of any dq's ?

I don't remember a ladder being posted this early at this event

[Troy Pourciau]

Stock Ladder sheet out.. we gotta run Country Dog

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...er=30#indextop

[Mike Carr]

How do they have a ladder out before tech/teardown? Indy never had a ladder out for Stock until after dark on Friday any other year.