Index Change

Alan Roehrich · 12-18-2009, 09:50 PM

Not only are the track "factors" suspect, but the system is flawed.

You call racing at altitude "having your cake, and eating it too". But when you get a combination HP running off of a bogus factor, you're "having your cake and eating someone else's too".

If NHRA is not going to correct the factors to the actual current local conditions, then they need to do just what they've been doing, only hitting cars with HP if they actually go 1.25 under the sea level index.

Again, if the track is factored to over 3000', but local conditions actually correct to 1000', that's like having better than -1000' under sea level at some place like Atco or Mission. A car running 1.25 or more under the factored index at the factored track probably wouldn't go more than 1.00 under at a non factored track in really good air.

12-18-2009, 09:50 PM	#11
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,139 Likes: 1,620 Liked 1,930 Times in 435 Posts	Re: Index Change Not only are the track "factors" suspect, but the system is flawed. You call racing at altitude "having your cake, and eating it too". But when you get a combination HP running off of a bogus factor, you're "having your cake and eating someone else's too". If NHRA is not going to correct the factors to the actual current local conditions, then they need to do just what they've been doing, only hitting cars with HP if they actually go 1.25 under the sea level index. Again, if the track is factored to over 3000', but local conditions actually correct to 1000', that's like having better than -1000' under sea level at some place like Atco or Mission. A car running 1.25 or more under the factored index at the factored track probably wouldn't go more than 1.00 under at a non factored track in really good air. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S