Index Change

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Lane, You've had that combo for the better part of 20 years now and it has the potential of being number one qualifier.

Mark, I don't recall ever seeing a combo such as Lane's ever being number one qualifier, and unless one slipped by me, I'm going back to the '80's with how long I've followed Stock Eliminator (especially the national events)? Am I missing someone who raced a car engine combo like his? Who???


A half second under the old index shouldn't be that hard to achieve ,without spending a big pile of money.

Mark, your key statement was "A half second under the old index"! Now that the old index is just that "old", it will take money and lots of it to get .3 sec.... If I want to get that .3 back in my car, I'm going to have to get headers for it, and thanks to Hooker not making them anymore for my car, I'm going to have to part with $1,000 (hardly what I'd consider a small pile of money)!

You're just not going to get a lot of sympathy on here with that program.

Lane, you'll get sympathy from me because I haven't forgotten the '06 Mile High Nat's, that only thanks to you was I able to get my car to run the index (which was key in my beating Tony Hernandez in rd. 3, with my index plus .004 "16.664").

Somtimes you have to open the wallet a little.

Yeah Mark you can open it as long as you have some money in it???

it never was intended to be Affirmative Action Drag Racing.

No it wasn't intended to be that, but it shouldn't be a rich person only sport (which it seems like that's what it's becoming). I wonder how our dearly beloved (and now even more sadly missed) NHRA founder "Wally Parks" would feel about these changes that's happened since his unfortunate passing??? He wasn't rich, but he associated his-self with similarly minded people who shared a passion for "full throttle acceleration", and thru support of others his ideal became a reality for all of us to enjoy. Sadly corporate greed has settled in over recent years, and those of us who payed our entry fees and attended the races, are being stomped on and squeezed out like forgotten step-children!!!
Good luck, whatever you decide to do.

Mark, I hope you noticed the fillers I added to your comments on the above thread that's highlighted....

I'll agree with you on this though Mark...Lane, "Good luck, whatever you decide to do"!!!