Wondering what stock racers think

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Gary Parker

Alan...
I know there are many that can go 1 second under. Most because of hard work. Just do not think it is right we get horsepower for all our hard work. Like I said the AHFS was for new cars rated way off and the under rated combos that have never been factored. If not lowering the indexes, raise the trigger. There are some combos that are hard to make run a second under. But over time most should be able to run pretty good if worked on. They take horsepower off cars that do not go fast. I wonder if some of those combos have not been thrashed on. Its easier to run slow and let NHRA take horsepower off. I know no answer is easy. But I was wondering how people with race cars felt. As we have been told for my 40 years of running stock. We are a performance based class. Thanks Alan

Fair enough Gary.


My only question is, and again, not arguing, where does it stop?


Meaning, you worked hard to get to 1.00 under. But the reason is, you're never satisfied (mark of a good racer, never satisfied, always looking for that next 0.05) with how fast you are. So, when you get to 1.25 under, what then?


I agree, it IS, or maybe is supposed to be, we sure wish it was, a performance based class.


I'm asking "where does it stop?" because that's what a lot of people are going to want to know. When are you going to no longer ask for a lower index, or a higher trigger?


And honestly, I think that you're far better off, and more likely to get more people on board, in asking for the AHFS to be modified.


Maybe change the "look at the combination" trigger from 0.85 under to 1.05 under, and bump the instant to 1.25 under. It doesn't lower the indexes, so people struggling, for what ever reason, won't complain.