The mines are now closed (AHFS)

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by rboyle

Geez Frank, sensitive? I liked the part about "I see more sandbagging, how is this going to help?" I still don't think shaving a tenth off of evverybody's index is a smart idea. It makes a second under car a 90 under car or mYbe not even but a guy that can barely run the index (which you must dial at minimum) is now non competitive. My division has at least 3 or 4 cars that have trouble running the index but they remain competitive but if they are now a tenth further away from it they are dialing a number they can't run.
So number 1 Qualifier is now still number 1 but a tenth slower and numbers 87-91 Qualifiers can't run the number at all.
That was the dumb part!

Actually, I suggested a couple of tenths..Realistically it should be 5.

I just looked and the Div 1 Stock Q results for the season. I see one guy with a good combo that's running about 2 tenths under at every race.I don't know what his game is. He's run fast before in other cars.He must be using a Target motor or something.
.I see a very few new names at the bottom and some with mechanical issues.
Billy's current ride has a long block right out of the junkyard, and he can run 5 tenths under.

Almost every day we hear that S/SS is a performance based eliminator. Also we MUST have heads -up runs in the eliminator.
But then we hear that lowering the indexes 2 tenths and keeping the triggers at the same value , to keep pace with progress, is a dumb idea.
Rich, I don't know how long you've been at this, and I know some of the newer guys don't like to hear about the good old days, but try this:
In 1978, I was fortunate to be in a divisional final. Myself and the other guy were the the only two cars to run on or under the index, for the entire event.
Today, those combos can run a full second under the index.
I guess you never drove 1000 miles to Gainesville with a S/S car and qualified 34th in a 32 car field. gee..Much too hard. I should have quit then. ;-)

How about we lower the indexes 2 tenths and then , for the guys at the bottom, over the index, we give them a participation trophy?
Then we can watch the rest of the cars run all the way to the 1320?