PINKS...Here's Our Chance.....

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

Just got off the phone with a great friend of mine that worked for Bruton Smith for several years. Here is the deal. Bring him 500 stock/superstock cars. 60 buck entry 2 day event. All cars run class index with a .500 max breakout. Must adhere to NHRA rules and class. Provide proof of class and follow NHRA tech guidelines. 10K winner takes all. Says he will do this every weekend the track is available. 2 time trials and we start racing and EVERYBODY gets a chance at the prize.

Floyd who's gonna run tech? What dates? The PINKS deal still includes standard tech ....visual checks, numbers verification, engine parts, weight minimums, fuel, etc.

If Bruton's willing to put on such a deal, it will improve our exposure. But the focus is drawing new fans. How are they proposing to do it? Rich already has a large fan following, which is what we need.

[Travis Miller]

Gary, if I understand the way it would work, all stockers would get x amount of time trials. Your fastest time run would be your qualifying time just like it is at any stock meet. The Pinks guys are looking for the closest 16 cars in ET picked from the qualifying sheet. I did this with all the Stock qualifiers at Indy in 2009. There were 149 cars on the sheet ranging from 9.749 to 17.073 seconds. The closest 16 cars are shown below with their qualifying spot at Indy listed first:

146 A/S Tony Tosta 69 Camaro 10.454
82 B/SA Bill Hawk 67 Shelby 10.458
19 C/SA Sam Pourciau 02 Camaro 10.481
20 C/SA Bobby Warren 98 Firebird 10.484
99 B/SA Steven Welker 69 Camaro 10.486
103 B/SA Jerry Emmons 69 Camaro 10.490
23 C/SA Peter Biondo 69 Camaro 10.498
110 B/SA Dwayne Scheitlin 71 Challenger 10.500
112 B/SA Francois Periard 68 Roadrunner 10.502
113 B/SA Brian Livengood 69 Camaro 10.503
43 C/S Kenny Vaughn 96 Corvette 10.504
27 C/SA Amy Faulk 01 Firebird 10.515
30 C/SA Jeff Taylor 69 Camaro 10.520
123 B/SA Chad Loge 70 Roadrunner 10.534
37 C/SA Bud Rowe 94 Camaro 10.535
39 C/SA Ed Bennett 96 Corvette 10.539

There is a .085 spread between the quickest and slowest of the 16. In a hands drop race, this might be interesting.

Travis

(Disclaimer: Opinions expressed and race data editing by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions and race data editing.)

[chris3racing]

Travis, you are correct in how Pinks All Out works. All classes run two runs on the tree, two runs arm drop. In each class look to see where there are 16 almost dead even et runs. Exactly as you have done. If no other class can produce 16 any closer together, that is your 16 car field. Each run is all out no lifting or brake, if they detect it from your track times you are disqualified. And you are right that 10.48 group, if that is flat out time runs, would be something to see. I have seen those cars run and yes when the wheel go up the crowd will go wild.

Now do we start to see how much fun this could be.

[Gary Smith]

YEEEESSS!!!! We have a winner!!!! Mr. Miller you never disappoint to come through!!!

[Floyd Gomez]

Originally Posted by Gary Smith

Floyd who's gonna run tech? What dates? The PINKS deal still includes standard tech ....visual checks, numbers verification, engine parts, weight minimums, fuel, etc.

If Bruton's willing to put on such a deal, it will improve our exposure. But the focus is drawing new fans. How are they proposing to do it? Rich already has a large fan following, which is what we need.

It is obvious that you are stuck on PINKS. I have offered a better soloution and you keep pushing for Rich and his arm drop crap. I want a gurantee I can run for the money not a pay and wait and see if they decide to pick me or not. You want us to race? Tell your boy Rich do it the way I explained earlier and leave his hands in his pockets. Let us run off the tree on index with a .500 breakout rule. Everybody races to win. Then you will have our attention.

[Gary Smith]

Originally Posted by Floyd Gomez

It is obvious that you are stuck on PINKS. I have offered a better soloution and you keep pushing for Rich and his arm drop crap. I want a gurantee I can run for the money not a pay and wait and see if they decide to pick me or not. You want us to race? Tell your boy Rich do it the way I explained earlier and leave his hands in his pockets. Let us run off the tree on index with a .500 breakout rule. Everybody races to win. Then you will have our attention.

Floyd, talk to Alex Denysenko. Remember, he's already done it and was thanked endlessly with abusive bitching and condescending criticism. But please, by all means put it together if you feel that strong. Really. There's nothing stopping you and I'd support it and won't affect what I'm trying to accomplish. Let me make clear my intent isn't to kill handicap class racing, which I STILL PREFER. Stock and Super Stock are perhaps the oldest forms of drag racing and, along with late great Modified Eliminator, have and will always be my favorites. We've already lost one eliminator to sanctioning body marketing decisions. However the PINKS concept is what's needed to sustain the health of these two remaining eliminators and to protect their future while sanctioning bodies change or shut their doors.