Where are the lower class cars?

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Jack, I just found out that last years altitude correction factor was changed to emulate Competition Eliminators factor. If that's truly the case, then unless/until I come up with 5g's to upgrade my engine and change my cam to one with more duration, I may never run a altitude race at an NHRA event again, because my car won't run the number...if I was home, then I'd check the corrected index for DF/S and compare it to what it was last year (after NHRA's wonderful .3 reduction from 2009's factor). They're the ones choosing to make it harder for people like me who only ran .2-.4 under the index to be competitive nowadays, and this move just went over the top!

Well, thanks to IHRA, at least I have options for a couple of former NHRA altitude tracks...Salt Lake City, and Tucson!!!

Gary - I fully understand how you feel but the one thing you're forgetting is that in order to win the eliminator you don't need to run .9 under - all that is necessary is to go on the index ................And the .3 reduction was for everyone - so you're exactly where you were before .

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Gary - I fully understand how you feel but the one thing you're forgetting is that in order to win the eliminator you don't need to run .9 under - all that is necessary is to go on the index ................And the .3 reduction was for everyone - so you're exactly where you were before .

Point well made Jack, however if you're running that close to the index, and all of the sudden eliminations come with a (lets say) 10mph headwind, along with crappy air, suddenly you're either at or slower than your index, and thus your meager cushion of competitiveness is gone...advantage to all cars better than .4 under their indexes.