Double entering at National Opens

[greg fulk]

that's the way it is @ the Fall Classic @ Indy....you CAN run pro & stock....or pro & super/stock it happened last year!

[Sean Kennedy]

When you are already spending so much money to be there, it makes financial sense to do both.

I'm one of the people who did this double enter this weekend at 'the hat'.

But i dont think i gained any other advantage, trust me. My car picks up .04 to .06 after the hot lap.

I also needed every possible minute i could get to cool down the car, which ended up stressing the battery, which made time more critical.

It was fun, but also the most stressfull hectic weekend of racing i have ever had.

But i think i'd do it again. I'm just going to up grade my cooling system before i do it next time.....

[Incognito Gecko]

And what about the National Open in Sonoma where people entered cars in stock which were not legal for that stock combination??

[John Kelley]

Originally Posted by Incognito Gecko

And what about the National Open in Sonoma where people entered cars in stock which were not legal for that stock combination??

Just what happened there at Sears point ??

[Incognito Gecko]

Originally Posted by John Kelley

Just what happened there at Sears point ??

Let's put it this way, you did not see many hoods up in the staging lanes. And seeing a car run 2 seconds under the class index they put on their window decals. No scales or fuel check which is fine since there were no heads up races even if two class cars were paired in eliminations.

[TS310C]

Originally Posted by Incognito Gecko

Let's put it this way, you did not see many hoods up in the staging lanes. And seeing a car run 2 seconds under the class index they put on their window decals. No scales or fuel check which is fine since there were no heads up races even if two class cars were paired in eliminations.

If there are no heads up races then it is basically a bracket race. What difference does it make at that point?

[MFR440]

Originally Posted by greg fulk

that's the way it is @ the Fall Classic @ Indy....you CAN run pro & stock....or pro & super/stock it happened last year!

Greg, wasn't the bracket race completely separate at Indy? I didn't run last year, but in 2005 I ran both Super Street and Pro bracket. The bracket race was Saturday night only, and it's only 1/8 mile, too. I raced a Super Stocker first round, and a Stocker 2nd. I don't see why anyone would have a problem with them running the bracket race? Everyone on the grounds has the same opportunity.

[Bob Orme]

Originally Posted by Rod Sintheblock

If you go to a National Open and pay 2 entry fees it's only fair you would get 2 grade level points. Makes no difference weather you do it with 2-different cars or 1 car...2 entry fees is 2 grade points end of story.

You can't enter one car into two NHRA classes for grade points at any event. Pro or Super Pro or Sportsman or High School aren't NHRA grade point classes, they are track classes and you don't earn NHRA grade points for entering them.

The poll is rather confusing, and it wouldn't pertain only to National Open events. You can (where available) at Divisional events enter your car in your regular NHRA class, and also enter it into a bracket/gamblers event within the same event.

[Tony Janes]

No car went 2 seconds under the index in Stock at the Sonoma National Open. A car is legal until proven illegal. No one recevied 2 grade points with one car. Some people entered but did not run in the elininator. Those are the facts