1975 Index System

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

I bought my first official stocker in 1969

Ya know Dick, that one sentence speaks volumes. Every car that I've ever driven except for one(partner)I built either by myself or with the help of friends. You should try it sometime.
I also don't appreciate your comment about racing really being about "beating someone not playing the dial, the air gauge, the tech book for combos" crap. Even back in the heads-up days you had to be good at reading the air to get the right tune-up, you had to know whether to dump your opponent or leg it to keep from hurting your own record or going more than a tenth under and as I remember some of your cars, you didn't have them built or buy them from another racer without knowing that it was a good "tech book" combo.
I honestly can't figure out whether you don't think before you post or you just can't remember what real racing is.(that's about as PC as I can put it)

[Bob Bender]

Had a great time in 75. Ran my X, Y and Z stock vega. Won a lot !!

[Ed Wright]

Personally, I liked running off national records.

[Dick Butler]

Billy, you just see the word "racing" as a dial in game. I see racing as one driver against one with the clock as an observer and you see the clock as the deciding vote. Just a problem of definitions. Have a Happy New Year.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Billy, you just see the word "racing" as a dial in game. I see racing as one driver against one with the clock as an observer and you see the clock as the deciding vote. Just a problem of definitions. Have a Happy New Year.

Hey Dick You are describing Pro Stock. Why don't you go build one.

[Tony Janes]

Stock and Super Stock is a dial in game

[Bill Diehl]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

Stock and Super Stock is a dial in game

I thought that's what the .90 classes are for?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

Stock and Super Stock is a dial in game

Is now. Didn't used to be. They have sure dumbed it down. Had to know something to run the record. Don't have to know much to run the too soft index.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Billy, you just see the word "racing" as a dial in game. I see racing as one driver against one with the clock as an observer and you see the clock as the deciding vote. Just a problem of definitions. Have a Happy New Year.

Dick, Dick, Dick, again I have to disagree with you. You just seem to see the word "racing" as who has the fastest car. When it was worth it for me to take "racing" seriously, I was "racing" the racer in the other lane, the car in the other lane, the racer in the other lanes spotters, his weather calculations, the track and anybody else who wanted to fight about who was going to win the race. When I had to go fast, I'd "let the rabbit out of the hat". And trust me, I've done things to a car to find a couple of hundredths when I needed to that you or any other sane individual would never do.
I like heads-up racing just as much as the next guy but Sportsman Drag "racing" is much more multi-sided than who has the fastest car.
Ya know, maybe you should try hanging around your local track on Friday nights. There's always a lot of guys hanging around that will tell you that they have the fastest car. And for X number of dollars, they'll prove it to you!
And a Happy and Healthy New Year to you and yours too!

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Personally, I liked running off national records.

You wouldn't if yours was an altitude factored record!! Jim


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