Turbochargers on Stock cars

[oldskool]

"As long as you can run under the index enough (.3 to .4 ) enough to account for extremely hot weather or track condition you are competitive!..."

Now ain't that simple !

No, I don't have a dog in the hunt.

But, I did some Stocker racing & quite a bit of bracket racing, back in the old days.

I just don't understand why so many Stock/SS racers seem to take offense when anyone compares their kind of racing to bracket racing.

It's just a simple fact that if you have a legal car that can run the index, at a race, that car can win that race, provided they don't have a heads-up round.

Unless there are a large number of cars in your class, in aprox what percentage of races will you have a heads-up run ?

Just a casual observation would be that if ONLY the cars that can run more than a sec under had a chance to win, class racing would cease, quickly. Wouldn't be enuff cars left to support the class.

So, if you have the funds to build or buy & maintain a quick car that can win heads-up runs, great.

But, it might be a good idea to welcome & encourage those with lower budget, slow cars, in order for class racing to continue.

Just as bracket racing saved some of the smaller tracks, the index system, with breakout type racing, has allowed Stock/SS racing to continue now for quite a few years.

This is strictly my own observation & opinion. I have no quarrel with anyone who has a different opinion.