Stock and Super Stock qualiying

[Randall Klein]

Qualifying is a known benchmark in a performance based class. Trying to extract maximum performance within fairly restrictive rules is the challenge. If you approach the line on "kill" you are acknowledging you may not take it home in one piece...stupid?, Yes but some thrive on the edge...there is great satisfaction in qualifying position even though
there is no real benefit

As Garth Brooks sings, you can stand outside the fire, life is not tried, it is merely survived, if you stand outside the fire

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by Randall Klein

Qualifying is a known benchmark in a performance based class. Trying to extract maximum performance within fairly restrictive rules is the challenge. If you approach the line on "kill" you are acknowledging you may not take it home in one piece...stupid?, Yes but some thrive on the edge...there is great satisfaction in qualifying position even though
there is no real benefit

As Garth Brooks sings, you can stand outside the fire, life is not tried, it is merely survived, if you stand outside the fire

Randall Whoever changed the AHFS this year to what we have now really has no idea about what makes some of us tic. Or maybe they have stock in racing oil companies. It used to be how many quarts you could get away with running without hurting your motor. Now it's how many can you run without making whip cream out of it and hurting parts. BP

[Mark Yacavone]

Some of you might remember (I'm sure Sarge will) when you had to wait 2-3 weeks to see who made the top 16.
First thing some would look at...Then the record page.
Maybe it's not such a big deal today, with store bought engines, transmissions, and complete cars,..plus, up to 128 cars that all run under the index.
I wouldn't want to see it changed though.
Maybe just give 10 pts. for no.1, and down to 1 pt. for 10th.

Look out...Incoming !

[rboyle]

In Stock it seems to be more of a chance for a heads up in certain classes and that depends on the part of the country you race in. In Super Stock the only thing that decreases the odds is the GT, FSS and Modified classes added a lot more variety thus decreasing the likelihood of running another same class car.
Also getting a bye either 1st 2nd or later rounds is a nice option if you can get it.
Lastly, as a guy that used to Qualify at the bottom regularly, I can tell you that running a guy that is shooting to Qualify in the bottom of the top is not much fun first round.