Index Change

Dave Casey · 12-18-2009, 10:32 PM

I hope that finally they will treat runs at altitude the same as at sea level,

1.25 under sea level index gets hit,

then 1.25 under altitude index should get hit.

If those correction figures are good enough to let records be set,than they are good enough to factor horsepower period...

as far as the weather argument goes, it is simple, there are good days and bad days at all tracks, good air happens, bad air happens, and mother nature don't care if it is Atco or Denver,but one thing doesn't change and that is the distance above sea level each track is.

There is no chance that a sanctioning body is going to make adjustments for daily air density. They are looking to keep it simple, not add more complicated work. The closest thing to that I have ever seen was when there was a good tail wind and our D1 director wouldn't let us set records, I doubt that you would see that now.

12-18-2009, 10:32 PM	#11
Dave Casey VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hampden, MA Posts: 1,201 Likes: 233 Liked 774 Times in 164 Posts	Re: Index Change I hope that finally they will treat runs at altitude the same as at sea level, 1.25 under sea level index gets hit, then 1.25 under altitude index should get hit. If those correction figures are good enough to let records be set,than they are good enough to factor horsepower period... as far as the weather argument goes, it is simple, there are good days and bad days at all tracks, good air happens, bad air happens, and mother nature don't care if it is Atco or Denver,but one thing doesn't change and that is the distance above sea level each track is. There is no chance that a sanctioning body is going to make adjustments for daily air density. They are looking to keep it simple, not add more complicated work. The closest thing to that I have ever seen was when there was a good tail wind and our D1 director wouldn't let us set records, I doubt that you would see that now. __________________ Dave Casey 1330 STK