heads- up runs

[Mike Taylor 3601]

Jeff,
This is straying somewhat from thread, but your car is still at that point after 4 years?
I'm very patient but my patience would have ran out about 3 years ago because it sounds like it has'nt been touched.
I think making your car back to stocker sounds like good ideal.
Mike Taylor 3601

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by bubski

heads up runs are what class racing is all about. however with the almost non existent enforcing of the rules, the bogus new [crate motor] combos,and the under factored old school combos , what are you really proving by beating someone with one of the previously mentioned combos? the only way to make it fair is to hit the combos like they do in comp, so theres no runaway combos like there is now [i know comp has a few soft classes, but not like stock and superstock] then maybe out running your opponent may mean something. beating a F car last spring by a mile means nothing when your a C car in the fall at the same weight as you were in F. the ahfs takes to long to remedy this problem maybe 660 times and the like would help speed up the process of factoring.

I totally agree....and could not have said it better.

Bogus cars......Rediculousl HP ratings....Nonsense....

[Joe DeMarzo]

In the past 5 years I have had 5 heads up runs not including class and are 4 up and 1 down. Interesting that one of the heads that I won I would up winning the race and the other I lost a heads up in the final by .003 Bogus schmogus I love the anticpation of heads up during eliminations. Bring your A game or stay home. Ya win some, ya lose some.

[Jim Wahl]

Since I have started running the Volare (two years) I have had 9 heads up races, three at one race alone! So far I have always run it in H/SA, that could change. Haven't been beaten in a heads up yet! Jim


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[bubski]

Originally Posted by Joe DeMarzo

In the past 5 years I have had 5 heads up runs not including class and are 4 up and 1 down. Interesting that one of the heads that I won I would up winning the race and the other I lost a heads up in the final by .003 Bogus schmogus I love the anticpation of heads up during eliminations. Bring your A game or stay home. Ya win some, ya lose some.

Mr Demarzo your racing accomplishments are many and most would be tickled pink to have your record. If im not mistaken your running a smallblock as of lately which is keeping you away from a large percentage of the crate motor cars or paper cars. Not to sound like a smart ***, i dont think your L78 in A or B stock stands much of a chance ,even with your or anyone elses A game against a AAA car at their A game , and in B stock to boot

[340Cuda]

1 and 0.

Not saying how long ago, but it was an AHRA race!

Bill

[Lee Zane]

I have had my share of heads up runs.. The first 2 years was a welcome to stock eliminator, now go get some power!!! Since than I have been on the good side of all but 1... Vic guilimino,,, he didn't even know he had a heads up pulls 20 lbs out in the lanes and thru a small bag of ice on and sent me home.. Atlanta national I had 3 heads up runs in 6 rounds and was fortunate to come home with the Wally. I had 7 heads up runs in 2008 alone. And last year in a new car felt like I had a heads up at every race I went to. Sorry Joe!..

Lee

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Good post.

Ed I bet you will have a few this year!!! This year you should be right there with them.

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Jeff'
I don't know whether you are a dumb ***** or a smart ***** but that was not the intention of the post. In fact thats one thing I enjoyed about class racing. I enjoyed trying to make my car go faster so I could win heads up runs when I had them.
I wanted to learn something here was the point of the question.
Observations
1) NHRA has a lot more heads up than IHRA
2) Div 1 and div 3 have a lot more than any other according to the racers.
3) There have been a few times when a racer has had multiple heads up in the same race.
4) I doubt 442 has had 50 in 10 years unless you are counting class Your post about Tueton winning Indy is dead on though. I remember going to Norwalk one year Beard had me covered 3 tenths or so. I remembered every rd I won I knew I could'nt when as long as he was still in. I get beat at5 and he made the finals.
5) I would think that most of you have only had a small percentage in actual racing conditions.
6) It really does'nt matter if so and so would have won that round you would have gotten another.

I don't really know where I'm going with this. I mean the possibility is always there so be ready. I do think that is the biggest difference between bracket racing and class racing.
Just remember everytime you put a dial-in on your window you are doing the same thing that JOE BRACKET RACER is doing at the home track on Saturday night.
Chip

Then start your first post with what you mean to say. Since you are always thumping your chest that class racing is NOTHING more than a bracket race, it would seem fit you are trying to rationalize heads-up runs out of the class. To me, you're looking for ammo.
Now if I'm wrong, and you really DO want to keep the class alive as intended, my apologies. But my analysis is based on your many posts that seem to try to dumb down the class. Smart ***** or Dumb *****, that's the way I see it.

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

Jeff,
This is straying somewhat from thread, but your car is still at that point after 4 years?
I'm very patient but my patience would have ran out about 3 years ago because it sounds like it has'nt been touched.
I think making your car back to stocker sounds like good ideal.
Mike Taylor 3601

Started to write a response but I don't want to hijack the thread. Send me a PM if interested.
Jeff