Low Turn out for Indy?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Time for a Spec class with any body legal based on wt and cubic inchs like old MOD. That would simplify entry and lower cost at least at first.
Like it or not these are the facts.

Dick, I'm sorry to have to tell you this but you're dreaming again. Believe me, I'd LOVE to see something like the original Super Mod classes again but the kids won't go for it and inexpensive? Please.

[VStock]

Maybe we need a Senior Dragster program - like the Jr Dragster but for us old folks.

[Rob Lloyd]

I'd love to be going again this year, but it's hard to justify spending a third of my vacation time and a couple grand to do it...

[Superfan1]

Total entries at 686, Super Stock at 166, and Stock at 134; still 11 days to go before the deadline on Aug. 27.

[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Dick, I'm sorry to have to tell you this but you're dreaming again. Believe me, I'd LOVE to see something like the original Super Mod classes again but the kids won't go for it and inexpensive? Please.

Billy, Without dreams (thoughts) no changes, no advances are made. Want more people, make it cheap. Guys could learn automotive again if they had a BASIC motor. 350, pg. 3000 lb or more. Only ONE carb choice, one head number,

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Billy, Without dreams (thoughts) no changes, no advances are made. Want more people, make it cheap. Guys could learn automotive again if they had a BASIC motor. 350, pg. 3000 lb or more. Only ONE carb choice, one head number,

A Chevy only class?
I have to agree with Billy...even with a Chevy engine and Powerglide, it would not be cheap.

[Billy Nees]

Dick, could I suggest starting a new thread about this? No sense in hijacking Jeffs thread.

[Bench Racer]

I will give you my opinon on the low car count. Before you bash me I don't have a car so save the key board hero stuff for someone that may care. I have driven to indy from North Carolina several times just to watch class runs in stock and superstock and leave, never watching a pro car make a pass. As a matter of fact I spent 5 days at Indy last year with my brother who has a SS/GT car and never watched a nitro pass. The new qualifying to get in on monday and class win means nothing has hurt the car count for Indy in my opinion. Any idiot knows a Gremlin, a 265 chevy, or a pinto wagon will have a hard time racing on monday. The line up for superstock and stock will be GT cars and new sheet metal. My brother has ran SS/GT for years but my heart is in traditional stockers and superstockers. I wish NHRA would wake up, there are still a few of us that enjoyed going to Indy to see each class with cars in it. Don Jackson

[art leong]

I think it's a combination of many things 5 cars for this reason, 8 cars for that reason, etc, etc.
The combo thing, the qualify only thing, the low class win money, the high costs to get there and race, the length of the race. And NHRA's hurry up and wait policies.

[jmcarter]

Numbers for both Stock and Super Stock are coming up, 163 in Super Stock and getting close to the 128 number for Stock. Realize many of the SS/AH cars will bail on the regular race but still looks like it will probably take -60 to get in. 30 under may get it done in Stock. I'm having some difficulty exporting the entries to excel so I can sort by class and such but will try again later today...of course you can't tell which of the new cars will run the FS/S class but class on Thursday and Friday will be a treat to watch...