Indy -SS first round hemi car no shows

[Eric Voigt]

What happened? many no shows........

[jmcarter]

Typical of past years, guys like Teuton are the exception because they came to RACE. Personally, think it's a good thing since most of the AH cars come for the Hemi race and it allows a lot of good alternates to make it in....go Owen!!!!

[Julie Jordan]

Always the case, expensive motors, many rounds in one weekend. In my opinion, they should make the Hemi Challenge its own race, no grade point requirements. If the guys want to run SS eliminator, too, then they pay extra and must have the grade points.

[Jared Jordan]

I'd like to see a dual entry system at Indy for these cars. One option for those who have no intent on running SS eliminations and another option for those that do.

Indy is special, as are the Hemi cars being at Indy. I'd be in favor of letting anyone into the Shootout with no grade point requirement, but if they want to run SS Elim's in addition, they'd better have the requisite number.

Wouldn't think this could cause too many gripes or logistical problems either.

Ps. Didn't see mom's post until I made mine. Lol

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Julie Jordan

Always the case, expensive motors, many rounds in one weekend. In my opninion, they should make the Hemi Challenge its own race, no grade point requirements. If the guys want to run SS eliminator, too, then they pay extra and must have the grade points.

In that case, they shouldn't be included in the 180 entry quota, nor count as qualified against the 128 car total.

[Byron Worner]

Why were there so many singles? Where were the alternates???

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Byron Worner

Why were there so many singles? Where were the alternates???

down to #141 got in, looking below them it appears the alternates who wanted in got in. I'm with the Jordan (Holton) clan, the Hemi cars are a whole special deal and deserve special consideration, which in turn would also benefit the other Super Stock competitors who are trying to qualify and compete at "the big show".

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

down to #141 got in, looking below them it appears the alternates who wanted in got in. I'm with the Jordan (Holton) clan, the Hemi cars are a whole special deal and deserve special consideration, which in turn would also benefit the other Super Stock competitors who are trying to qualify and compete at "the big show".

I disagree completely, just because they have a Hemi car does NOT make the special at all. They're no better, and no more important, than any other competitor. Just because they want to spend $250K+ on a particular car doesn't make them anything other than just another Super Stock competitor.

Those cars are no more special than a Thunderbolt, a 427 Fairlane, a ZL-1 Camaro, a Max Wedge, or a Corvette with a 427 L-88 or L-72.

If you want to be "special", turn pro and join the big circus.

[Gary Merrick]

Byron Worner
Re: Indy -SS first round hemi car no shows
Why were there so many singles? Where were the alternates???


I asked the same question. I was told that they had gone through all the alternates, evidently, a lot of people had already left to go home.

Back in the day, when we were an alternate, we would sit (with the car) at the back of the staging lanes and wait to see if we could run. Of course, we never did, and then the NHRA guys would tell us to leave because they had all the spots covered.

My how times have changed, back in the 70's when I first started, they would have to kick us out, now folks just leave or choose not to race.

Gary Merrick

[Julie Jordan]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

I disagree completely, just because they have a Hemi car does NOT make the special at all. They're no better, and no more important, than any other competitor. Just because they want to spend $250K+ on a particular car doesn't make them anything other than just another Super Stock competitor.

Those cars are no more special than a Thunderbolt, a 427 Fairlane, a ZL-1 Camaro, a Max Wedge, or a Corvette with a 427 L-88 or L-72.

If you want to be "special", turn pro and join the big circus.

At that event they are "special". Hemi Challenge, racing the final round under the lights on Friday night, a big payday. You would not see that number of hemi cars show up for any other national event.