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Old 09-01-2013, 03:44 PM   #1
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Default Re: Indy -SS first round hemi car no shows

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The Hemi cars no more special than the others named? Any of the current SS/B cars (T-bolts, Vettes, etc), Gove's Daytona, Carey's S2000, Colvert's Mustang, (and I could name many more) are all indeed special but the AH cars represent the largest single collection and unique class of cars and therefore they've earned their own special class and status at Indy. I didn't make it so, the whole racing community made it so...end of story.
No, MOPAR bought them their own show, and their own class, end of story. I don't remember any point in history where everyone in Super Stock was polled and asked if the Hemi cars were so special they deserved their own race and other special consideration.

Cool cars, owned by good people? Absolutely.

Deserving of any special consideration? Not in the least.
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Old 09-01-2013, 05:25 PM   #2
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No, MOPAR bought them their own show, and their own class, end of story. I don't remember any point in history where everyone in Super Stock was polled and asked if the Hemi cars were so special they deserved their own race and other special consideration.

Cool cars, owned by good people? Absolutely.

Deserving of any special consideration? Not in the least.
Don't forget the much wider grey area in SS/AH
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Old 09-01-2013, 05:45 PM   #3
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Default Re: Indy -SS first round hemi car no shows

It happens every year,but to me,it is very silly to have a perfectly good race car and be qualified in a field where 7 round wins can crown you a U.S. Nationals Super Stock title,and then you leave because" Its not worth it".Never has and never will made any sense to me.

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Old 09-01-2013, 06:00 PM   #4
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It happens every year,but to me,it is very silly to have a perfectly good race car and be qualified in a field where 7 round wins can crown you a U.S. Nationals Super Stock title,and then you leave because" Its not worth it".Never has and never will made any sense to me.

This doesn't really make sense to me either:

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...ding-ssah-cars
Yeah, they can run SS, but don't have to follow the same rules we do.
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Old 09-01-2013, 06:20 PM   #5
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Some wanna go fast... Some wanna win...

These things never change.
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Old 09-01-2013, 08:22 PM   #6
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I understand the fact that people disagree with Mopar creating the AH class. However, with out a doubt it is a fan favorite, and before that watching SS/AA & SS/A was a big deal, and I can remember the stands being filled with Mopar, HEMI, and favorite team shirts to watch class run offs.

The creation of AH was created to allow SS/A and SS/AA Hemi cars to run together as popularity grew with the class. This allowed one car to be crowned the baddest hemi on the planet, if my memory serves me correctly.

For whatever reason this class has grown with cars/clones, where as some have dwindled. I would say running at the hemi challenge at Indy would be on my bucket list.

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Old 09-02-2013, 07:58 AM   #7
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2013 NHRA Indy SS/AH Hemi Challenge - Round 5 - FINAL on youtube is cool. This was on my bucket list and it was a blast.

Now just need to see Northern Lights and Grandkids thru school. List complete!!
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Old 09-02-2013, 09:30 AM   #8
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Agree 100%
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Old 09-02-2013, 04:53 PM   #9
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I was qualified 142 (with a SS/AH) and got in. Lost to Mike Cotten on a double breakout. I would like to know what rules we do not have to follow that every other SS does, besides the valve cover bolt hole/intake face rule, which has been approved and allowed for over 25 years. If you want to get into huge advantages, look at what the SS/GT cars get away with. I come to support the Hemi Shootout, but really come to race the race.
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