Has anyone changed their mind about AA/SA index?

[Jim Bailey]

And you ran how many NHRA National Events in the last two years Mike ?

[Jim Bailey]

Another consideration for NHRA (and AA/ stock racers) would be that a more favorable index might attract more cars to the class. Many of the fast A cars might take some weight out and come play. This would increase competition (chances for heads up races),and an interest in the fastest stock class. (As Races we forget that we are a performance based class.) An increase in the Class Car count would help a lot.

My final thought is - looking down the road : With the addition of the "New" cars to traditional Stock Eliminator, ( Like Jeff's beautiful Pink Drag Pac Showroom Challenger ), it's only a matter of time before some legal showroom street engine combos will be approved, or AHFS will move these cars into A - and AA stock. A reasonable index for AA will help bring HP factors for these cars into line much faster, and will delay the "OLD" musclecars demise into NSS.

[Mike Keener]

Nobody could have said it better Jim!

[Bruce Noland]

Based on the performance of some very fast cars at Indy, I think softening up the AA indexes by .200 would be a fair move. And that would still put these cars near the bottom of the sheet.

[Mike Keener]

The only car at Indy I saw was Jim Bailey who ran 9.90. Earlier in the season he ran a 9.68 in Div 2 but Indy ain't Florida.

The fastest time recorded anywhere in 2015 was in Div 7 at Sonoma when Chuck Rayburn went 9.61 which would maybe equate to about 9.80 or so at Indy last year. Unfortunately 9.80 would be no where near good enough since it took .870 under to get in to the field. Good luck to any AA car capable of running 9.72 (good for the 128th spot) in those conditions.

Rayburn's car is extremely fast but If this is the fastest AA has to offer there can't be a reason good enough not to bring this index ALONG WITH OTHERS OBVIOUSLY OUT OF WHACK pointed out by Billy, Mike Carr, etc back in to line where they belong.

[Jim Bailey]

Mike , I think you're pretty darn close. At Indy last year the field was pretty well set on Wednesday ( per usual ). The weather really turned to **** on Thursday. On Wednesday I had a severe case of Indyidis. My head was so far up my rear end I could see my tonsils. While nearly everyone slowed a tenth to 15 hun on Thursday, I decided to view the sunlight and picked up a 10th. I "think" I could of ( woulda coulda shoulda) run 9.78 - 9.80 on Wednesday ( not good enough ). Had Chuck come to Indy he might have gotten in with a 9.70 or 9.71. If Brian would have shown with the Alum. Chevy, on kill, he may have run even better in that junk air, maybe 9.67- 9.70. But, with that said "maybe" two of the fastest AA/SA in the country might have gotten in around 126 -128. The fact is they didn't even bother to show. I think that tells it all. I love stock eliminator racing, all classes, but I also know that the fans would rather watch "the faster" cars. In this new era of NHRA, I would think from a spectator stand point they'd like these faster cars to show up at their major venue races. It's pretty cool to see a AA car chasing down a U / stocker! But you have to be able to race on race day. One thing for sure, class eliminations would be a lot more fun. And with an index adjustment AA/stock ...might ...(and that's a stretch).. stand chance if they have to run the combo.

[Jeff Teuton]

10.80 or 10.85.