A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy - Page 4

james schaechter · 08-02-2019, 05:20 AM

I had e mailed this person and did get a reply. It was pretty much a canned answer, but he should hear from as many racers as possible so he can be educated. Clearly, the quota was either botched up, or they didn’t have intentions of filling SG and SC and hoped no one would notice. Maybe William will be compelled to consider a management decision if he realizes how positive it could be. Moving some of the quota from SG and SC would not impact anyone if they put them back to 180 for SS and Stock.

William Tharpe
North Central Division Director
317-406-7740 (office)
937-231-6027 (cell)
wtharpe@nhra.com

Whalen3186 · 08-02-2019, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by james schaechter

I had e mailed this person and did get a reply. It was pretty much a canned answer, but he should hear from as many racers as possible so he can be educated. Clearly, the quota was either botched up, or they didn’t have intentions of filling SG and SC and hoped no one would notice. Maybe William will be compelled to consider a management decision if he realizes how positive it could be. Moving some of the quota from SG and SC would not impact anyone if they put them back to 180 for SS and Stock.

William Tharpe
North Central Division Director
317-406-7740 (office)
937-231-6027 (cell)
wtharpe@nhra.com

I would argue that changing the quota from 160 to 180 does impact some racers. If you're the guy that qualifies #130 with a 180 car quota, there's a good chance that you would have made the show with 160 entries. There's probably a few racers that entered Indy with the expectation of a 160 car quota and the belief that they could qualify.

SC and SG are both around 60 entries right now but everyone knows there will be a lot more entries as Indy approaches, why give NHRA your entry money early if there's still plenty of room in those classes? Stock and SS both went from approx half full to completely filled in the last 7-10 days.

TD3506 · 08-02-2019, 09:47 AM

[QUOTE=Whalen3186;593710]I would argue that changing the quota from 160 to 180 does impact some racers. If you're the guy that qualifies #130 with a 180 car quota, there's a good chance that you would have made the show with 160 entries. There's probably a few racers that entered Indy with the expectation of a 160 car quota and the belief that they could qualify.

EXACTLY! We have all known it was 160 since the season started... you wanna run The Go... then load your stuff up 4-5 times the other 51 weeks out of the year and Go to the track.

Troy Galbraith
#3506

james schaechter · 08-02-2019, 01:21 PM

[QUOTE=TD3506;593713]

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Originally Posted by Whalen3186

I would argue that changing the quota from 160 to 180 does impact some racers. If you're the guy that qualifies #130 with a 180 car quota, there's a good chance that you would have made the show with 160 entries. There's probably a few racers that entered Indy with the expectation of a 160 car quota and the belief that they could qualify.

EXACTLY! We have all known it was 160 since the season started... you wanna run The Go... then load your stuff up 4-5 times the other 51 weeks out of the year and Go to the track.

Troy Galbraith
#3506

All valid points, however, not everyone hangs on the computer all year. NHRA has been adjusting quotas in a certain way. In large part based upon the prior year. SG an SC have been no where near 160 and Stk SS have been north of 170 so it would not have been an expectation to see it drop.

2 things have always been true about Indy.

1) Easier to enter
2) harder to qualify

Lyn Smith · 08-02-2019, 03:38 PM

It could be that SC SG racers know their categories are filling slow,and are waiting later to enter. To change their quotas now, is a little premature.

Superfan1 · 08-02-2019, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

It could be that SC SG racers know their categories are filling slow,and are waiting later to enter. To change their quotas now, is a little premature.

Possibly, but we had the same situation last year with SC and SG. They were slow to fill and eventually, if my memory is correct, each only had a little over 100 entries at the deadline.

james schaechter · 08-20-2019, 08:11 AM

Lee Norton and RacerTees have come through again with the coolest shirt design. Scroll up to the beginning of the thread to see the design.

jmcarter · 08-20-2019, 08:25 AM

Any “A” racers on the outside looking in need to keep an eye on the # of entries....after BG there will be spots and thanks to Jim’s hard work both stick and auto class will be epic!

Jerry Terry · 08-20-2019, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by james schaechter

Lee Norton and RacerTees have come through again with the coolest shirt design. Scroll up to the beginning of the thread to see the design.

Where can I get one of those Cool A/S Shoot Out 2019 Indy tees also James would like to give $50.00 to A/S winner and $50.00 to A/SA winner.
Jerry
Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

james schaechter · 08-20-2019, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Terry

Where can I get one of those Cool A/S Shoot Out 2019 Indy tees also James would like to give $50.00 to A/S winner and $50.00 to A/SA winner.
Jerry
Retired 3490 3492 STK SS SST

Thanks Jerry! You coming to Indy? If not, call me and we can sort out the details.
5six three-505-zero293. Jim

08-02-2019, 05:20 AM	#31
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1,289 Liked 1,428 Times in 296 Posts	Re: A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy I had e mailed this person and did get a reply. It was pretty much a canned answer, but he should hear from as many racers as possible so he can be educated. Clearly, the quota was either botched up, or they didn’t have intentions of filling SG and SC and hoped no one would notice. Maybe William will be compelled to consider a management decision if he realizes how positive it could be. Moving some of the quota from SG and SC would not impact anyone if they put them back to 180 for SS and Stock. William Tharpe North Central Division Director 317-406-7740 (office) 937-231-6027 (cell) wtharpe@nhra.com __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK

08-02-2019, 09:47 AM	#33
TD3506 Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 20 Likes: 0 Liked 35 Times in 7 Posts	Re: A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy [QUOTE=Whalen3186;593710]I would argue that changing the quota from 160 to 180 does impact some racers. If you're the guy that qualifies #130 with a 180 car quota, there's a good chance that you would have made the show with 160 entries. There's probably a few racers that entered Indy with the expectation of a 160 car quota and the belief that they could qualify. EXACTLY! We have all known it was 160 since the season started... you wanna run The Go... then load your stuff up 4-5 times the other 51 weeks out of the year and Go to the track. Troy Galbraith #3506

08-20-2019, 08:11 AM	#37
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1,289 Liked 1,428 Times in 296 Posts	Re: A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy Lee Norton and RacerTees have come through again with the coolest shirt design. Scroll up to the beginning of the thread to see the design. __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK

08-20-2019, 08:25 AM	#38
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,382 Liked 3,174 Times in 971 Posts	Re: A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy Any “A” racers on the outside looking in need to keep an eye on the # of entries....after BG there will be spots and thanks to Jim’s hard work both stick and auto class will be epic! __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

08-02-2019, 03:38 PM	#35
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,199 Likes: 282 Liked 968 Times in 194 Posts	Re: A/Stick A/SA Shootout at Indy It could be that SC SG racers know their categories are filling slow,and are waiting later to enter. To change their quotas now, is a little premature.