Index Change Rumor

[Bob Don]

Drive up to the gate, plunk down $500 clams, and they hand you a wally. Turn around and go home. No teardown, no AHFS, no wear and tear on your car, no lodging expenses. Track makes money and everyone goes home happy...

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

How about the guys with the really big stackers and Renegades get taxed to cover the purse as well? They are the 1% after all and NHRA gets to keep all the gate and entries, win/win.

Yeah, hear Elizabeth Warren is advocating this policy.

[SDT1DYI]

Interesting idea to add 5 to all indexes.

How about a two tier Index system. Lower the current Index's 3. Then add back 6 or 7 for the second, high index for each class.

When you enter a race you identify your index choice. Must run that index for the race.

Qualifing ladder is base off the lower index number for each class.


No HP penalties under 1.20. Mandatory tear down 1.20 under or more.


Happy Thanksgiving

Steve Teeter. STK. 6380 /6283

[Ed Wright]

[QUOTE=SDT1DYI;602923]Interesting idea to add 5 to all indexes.


Make them half a second SLOWER?? Did I understand correctly?
Everybody runs under now, so we are simply bracket racing like it is.

I was thinking they need to be half a second faster.
Who can not run over half a second under now? If there are people who can not, maybe they need to work on their stuff harder?

[Bob Smith]

[QUOTE=Ed Wright;603444]

Originally Posted by SDT1DYI

Interesting idea to add 5 to all indexes.

Who can not run over half a second under now? If there are people who can not, maybe they need to work on their stuff harder?

Excellent point Ed! Agreed

[Kingpen]

I can’t run .500 under......Will somebody please explain to me,as I asked in a previous post,what were the great things that happened the last time indexes were lowered?it got rid of some cars who could not run fast enough,is that supposed to be a good thing?did it stop people from running too fast and getting hp?did it make the fast cars not be the fast cars anymore?Yes,I know it is a performance based category and I’m glad it is,but just how fast do you have to go........to be World Champ.....? Victor Penrod

[Myron Piatek]

.3 here, .5 there.....That's what you call "getting nickel-&-dimed to death"! Just as you start reaching for that dollar on the ground, somebody pulls the string that's attached to it.

[Jim Hanig]

[QUOTE=Ed Wright;603444]

Originally Posted by SDT1DYI

Interesting idea to add 5 to all indexes.


Make them half a second SLOWER?? Did I understand correctly?
Everybody runs under now, so we are simply bracket racing like it is.

I was thinking they need to be half a second faster.
Who can not run over half a second under now? If there are people who can not, maybe they need to work on their stuff harder?

Ed sometimes working on your stuff won't make it any faster, until you throw a lot of money at it and sometimes that doesn't help.

[Ed Wright]

[QUOTE=Jim Hanig;603813]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Ed sometimes working on your stuff won't make it any faster, until you throw a lot of money at it and sometimes that doesn't help.

Jim, do you know anybody that can not run more than five tenths under their index?

[kansas stocker]

Here's the part I don't get. If I've got a car that runs 1.5 under why wouldn't I want a bunch of cars in my class that can only run .1 under? I'm old. What am I missing?
Pete