To all you INTELLECTUALS (B Parker)

nolongerracing · 09-05-2021, 10:55 AM

As I remember.. HP adjustments seem to be made by the "powers to be" as a popularity contest. "Squeaky wheel gets the grease", "I like him so he's not getting any", "Well you know you really deserved some" comes to mind. Too much emotion and opinions. We don't need to go back there. Just look at Stock Eliminator cylinder head rules!!

Todays system is not perfect, but we need to keep it as a numbers game. Checks, balances, and tweaks need to be made. I personally think the "mineshaft" rule needs to be based on actual weather data and not by the number of cars running .85 under. Super Stock did not go "mineshaft" this year at Indy. Looking at the Q list, I think there were plenty of cars that could have gone .85 under but did not need to. Egos always go to the top so some adjustments will be made.

1.20 under at -500 feet no problem, but at 3000 feet you need HP.

How about putting more monetary value on class wins. A trophy is ok, but a couple of grand may make a guy keep his foot down for the whole 1/4 mile!

09-05-2021, 10:55 AM	#7
nolongerracing Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 173 Likes: 2 Liked 72 Times in 27 Posts	Re: To all you INTELLECTUALS (B Parker) As I remember.. HP adjustments seem to be made by the "powers to be" as a popularity contest. "Squeaky wheel gets the grease", "I like him so he's not getting any", "Well you know you really deserved some" comes to mind. Too much emotion and opinions. We don't need to go back there. Just look at Stock Eliminator cylinder head rules!! Todays system is not perfect, but we need to keep it as a numbers game. Checks, balances, and tweaks need to be made. I personally think the "mineshaft" rule needs to be based on actual weather data and not by the number of cars running .85 under. Super Stock did not go "mineshaft" this year at Indy. Looking at the Q list, I think there were plenty of cars that could have gone .85 under but did not need to. Egos always go to the top so some adjustments will be made. 1.20 under at -500 feet no problem, but at 3000 feet you need HP. How about putting more monetary value on class wins. A trophy is ok, but a couple of grand may make a guy keep his foot down for the whole 1/4 mile!