AHFS at Indy?

[Jeff Dona SS3269]

Originally Posted by KRatcliff

I understand what you are saying, but the index change doesn't impact a single combo. It affects all combos in that class. What was the instant HP before the .30 reduction in the index? -1.50? Then they dropped it to -1.20 after the .30 reduction.

Index changes only affects qualifying and positions on the ladder if you do not do it universally. Then it is only semantics if you do it universally. I have yet to understand how an index change would target a soft combo without affecting more fairly factored combos.

Then you have a scenario in Super Stock where there are 5 classes with a 11.00 index. SS/K, SS/JA, SS/TD, FSS/M, & SS/PHA (whatever that is). One or more of the cars in those particular classes my have a super soft index, but none of them would be a heads up situation if they line up against another class even though it shares the same index.

Soft or not indexes only affect qualifying at a fairly rare event that has more than 128 cars which Indy is one and sometimes Bowling Green. I know there are a few more that pop up and they are pretty cool to see. But qualifying high on the sheet or even number 1 doesn't seem to be a big factor in winning overall.

All that being said I am not opposed to lowering the indexes, but I don't see the point if the triggers are lowered along with it.

I guess what I?m trying to say is with the rule changes and more excepted replacement heads it has become easier for a combination that isn?t soft to meet the requirements to receive hp . They don?t have to lower the indexes I?m just saying they need to make adjustments so it?s not so easy to get hp. The . 65 and lower runs not counting is one the guys on a budget that choose not to get the latest stuff don?t count and the higher % of hp is a little out of control I can?t imagine having a car with aftermarket head getting 15 hp and having to add 150 lbs to it because if your already running the higher class the aftermarket heads won?t move the natural class. Go back and look at the HP adjustments that were done in January most of them are older combos that have been given aftermarket head and carburetors . Idk it just seems pointless to me to keep spending money in a performances based class to keep adding weight. The bar should always move if your sitting still you’re backing up.