S/SS - Lower the index -0.50 & run Pro ladder

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by 1664SSJA

So I think some kind of change should be made on the other end. I don't have a suggestion as to WHAT kind of change, but you guys know better than me.

I agree, there isn't an easy answer to what many perceive to be a problem. If you lower the Indexes, say, two tenths across the board (five tenths is to much, IMO) and leave the triggers (-1.15 twice for a look and -1.40 for automatic), then that plays into the fast guys/girls hands...allowing them to run flat out with no, or reduced, penalties. If you lower the Indexes two tenths, and reduce the triggers to -.95 and -1.20, then you still have the same problem that some currently do not like, which is being unable to run flat out in Class Eliminations, or heads-up runs, without a potential penalty of HP adjustments. I don't think it is the intention of some (at least not me) to chase the little guys/girls out. I'm just pointing out the fact that in the past two decades, we have received a multitude of rule changes to allow us to go faster, and yet the Indexes are Slower than before the new rules (and not all rules have been for the better...the -.50 rule for bye runs to win class, Class Winners not automatically placed in the field, but that is another story in itself). Even if the indexes were reduced two tenths, it would only affect a small, minority population of Stock and Super Stock cars.

(I'm not professing to have the answer to the problem...just tossing some opinions out there.)