No Bump at Indy - Page 2

James Perrone · 08-09-2013, 08:57 AM

I love Indy but its a lot of time and money.Also if you have an older car in A;B C stock why would you bother.Cant win class.NHRA has bent over backwareds to save
THE late model CLASS CARS.140 trigger at opens .Index adjustments.Creating there own class and unhittable index..These are the Facts,

cambria · 08-09-2013, 09:15 AM

Wow lots of negative stuff.Me I can't wait to race and have a beer with Teuton and Race Armstrong who has kicked my *** every time.Last race I told him the tower wanted him his passport had expired.My wife Paula should be racing her new COPO heads up yea baby bring it on.

Tom Moock · 08-09-2013, 10:28 AM

Alan Mackin, you raced at bowling green so you have one grade point, there fore you can enter Indy, I think I am correct? Tom

D.Johns · 08-09-2013, 10:32 AM

Wishing my CJ was done for this year but sadly with my work schedule has not cooperated with all the work that needed to be done.

It would be nice to rent someone's Stocker/Super Stocker to make this years Indy but it looks like it will have to be next year for the my first Indy. I will be there routing you guys on all week.

Casey Miles · 08-09-2013, 11:13 AM

I'm planning on entering Indy, but there are 2 things I'm waiting for. The car is ready now, but it can't run better then 5 under. So, I waiting to see how many entries there are to see how deep the bump will go. 140 car count is about the break point that I think I can get into the eliminator . You have to figure that a few don't show, then there is breakage which usually takes out a few. I don't mind being an alternate. As long as it's a shoe polish race, I'm good. The second is the weather. I don't want to tow 1200 miles to get rained on, down here (South Florida) we've had our share of rain for the season.
NHRA made it easy to see just where you are as far as car counts these days, back in the day, you would send in your entry and receive your acceptance by mail. When you got to Indy, that is when you found out how many cars where in your class.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock

442OLDS · 08-09-2013, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Casey Miles

The car is ready now, but it can't run better then 5 under.

GOOD LUCK with that!

I don't see the Stock quota being full at all,but I really don't think 5 under has a chance.

boster · 08-09-2013, 11:35 AM

Paul , give it a few years this is only your second trip out there. FYI you will be in the combo race as you are the only ssa/a car this year

Casey Miles · 08-09-2013, 11:40 AM

That's why I'm waiting to enter, I know that 5 under wouldn't do it. I'm in an old combo with a small motor and alot of weight. It comes down to that there are too many people with too much money to compete against.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock

K Stubbs · 08-09-2013, 12:35 PM

Several more will enter in the next two weeks. I look at Indy as a vacation, you actually spend about the same or less than if you went on a nice trip somewhere for a week. I have just as much fun if not more at Indy.

08-09-2013, 12:40 PM

It's not always about the money, sometimes it's about the adventure and the uncertainty. I went to the 50th for my first time. Ran .98 under and felt pretty good untill I was 140 something. The next morning I threw everything I had at it and qualified. It was a great feeling that has lasted with me a long time.
If you talk common sense, trying to win a race with all the pro's showing up
Fletcher, Biondo, Cummings, ect doesn't equate to having the best chance at success. But Indy is not about all that. It's about chasing a dream, racing at the most hallowed ground we can race on in the country. Against all odds for the common racer, in class and the eleminator.
If you can defy the odds for 5 days it can change your life forever, and cement your place in history. I'll be attending for the 4th time in my life, hope to get past first round for the first time. I can't wait.
If your thinking about going, don't let common sense hold you back, you never know what you might be able to pull off. It could be a memory for a lifetime in racing.

08-09-2013, 08:57 AM	#11
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,676 Likes: 3,380 Liked 1,821 Times in 425 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy I love Indy but its a lot of time and money.Also if you have an older car in A;B C stock why would you bother.Cant win class.NHRA has bent over backwareds to save THE late model CLASS CARS.140 trigger at opens .Index adjustments.Creating there own class and unhittable index..These are the Facts, __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

08-09-2013, 09:15 AM	#12
cambria Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Buffalo Posts: 235 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy Wow lots of negative stuff.Me I can't wait to race and have a beer with Teuton and Race Armstrong who has kicked my *** every time.Last race I told him the tower wanted him his passport had expired.My wife Paula should be racing her new COPO heads up yea baby bring it on. __________________ BS/A,A/FIA 00 Camaro- CS/A, B/FIA 94 Camaro .2012 copo 4.0

08-09-2013, 10:28 AM	#13
Tom Moock Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 801 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy Alan Mackin, you raced at bowling green so you have one grade point, there fore you can enter Indy, I think I am correct? Tom __________________ Tom Moock 5704 STK

08-09-2013, 10:32 AM	#14
D.Johns Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 437 Likes: 15 Liked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy Wishing my CJ was done for this year but sadly with my work schedule has not cooperated with all the work that needed to be done. It would be nice to rent someone's Stocker/Super Stocker to make this years Indy but it looks like it will have to be next year for the my first Indy. I will be there routing you guys on all week. __________________ 2014 Cobra Jet FS/XX #3345 STK/SS Like us on http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel...25886327426822

08-09-2013, 11:13 AM	#15
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 499 Times in 91 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy I'm planning on entering Indy, but there are 2 things I'm waiting for. The car is ready now, but it can't run better then 5 under. So, I waiting to see how many entries there are to see how deep the bump will go. 140 car count is about the break point that I think I can get into the eliminator . You have to figure that a few don't show, then there is breakage which usually takes out a few. I don't mind being an alternate. As long as it's a shoe polish race, I'm good. The second is the weather. I don't want to tow 1200 miles to get rained on, down here (South Florida) we've had our share of rain for the season. NHRA made it easy to see just where you are as far as car counts these days, back in the day, you would send in your entry and receive your acceptance by mail. When you got to Indy, that is when you found out how many cars where in your class. Casey Miles 248H "F" NHRA Stock

08-09-2013, 11:35 AM	#17
boster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: usa Posts: 958 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy Paul , give it a few years this is only your second trip out there. FYI you will be in the combo race as you are the only ssa/a car this year __________________ Bo Kenney

08-09-2013, 11:40 AM	#18
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 704 Likes: 128 Liked 499 Times in 91 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy That's why I'm waiting to enter, I know that 5 under wouldn't do it. I'm in an old combo with a small motor and alot of weight. It comes down to that there are too many people with too much money to compete against. Casey Miles 248H "F" NHRA Stock

08-09-2013, 12:35 PM	#19
K Stubbs Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Benton, Arkansas Posts: 402 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 3 Posts	Re: No Bump at Indy Several more will enter in the next two weeks. I look at Indy as a vacation, you actually spend about the same or less than if you went on a nice trip somewhere for a week. I have just as much fun if not more at Indy.

08-09-2013, 12:40 PM	#20
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: No Bump at Indy It's not always about the money, sometimes it's about the adventure and the uncertainty. I went to the 50th for my first time. Ran .98 under and felt pretty good untill I was 140 something. The next morning I threw everything I had at it and qualified. It was a great feeling that has lasted with me a long time. If you talk common sense, trying to win a race with all the pro's showing up Fletcher, Biondo, Cummings, ect doesn't equate to having the best chance at success. But Indy is not about all that. It's about chasing a dream, racing at the most hallowed ground we can race on in the country. Against all odds for the common racer, in class and the eleminator. If you can defy the odds for 5 days it can change your life forever, and cement your place in history. I'll be attending for the 4th time in my life, hope to get past first round for the first time. I can't wait. If your thinking about going, don't let common sense hold you back, you never know what you might be able to pull off. It could be a memory for a lifetime in racing.