I've posted on here several times that the rules should accomodate aluminum blocks.

It's not a matter of running for 600 to win. It's a matter of being able to compete and race every week. It's a matter of being on the track, best seat in the house.

But to lock in the top ten in points to the top ten in the feature? Are you kidding me???? I understand showing some allegiance to those that are there every week...but in the same breath you kick the new guys to the curb. This is RACING, right???

Aluminum blocks...good decision, even though it's a little late in the year.
Lock in top ten...bad descision. (might be god for the top ten in points, but bad for the fans, bad for the new guys starting out)
Weight rule...good decision.
Injector rule...bad decision. How are you gonna police this???

If anything, go to a header rule...everybody can see who's legit, easy to police.

The Injection rule will actually be easy to regulate.You probably don't know it but 5 out of top 10 wont be there or can't make it..And 3 of them are done for the year..

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We have NO control of what promoters charge..(UNFORTUNATELY!!!) We try to give advice to them but they usually inform in so many words that they know more than we do...

Chandler is a very poorly ran joint, I still find it hard to believe that they are actually going to run sprint cars there...

I think a lot of you people are missing the point. The motor isn't everything and the type of guys who will pull to this show will be the ones that just love to race. They will be teams who have to buy there parts used from high dollar teams just so they can do what they love to do. Most of them would give the $600 back just to be able to stand in victoy lane at the end of the night. If you want a rule here it is: tire rule for alum. motors and for steel blocks no rule!!!!

keith ford thanks

Don't get me wrong, I know these guys need some money coming in to help support their hobby so we fans can enjoy the show they put on for us! I vote for an open tire rule for steel blocks at all tracks and a rule on the light weight alum. motors. This would be a rule that would be interesting to see how it works for the remainder of the season. This might be pushin it a little, but no udjustable shocks for alum. motors. Now they have all the hp. but getting it to the track is even! JMO

i knew it was just a matter of time. chase stockton must have got himself an aluminum motor.

heres the thread from early june about how they were not going to make it an open series.

https://www.indianaopenwheel.com/showthread.php?t=18022

Is the best reason you can come with?? Chase bought a an aluminum block?? How about this,"Well Gurley's brother has an aluminum motor,so thats why they made the change". Or were you just being funny? The dicision would have had nothing to do with the fact of needing to keep promoters on the hook for next year by increasing the car counts or that having this type of series is better than none at all??? Naw,it couldn't be! Your right it's because Chase and about 15 other teams that have contacted me with interest in running with us have aluminum engines..Come on..Hell if we had all the interest that this rule change has made on this message board we would have been a huge series..:2:

Totally understand your thinking there jjones. But Chase has had an aluminum engine for several years. He just blew up the steel one?! But, when Sam started this series Chase did not have a steel engine. They aquired the steel engine this year because they love to race.

Did you ever think that in your rush to be the greatest facility in Indiana, you didn't understand your core group of racers and what teams were needing in order to compete at your facility?

Dave, you have a top notch facility and the type of race track I personally enjoy, but there is a reason places like Eldora don't have a weekly sprint series. You have to use these places as specialty stops for a touring series to get good counts.

Honestly, I think it's wonderful what your purse pays, and guys who see your counts are down will come over to get the start money, but it will take alot of money to get a good weekly count.