[John Duzac]

I run a 67 Camaro with a 302 engine, which is rated at 290 h.p. From the factory. This engine is now rated at 309 h.p. Some combinations have had a reduction of 63 h.p. And it makes me wonder how on earth can any combo have their factory h.p. Reduced that much. It makes me wonder if some folks in Glendora are smoking crack! I can understand a 10 or 12 h.p. Reduction. But 63 hp! That's a bit much. There are guys that run the 302 combination that actually need a reduction in the 309 h.p. rating. I'd love to have 10 h.p. Taken off my combo. That's never going to happen. When we built the car, we did everything humanly possible to make it weigh as little as possible. I can get below the minimum weight in D/S. I cannot get below the C/S minimum weight to take advantage of any h.p. Reduction should that ever happen. Farmer Desmuke would roll over in his grave if he knew about the B.S. That's going on with N.H.R.A. As far as the factoring system, the 302 is carrying h.p. From Tony Pizzi when he ran a 1968 Camaro back in 1969. I was responsible for a 4 h.p. hit from 2009. That 4 h.p. Hurt. Think about a 63 h.p. Reduction and how much it would help. There is no way taking that much h.p. Off a combo can be justified.