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03-01-2014, 10:16 AM | #81 |
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Re: 1969 camaro hood
Half of this problem with what is accepted is the inconsistency in the verification by NHRA tech. So they accept a letter from Carroll Shelby that can be questioned by critics for some obvious reasons. So they accept bogus engine-trans-body combinations because of a snafu when some tech person put in writing to a racer that the combination was legal to race in spite of no factory documentation. So they allow bogus camshaft specs twenty years after an engine was in production. So they allow scoops and body kits to be retrofitted to cars after they were produced. So they allow intake-carb parts because of one installation on a factory show car. The infuriating part is that the justification for one case is rejected when presented for another case. It's like your Mom refusing to let you eat a cookie because it will spoil your supper then turning around and feeding cake and ice cream to your brother.
Then, for them to come back thirty years later and start punishing racers for something that has been standard behavior is like blowing on smoldering coals. But, remember that the definition of "legal" to NHRA tech is what they say passes and it does not have to agree with facts. |
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Way too many buddy deals, ego massages and personality conflicts over the years. I don't know how the system could ever be made impartial.
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It seems that everything is out of control. What happen to having fun in a sport that we love to do? Super Stock is nothing more than (Bracket Racing with Rules). It appears that the rules have been manipulated or changed. Why is that? If no one is going to approach this with NHRA, then why all the complaining? Hope it all works out.
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03-01-2014, 01:54 PM | #84 |
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Dwight you are right on Target. parts that were allowed for 43 years like hoods are now not allowed.NHRA should have left it alone and now the old cars are fighting for there lives with the likes of the new cars.it makes life long racers like myself just want to call it quits!!!! and the new cars with fuelinfection should be in a FI class at least A -D if you want leave all the AA - AAA and cars higher then A alone. and if a old car wants to run a class higher then A then you would would have to run the FI cars heads up.this would fix the problem.
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Mr. Sammy,
They have that already in place. It's called IHRA.
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This is my understanding also. The parts required for shaker hood systems were limited, so a glass T/A style hood was substituted. Technically it wasn't an option...it was a substitution. Same applies to the 70 440 six barrel intake manifold. Aluminum was substituted due to a lack of iron versions. |
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Black Hemi 4 speed Red Hemi Auto. Green 383 Auto. Blue 383 4 speed Blue 340 Auto. As well there is a 1971 383 known. I own the black Hemi, it's the earlier build date of all known N94 cars too. There has been over the years speculation that the hoods were substituted for the Shaker hood while they were redesigning it with crumple zones crash safety. That has been proved wrong the fiberglass was made available so late the redesigned Shaker had already been out. Last edited by 61powerwagon; 10-26-2014 at 11:00 AM. |
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As Long as the organization has the vast pool of racers willing to just suck it up and change the classes, motors, hoods it will remain the same. When the Modified Hot Rod Association, or Nostalgia Drag Racers become more popular we will watch the shift. Only problem is being at the "Big Go"
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