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Billy, the problem is that those cars, and especially the factory programs, simply don't fit in Stock, the way Stock is structured, and they cannot be made to. They don't really fit into Super Stock, either. So, unlike the fuel injected production street cars, you'll never be able to merge them back into the regular classes, and it has nothing to do with them having stick and automatics combined. So long as those programs continue, you will have paper cars built out of the parts catalogs, and intentionally assigned extremely bogus factors. It is the way those programs are designed and intended to work. It allows the factories to participate for the smallest possible investment, and still have their cars go extremely fast. Since NHRA evidently has no desire to create one or two entirely new eliminators, the closest they can come to leveling the field is adding separate classes to the two existing eliminators for the factory programs. I'd love to see those cars truly separated, as much for their own benefit as well as for the rest of us. The truth is, in a completely separate eliminator of their own, they could really be showcased, and do a lot of good for the factories and for drag racing. There is no telling what they could grow those classes into, there's almost no limit, provided it is done right. The Super Stock version of a class like that could be the second coming of Pro Stock, much the way Pro Stock began, properly managed. Unfortunately, I don't think NHRA wants to do that, and I don't think they have enough of the right people to do it, and I expect the number of those people to continue to decline.
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11-01-2014, 09:09 AM | #122 |
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Imagine that, the factory cars got their own classes, like everyone was asking for...and people are STILL complaining!!!
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11-01-2014, 09:16 AM | #123 |
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Will the FS cars have a combo of their own, when only 1 car is entered in a particular class? Or will they be in the combo for the "older" cars?
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Nick, the only people complaining (and not being straight about why they are unhappy) have new cars and don't like suddenly not being one of the fast guys in their classes. If NHRA doesn't lower their indexes about half a second they will still dominate the top of qualifying sheets if they want to. Would still be killers in class combo races. Of course, it's not a big deal to guys running lower classes where they didn't have to deal with them heads up. Most people are happy.
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11-01-2014, 11:01 AM | #125 |
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Billy is slipping folks. He actually just asked whether he should keep his opinions to himself? And deprive us of his wisdom and common sense. No way.
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Factoring by HP has always been a flawed method. It punishes the hard workers. Dividing the cars into smaller and smaller classes decreases this as they don't run another car type for class and only race bracket style at points meets.
There is the point where if you want to be a class winner now regardless the age of car you can do it. Maybe even with a Bye. For those who "care" about winning on an even basis, maybe re starting a LB/CUBIC inch class would work. If you want to win in S and SS you Must change ahead of the rules not with them. Beat the adjustments to hp or class by an unseen combo or NEW motor spec. Buy an Injected car, then a 4 valve head car then a supercharged car. Any Turbos on the horizon? Support a New Modified Class for a real even chance at a good time and reward for your work. |
11-01-2014, 04:05 PM | #127 |
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Who only makes 900hp??? I agree they should make a lot more!
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11-01-2014, 07:11 PM | #128 |
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Check out the new CarCraft and there you go! Calvert's 5.0 does the deed.
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Oct 31 was the first that I heard of the SS/CS head problem. but what problem? I feel that GM, Ford and Mopar were very even with GM having the slight edge. We all Crack heads. I have had to back out of CFM for reliability, Why can't GM? We are using the basic W-2 head which came out 40 plus years ago. there is nothing else. Again, GM racers get there way. How many Ford racers knew what was going on? I thought we had the class back on course when we stopped the GM racers wanting the aluminum heads.
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