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The 350 COPO will run FS/H as well.

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What I don’t get is where did they get there numbers and why are some .25 some 20 some 10 and some got no change? Seems like discrimination,what happened to the factoring system or why do we have a system???? I think it is a joke.

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I did see I got them to change the SS/AA -SSA/A deal, made SS/AA back to meaning SS/AAutomatic, there was 3 cars that ran SS/AA this year that was in wrong class (SS/AA ment SS/AA stick and the automatic class was SSA/A, like really)

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Got a question regarding the CJ Mustangs with the 352 engine. Why are some rated at 330 HP and others get by with only 285???

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Jeff, how do known what classes your car fits until they list hp`s, if they use stick hp, and you run stock you lose 63 hp. or do the stick cars gain 63 hp in stock? Tom

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Tom, as far as I know, the factored hp is the same. Short version on Stock, you are in a new class, mostly Bayou Self (little Cajun humor there), and if you are an automatic, .05 lower index. I guess a 9 lb class (old C/S) is still a 9 lb class at the stick index. Super Stock, on the other hand, gets hit above SS/DA. .10 hit for SS/EA to .25 (me) in SS/KA. GT gets the same treatment.

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I inquired about possible weight breaks for automatics, like the 5% deal the GT Truck classes get, which also have sticks and autos combined. They said they hadn't decided yet.

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I inquired about hp factors and they stay the same. Manual and auto are still separate hp factors in FS class

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From my understanding even though sticks and autos have been combined in the FS & FSS class there will be no new HP factors used to determine your cars total weight. The stick and the automatic cars will continue to use the same HP figures they already have for the transmission being used.

For example in the case of the 2014 427/430 2014 FS/C (old BB classes) COPO Camaro- the automatic HP factor is 454 HP, and the stick factor is 430 HP with the exact same engine. Now these two cars/engines have the privilege of racing each other heads up in the same class. Given a 140 weight advantage it seems like a field day for most stick cars. Because the stick factors remain virtually unscathed (in most classes) perhaps we will see more stick cars next year since in most cases they enjoy a tremendous advantage in the HP factoring?

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Super stock is 289 and stock is 330