Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich (Post 266318)

It would be FAR different if the manufacturers were building affordable, production street legal cars, but they're not. None of the big three is building a light weight semi stripped down under $30K high performance street car. They're building over weight, over loaded, over complicated $40K boat anchors. They could be building 3200-3400 pound cars with few options, less BS, and a far lower price. But they are not.


If this whole thing was getting 18-24 year-olds into $25K factory hot rods off the showroom floor, building a fan base and a participant base for the sport and the market, for the future, it would be a great thing. That's not happening, and it's not going to happen with the current structure.

Originally Posted by kdanner (Post 266347)

In fairness, the Mustang is not far off from what you're asking for. My 2011 5.0 weighed 3500 and change as delivered, and it cost me $28k. I can't think of any other similar car in respect to weight and cost though.

I just don't understand why cars like this can't be in the guide. Instead nothing but the paper cars since 2008.

Originally Posted by kdanner (Post 266347)

.... I just don't understand why cars like this can't be in the guide. Instead nothing but the paper cars since 2008.

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 266345)

I have before....the AHFS will NEVER work in its present form because of the game playing and 1000 ft shut off runs everyone is playing. Its not so much the system as it is the dummys who accepted the HP ratings to begin with no matter what they were and the non action of NHRA to do much of anything about it. They just dont seem to care about the guys who have supported them for so many years in the past and just want to cater to the money guys who can afford these new combos of the week.

Originally Posted by ALMACK (Post 266359)

I wonder why that is ?
A marketing strategy ?
And if so, was it designed so as to sell more CJs ?

Are they (Ford) afraid that the 2011 -2012 GT will hurt CJ sales ?
There is a huge difference between a CJ buyer and a GT buyer.

Personally, I would also like to see the '11-'12 V-6 Mustang compete in Stock. Now that would be cool.

Originally Posted by Paul Wong (Post 266440)

Alan your thinking with your mind not a 22 - 24 year old mind. They want to go fast with the 20" wheels, bluetooth and creature comforts. Hell most of them look at my antique muscle cars and cant figure out why i would use 15" wheels or lack fuel injection.