Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

That would fix this problem very quickly.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

the AHFS has flaws. It does not consider the person who puts a combo together and runs it , how ever it runs. Then you have the person that puts the same combo together and works on it all the time because he does not want to get beat heads up. So for the person who works his butt off his reward is NHRA slowing him down. Yes there are under factored cars, What we need is someone with common sense to know when one is under factored or not.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

No, it wouldn't, unless the AHFS is/was in affect for ALL races. The #1 Qualifier at Indy in 2018 went 2.01 under and has NEVER been factored. The same car just (JUST) qualified #1 at Earlville.
Now, I'm not faulting the man that built it, IMHO, he's one of the smartest men in this sport. But I will fault the system.
NHRA needs to have people in place that understand engines and combos. Until they do, it's all just a joke and a "buddy's club".

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

What we need is someone who knows when a combo has been "manipulated/ enhanced" and has the balls to toss it.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

Most can manipulate the AHFS. No one wants HP but some combos are quite under factored. Lower the average to .80 to .75. That would be the easiest ways to add HP to more combos without changing the AHFS drastically.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

Lowering the indexes is what Billy calls liberalism. Do you think the guys who are smart enough to stay out of trouble with the current system will all of a sudden become a bunch of dumb azzes? No they won't and the slow guys will still get beat. The fact is this is an ultra competitive sport and a racer can pick a good combination, work hard and spend money to go fast or you can be slow. Either way you'll have fun.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

Re-read my post Bruce.

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

Do we believe that everyone let it fly at Indy, or did some racers still hold back?

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

Hi masshole here yes I did screw up on a red light got out of it after a 1000 ft really didn’t think i was going that fast I talked to James Monday about it and now he just proceeds to drag my name through the mud all over the internet . we haven’t even got any hp yet I guess if it makes him feel better everybody deals with things differently I can honestly say I would never write a thread like this if Mr Perrone did the same thing I may call him but not call him an a-hole or masshole or what ever yes it does suck that some of us have to slow our cars down after we spend all this time and money making them go fast hopefully NHRA will come up with a better solution. As far as my car yes 69 -72 Novas although same body have some differences. I guess James would be the one to know if my taillights are different

Thanks (A-hole or Masshole).

Re: Attention Nova 350/255 stock combo.
 

How sad we continue to argue
We are the consumer here
We continue to race under foolish rules and then fight with each other over those rules
The factoring system doesn't work and has never worked
When we work together it will work better when we allow our selves to be divided we will never get what we want or deserve.....
When we give them money it seems to me we should get what we want
Am i missing something
On another note Billy Harper is a fine gentleman and he should get to play fully as he sees fit
He worked hard and spent the money....