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Billy how many new cars are in your class?

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the Hp might be close if NHRA wouldnt have mysteriously dropped the index 3 tenths

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Upcoming Stick Combo entrants that will compete against one another in Pennsylvania. Guess which guys don't even have a chance? Do you think if those pre-1992 vehicles lost 5% in HP rating they may have a fighting chance? What if the new Super Cars gained 3% HP at the same time? Hmm....


Stick
1587 AA/S Don Fezell Du Bois PA '08 Mustang MRLN 331
3695 A/S Luke Ubelhor Bristow IN '09 Challenger Dodg 370
1222 P/S Joe Cokinos Elmwood Park NJ '96 S-10 Chev 262
1578 G/S Jim Roberts Portsmouth RI '69 Camaro Chev 350
1609 F/S Louis Centolanza Newburgh NY '69 Plymouth Plym 383
1710 D/S Jerry Mac Neish Eldersburg MD '67 Camaro Chev 302
19 C/S Mike Ficacci East Hanover NJ '12 Ford Ford 302

Re: New cars, old cars and horsepower ratings.
 

my money is on mike ficacci! probably wont even be close.

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I agree providing he runs in the combo. His first pass, supposedly in D/S, was 10.43 @ 134.20 mph. I wouldn't want to make an assumption here but that seems like a lot of mph for a D/S car, and that is with a 1.56 sixty foot. hmmmm

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Do I wish they would have kept the rules the same (i.e. if a care gets to much HP then it is asuperstock only car)...YES I do, but they did not ask me. Do I like the new cars...Yes I do. Would I like to have a new Camaro...Yes I would.

However be careful what you wish for in proposing new ideas. How about a '69 Impala with a new small blower Chevy engine 4000+lbs going 10.0's or faster.

Greg, I agree with most things you write/propose, but GT Stock is a stupid idea. Stay out of Larry's Kentucky's Finest. Figure 75+ classes how many heads ups would there be. Class wins would mean nothing...It will be a big Stick/Auto Combo. Wait...that's a great idea, They could even lump us in with Comp by creating classes with lower indexes. Then get rid of Stock once and for all. Yeah, thats the ticket.

I do agree with Creating lower weight breaks for GT in Super Stock. Now that would be a kick in the pants!

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I think it would be a cold day in he!! before NHRA considers adding more classes. I do think there is a glimmer of hope that they can cut classes in half by combining sticks and auto's.

I had lunch yesterday with a Stock racer that once raced a stick in A/S and now has an auto trans in the same car for A/SA racing. One of the big reasons he put an auto in the car was the chance for more heads up racing as the A/S field dried up around him. This guy's a serious racer and has held A/S records and spends an enormous amount of time improving his car; stick or auto under the floors, doesn't matter. He didn't hesitate a second when I asked him if sticks and auto's should be combined. He said, "hell yes!" and then stated he would probably put a stick back into the car and he could care less if the HP assigned was for the auto, stick or in between. No index changes, just run what ya brung!

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I don't remember why the Fuel Injection cars don't have their own classes? Why were they dropped?

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Mickey, that's harsh. Wanna borrow a 6 cylinder?

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