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Is the 3 Speed rule final or still under review?

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Rich, They're checking the person who suggested this idea for "Brain Cells" or "Mad Cow" or some sort of "Mental Defect" If they fail to find something and this goes through I'm putting a 5 Speed in my car, When they try to toss me for it "My First Call" will be to my Attorney.

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They better not bring this rule to Stock next year, absolutely ridiculous.

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Hoping for three speed in stock next year

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Rich just step up and buy one for your car I got my 3 speed ready to rock 4 the car

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Let me rephrase the question....................
How many PG racers are racing out to get the 3 speed in for the Winternationals?

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What's the problem with this rule?? It is WAY overdue in both eliminators, not from a purist standpoint but as a means by which to level the playing field. Aside from the fact that some glides will be hard to sell based on the original cost (welcome to the world of used race car parts) I see no downside; the rule does not prohibit their use, just allows for equality if you so desire; maybe I'm just stupid. By the way Dusty, is that not a Mopar in your profile picture? Why would you love Glides? If the rules allowed (and they should), I'd have a 904 in my car tomorrow. Rich, jump up off that wallet; think of how fast your car will be!

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..and when they are combined in the near future they will allow cars that never came with automatics that too and vice versa..almost all changes that happens nowdays is stupid...but who cares anymore?some say there are nothing stock about stock anymore and keep applauding the changes...hmm i wonder how it started..

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When and how did it start? The first dilution of Stock Eliminator that I recall came when they relaxed the requirement that you had to drive the car to the track. When the tow-bar tabs appeared, the slide downhill had already begun. Not long after that, headers were allowed! What's stock about headers?

Evolution can be an unnerving experience, especially when you stick around long enough to see it in action.

Cheers and Happy Holidays, P.A.

c

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Please answer the following:

What's the point of allowing 3 speeds? Faster.......How much faster?

Is it fair to say...........if the NHRA rated HP was correct and the AHFS was working correctly would I need to have a 3 speed to in my car?

I guess you guys didn't read the new Dragster fine print....combos choosing to run a 2 speeds are allowed to remove 150lbs... LOL

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Here's how I see this 3 speed thing..........

For Bryan McClanahan Christmas came early........LOL

3 speeds in 2 speed combos are like divorces........... the only true winners are the lawyers and the manufactures.......... the players are the ones that suffer..............

Seriously, this is a pre-cursor to the merging of SS and GT classes in 2009. Think about it..... 2 speeds, 3 speeds, sticks who cares what trans...now we are all on an equal field...then the next step is to combine classes........A&B- C,D etc...
The larger weight breakes between classes equals more heads up races during elims. and during class runoffs there won't be so many singles..........

I'm thinking this will be a great marketing tool for NHRA to attract sponsor money and increase the payouts.

This will also bring in more contengency monies as the class wars will be resurrected as they were in the past.
Less classes=more money per Class win.

So guys this could really be a good thing for us! I know HD Partners and the NHRA are looking out for the future of class racing. Think of the possibilities here.....

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Perhaps, the core pile has become a bit shallow on these 40+ year old antiques?

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>> I'm thinking this will be a great marketing tool for NHRA to attract sponsor money and increase the payouts.

About half of that sounds right... :rolleyes:

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Which issue was that fine print I missed ????????????

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Kenny;
Wake up.Have you been spinning around in the commercial
driers again?

Ed

Spot on reply Michael.

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Can anyone clarify this for me. In 1957 GM built a Turboglide transmission that was put in passenger cars as an option. A real piece of crap from what I have heard because it was dropped a couple of years later. I do know that it had 3 forward gear selections, L, Gr, and Drive. The Gr standing for Grade. Was this transmission a 3 speed or not?

Thanks Jim

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NHRA thought so one of the west coast 57 Chevies has been running a three speed for over a year

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what is the average real advantage in a 3 speed vs. powerglide of equal quality???? are we talking a few hundreds or a tenth ????

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Depends on the combo, in the higher horsepower cars about .05 to .07 hundreds. In a 283 or 265 maybe a tenth