[bill dedman]

Mark,
I apologize for the murky writing; I can see (upon re-reading) that my post did indeed, seem to be beating both drums simultaneously, but what I MEANT was contained in the part that said, "but the fact is, the combinations are endless, and trying to level the playing field between the myriad combinations using this method is a task that would never be finished, and in the meantime creates more problems than it solves."

That was the crux of my argument.

To think that the present-day NHRA will beat the bushes to find a knowledgeable individual (or, several) who can perform this task of separating cars' classification by examining their performace potential through a "microscope," is to dream the impossible dream.

In case you haven't noticed, whoever is in CHARGE there doesn't CARE... and, they proved it first with the Mustang factoring debacle, and now have added insult to injury with the Dodge factors.

My point was, if it can't be done "right" (and, I don't think it can, given what we have to work with in terms of NHRA's attitude, demeanor, and analytical capabilities, such as they are) then, it shouldn't be done AT ALL.

Return the factors on cars of varying body types to their original, across-the-board numbers and forget the situations like Fred Henson's mistake... or, move ALL the Street Hemis, regardless of chassis, onto that 470hp pedastal...

What they have now makes NO sense at all...

Thanks for listening.

Bill