[Alan Roehrich]

As usual, Ed, you recall wrong. I said they were LEGAL, I did not say they were stock. However, I did drag an old 427/425 piston out and compare it to new pistons on the list, and guess what, the dome is the same height and basic shape, and the valve relief is the same depth and location.

As I recall, and others do as well, you claimed several well known racers in Stock had hidden devices in their transmissions, because they had consistently good reaction times. You were wrong on that, too, and I proved it. Not only did we own one of the cars, with the transmission you claimed was doctored (I've since built it 3-4 times), but I also built one of the others (by the way, it won the very next race). Neither of them had anything in them except regular internal parts. Nothing there at all Ed, your claims that those drivers were cheating was completely and utterly without merit or factual basis.

As far as this particular discussion goes, you do not even really know who you are accusing of cheating. And you have ZERO proof. All you have is your completely baseless opinion, with no evidence at all to back it up. You claim a set of heads and intake, that you have never seen, is cheated up, and you claim that NHRA Tech is too stupid, blind, or corrupt, take your pick, to find it.

I suppose that you, and a few other people, find your nonsense to be funny, amusing, or maybe "witty banter". The thing about it is, all your baseless accusations of rampant cheating are bad for the sport. There is absolutely nothing positive about your "contribution". To anyone that lacks the experience, or access to the factual information and the truth about the sport, it gives the appearance that the only way to win, go fast, or set records, is to cheat. That's a crock of crap.

And they made you an offer Ed. So if you are so sure of yourself, put your money where your mouth is, go on out and pony up the protest fee, and prove they're illegal. Especially since you think their Stock Eliminator pistons "won't pour" in Super Stock. To hear you talk, you've got an ace in the hole. But evidently, you don't have enough faith in your "opinions" to put up the cash. Talk is cheap Ed, if they're cheating so blatantly, and you're so sure of it, take them up on the offer. I think we'll find out that you, Ed, are "all hat and no cattle". You'll hide behind your monitor, and accuse people of cheating, but when offered the chance to prove it, you'll bring nothing but excuses.