[dwydendorf]

As a loyal Ford racer I have been looking upon this whole thread with a little amusement because finally the shoe is on the other foot for a change. While I don't want to rub too much salt in your wounds, if many of you claim this is about fairness instead of brand loyality, where were your complaints when the new Camaros and Firebirds were dominant? I started racing back in the early 1970"s and Killer cars were around then, just the same as they are now. You claim that the mismatch is greater now but that is not true. There were always cars that had a half second advantage on other cars in their class- nothing new there. What is new is that GM is struggling as of late and the U.S. Government is watching over GM. The reason I mention this is because NHRA cannot look to GM for some of the perks that have plentiful in the past. If you add up the dollars that NHRA saves by having a car manufacturer provide Cars and Trucks to NHRA you can understand why it is good not to make Ford angry. That somehow changes the political structure at NHRA and all of a sudden makes Ford the one favorable to NHRA. Like it or not, its politics, and has nothing to do with Republicans and Democrats. Now if you think that NHRA is going to cater to a handful of whiny Stock and Super Stock Racers over trying not to piss off Ford you are mistaken. Most racers can't stick together enough to leverage any power against NHRA, and if the truth is known they would probably want to get rid of us before that happens. With that being said what are you going to do about it? I was talking to a well noted racer who just had his class invaded by one of the new cars that is going as fast if not faster than he is. I asked him what he was going to do? He said I will continue to do my own thing just like I allways have, and not worry about what they are doing. I said I was also going to do the same There have been two times that I have won class at the U.S. Nationals that I shouldn't have. Both times the other cars were much faster than me but I won. I won't embarass those racers by filling in the details, but the bottom line is if you don't show up and do your own thing, you can't win.