[Greg Hill]

It's Monday morning and I got back last night from our first Bowling Green combo race at about 9;00 p.m., Andrew and I both lost first round. These new cars and the crate motor deals that have been approved were a major topic of discussion. I didn't talk to one person who felt like these new cars with the hp ratings they have were good for stock eliminator. A lot of people don't post on here and quite frankly don't even look at the site. A good friend of mine and a guy that builds a few stock eliminator motors had no clue about the crate motors that are legal for the new Challenger and Mustang. When I filled him in on these motors and the specs along with the hp ratings his comment was " Are you f@#$ing kidding me?" He went on to say " Why would someone build one of these cars?" What gratification would there be when all along you know you are running in the wrong class?" This is a guy that runs a 69 Camaro with a 302 rated at 309hp.

I truly think people are just beginning to realize how these cars are going to affect them and the sport they love. A lot of people feel there is nothing they can do about it. They feel powerless and are not vocal because they think NHRA will punish them if they speak out. If we do nothing then we become powerless. if we continue to go to National events we condone what NHRA does. It makes us complicit in the whole process. There are good racers that are truly thinking about quitting because they feel they can't compete any
more.

Another good friend of mine who doesn't post on here and has one of the fastest G/SA cars in the country told me after watching Jeff run 10.57 in H/SA at Belle Rose he was depressed for the rest of the weekend. I don't know if anything we do can change what's happening to stock and eventually super stock,but I do know one thing if we don't try to change it we get what we deserve.