[bill dedman]

I don't disgree with any of what I see here, but I think there's a tendency toward making this problem with superior performances from turbocharged cars more complicated that it is.

My opinion, for what it's worth, (and that may not be much, admittedly) is that increased boost levels are the culprit at ANY altitude, and they can be monitored and controlled through the use of an NHRA-mandated TELLTALE boost gauge. All NHRA tech needs, is information from the car manufacturer as to what boost was present when the engine was dyno-tested for factory rating, and when the car comes in after a qualifying run or a run in competition for his weight/fuel check, the NHRA tech looks at the telltale needle to see if the amount of boost exceeds the mandated limit. If it does, the car can't compete and that run is scrubbed.

This is not my idea.... I have read online, that Subaru sponsors a road race series that uses an onboard telltale boost gauge on ALL the cars (they're all turbocharged) in competition ffor monitoring boost levels.

This does nothing at all for the DP/Mustang problem, but one thing at a time....

Thanks for listening.