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Originally Posted by Greg Hill
Not one place in that article was there any thing about getting input from stock and super stock racers to fix this problem. With the prior bad judgment of the tech department letting these cars run in stock and super stock with the bogus hp ratings they have why would anyone think they are going to fix the problem? What happens when Ford and Chrysler change the specs a little for the new model years and give them even more bogus hp numbers?
There are lots of stock and super stock racers that knew how bogus these cars were as soon as they saw the specs and compared them to the older cars. If we knew why didn't NHRA know? Also that BS about not hitting any combination with hp before it ran is total crap. The 403 Olds motor that Al Provost use to run was hit with 90 hp before it ever sat foot on the track. I think it went from 190 to 280. Also almost all the old cars with SAE net hp ratings were re-factored before they ran. Yep the LT1's and LS!'s were bogus as well, but you have to remember Pontiac and GMC were the official cars and trucks for NHRA. That didn't make it right and a lot of racers quit because of those cars.
These cars need to be in their own classes in Stock and need to be re-factored for SS. My God that Ford 352 that's in the guide at 285 for SS has 230cc intake runners with a 1000 cfm throttle body and 11 1/2 to 1 compression.
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Quote by D.Gracia:
“At Reading, Pa., we are going to meet with some of the other people on the (Stock and Super Stock) committee,” Gracia said. “We’re going to brainstorm some of this and try to figure out what direction we will go with this, what makes more sense. The other thing that is very important that folks out there need to understand is not one person in this department can make that decision of what horsepower is going to be used. It has to go through the NHRA Stock and Super Stock committee.”
Greg,maybe you missed this?None the less it seems the S/SS committee is there just for NHRA to use the way they feel to justify any decisions they make.I think the guys really work to get changes but in the end it's the old in one ear out the other with any input they suggest.I just signed a survey circulated by our rep,Kent Hanley, about the new cars.I hope they at least consider the results.I'm not holding my breath though.