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Originally Posted by R Brown
I understand, however wasn't it the same way when the L?-1's came out? For awhile anyway
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The LT-1 was in a regular production street car, sold to the general public, for use on public roads, certified for street driving with all the necessary safety and emissions testing and equipment. It was not a purpose built race car combination that did not even have safety or emissions equipment required for street use at the time of sale. In fact, the LT-1 was never offered in a special "stripper" car that was
800 pounds lighter than the street legal version. So trying to equate the new cars with the LT-1 deal isn't even a valid comparison.
Everyone keeps bringing up the LT-1. Here's the lesson that
SHOULD be learned from the LT-1, the LS-1 and other cars like it: They belong in a class of their own. NHRA
knew for a fact that these new cars were factored extremely soft, even softer than the LT-1 was. NHRA put those LT-1 and LS-1 cars in their own classes until they were brought in line with the rest of Stock Eliminator. But now, NHRA steadfastly refuses to do the same thing (the right thing) with the new cars that are factored even softer than the LT-1 or LS-1 ever were. There are only two explanations. Either they're extremely stupid and do not care, or they are extremely corrupt and intentionally allowing a dozen under factored combinations that were never street legal to run all over the rest of the racers.