Quote:
Originally Posted by bill dedman
Once the "new" rules are in place, put a 2-year moratorium on any performance-affecting rules changes. I get tired of seeing NHRA shooting down effective new combos as soon as they display their effectiveness. Case in point; Brad Perssonnett struggled for YEARS to engineer an effective turbocharged powertrain for his Pro Mod, and never won a race. As SOON as he won ONE RACE (the Indy U.S. Nationals) there was a lot of talk about reducing the size of his turbos... ONE RACE.
I think he may have won another one since then, but I read where NHRA actually did reduce the size of those turbos like from 90's to 88's... after he won two races.
I think that's ridiculous; where are these people when a 2008 supercharged Mustang AA/SA goes 145 mph in AA/SA???
There are some more turbo Pro Mods in testing, right now for this new season, but if NHRA defeats them with new, restrictive rules before they ever hit the track, I think it will put a damper on new development.
There needs to be a period of time when people can count on the rules staying the same for awhile, to give them a chance to work on their combinations. Two years would make sense, to me.
The AHFS, such as it is, would be exempt from this...
|
On this we agree. But even a full year before a change would be a move forward.
I was tossed for an infraction (to little deck height). a month after they tossed me they changed the rule. I never got even a hint of an apoligee. After I spent $300 correcting the supposed infraction.