[dahkahuna]

I have all the parts and pieces to build my 1955 belair htp. but NHRA has not decided to lower the HP factor to a reasonable number, 205 hp is way to high for the 180 hp 265. the AHFS committee seems to think 25 hp over a factory rating somehow is justified, but a supercharged mustang factory rating was ok to leave alone. Its obvious the letter I wrote fell on deaf ears and NHRA has made the choice to limit older vehicles to run in Super/Stock I guess. For the record Val Hedworth set the Jr.Stock record @ 14.13 @ Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California about 1971 it was a T/S at that time, in a direct comparision a P/SA of today is the same weight break 16.00 lbs. the index is 13.45 in P/SA now, Jr. Stock rules allowed custom lite wt. dyke ring pistons in those days also, so how NHRA can hang this penalty of 25hp on this 265 180 hp engine just isn't logical................. Just my 2 cents