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Originally Posted by KRatcliff

Ok, lets work with a little better reading comprehension this time. I clearly stated "His Corvette has a VIN and met emission standards at the time it was introduced. None of the factory ringers could meet emission standards at the time they were introduced with their compression ratios, throttle bodies, camshaft lifts, etc...."

I'm not sure that reading comprehension is my issue, but, I guess you could be right. The point that I was trying to make is that I didn't know that those guidelines had ever been in the rule book. Again I could be wrong. But, I race by todays rules and the new factory cars are legal.

The rule book I read is the NHRA (and IHRA when I race there). I also read the stocker classification guides. Name one car before the Mustangs in 2008 and the Dragpaks in 2009 that were allowed in the guide that weren't cars with a VIN. Mebbe you can name one. I am curious to know. All cars I am aware of that didn't come with VIN went into Superstock ie: Hemi Darts & Cudas. Building a wrecked car or a salvaged car as a Stocker isn't the same as a manufacturer introducing it to the NHRA to be placed in the guide.

That's easy. The 1998 LT1 Firebird that you race. By your own definition it doesn't meet your rules. It was never built so it could never get a VIN or pass emissions. I have built three 1998 LT1 cars. They are a lot of fun. They are in the guide. So, they are legal.

Let the AHFS sort them out in their own class. There are several of the factory ringers that are in the lower classes slowly causing havoc on their way up. But as I said before, if you get satisfaction out of winning that way then more power to you.

I agree. At the time that I purchased my first LT1 in 1995 I did so because it looked like the best new car combination available. It turned out to be a great combination. I feel the same way about the new cars. My Formula is getting pretty old, so I am moving on to something new.