A request to the Stock and Super Stock Committee he been submitted for their consideration. The request proposes the creation of two classes in SS for running this combination, although not a specific solution on the classes or possible differences, which would need developed IF the proposal is seriously considered.
If, like me, you own a car and are interested in running a traditional combination following the SS rules and possibly returning to a real cross ram intake, while also allowing those with this combination free reign to turn the AH class into steel bodied pro stockers, my suggestion is to contact your SRAC representative or one of the S/SS Committee members found here:
http://www.nhra.com/competition/committees.aspx and voice your opinion directly to them.
The fast cars already spin the backhalf of the track in killer air on non-national event prepped tracks. Next is spoilers (safety), R&P steering (has been lobbied for in the past), and it has to be easier to machine an AL head then create what is now allowed to be done to a steel head (and for a few days the AL head was legal for AH this year until that issue was reversed/corrected in the guide).
I'm all for letting the guys who want to run modified comp cars with this body style or steel bodied pro stocker versions of these cars. More power to them, and in their own class they can ask for all the changes they want or take the proven route of cheating/innovating/etc and then having the rule amended to allow what one group wants (intake before, heads now) but there should be an option for guys who don't want to cut their cars up, would like to retain the integrity and uniqueness of these cars under SS rules, and aren't ready to run Nostalgia races either.
-Matt Welker