[Jeff Lee]

Dwight,

All the more reason "sound minds" @ NHRA should be allowed to intervene for a HP reduction if a formal request is made and the combo in question has NOT been seen or heard on the strip in say, 5 or 10 years?

I saw that happened here recently and some (or one?) complained loudly to NHRA and the HP reduction was reversed; the argument being that the AHFS and only the AHFS can determine HP adjustments.

All well and good if the combo is actually built and running down the track but if ya'll want new blood in the sport with long forgotten or ignored combo's, it will never happen following the precise letter of the law of AHFS. Why would somebody spend a dime on a '55 Chevy 265-283 with a 2bbl if there's no way it could get in the same zip code as the class competitors?

Drop the HP to a reasonable level, let them get built and THEN the AHFS can take control.

Note the emphasis on looking at combos that are never seen.