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Dan Fahey · 01-02-2014, 09:58 PM

Relax Scott!
This is a golden opportunity to help IHRA. They are managing an eliminator that is becoming more popular. During the real Pure Stock era they had this same problem and did not get any better when the Blueprinted cams became the vogue.

There were racers running the letter of the law on one day and illegal the next. Racers raged and then the xHRA raged back. It was and ill relationship.

IHRA is a more racer centric racing body. By helping them with their game IHRA will make changes to make it work better.

The controversy over the new rules was an opportunity to protect our eliminator and keep it consistent. Cannot say enough good things about Norwalk. They listened and listened with grace!

This was the mistake of Stock and Super Stock to a different level.
Now Stock looks like SS light. They got so fast they had to adopt safety changes that moved them farther away from the concept of Stock.

IHRA Pure Stock is a lot closer to 1973 Pure Stock. By keeping the discipline we will not need the excessive safety changes to keep our cars safe. FWIW the number one rule in all sports is the safety of the participants and fans.

Not to rant on. Go do some research and help IHRA. They will not reject your efforts and you wil help the next racer with your cam set up.

What I think IHRA may do is simplify the cam selection like they did with the LT1 engines. LS1/2/3 will have their limited selection to help the cam builders and the tech inspection. The new cars will have their own issues. This is an opportunity for the car makers to support the sport. HINT!

Do your due diligence and research the LS1 cams for your car. Others should do the same and get concurrence. Mike Baker did his best from what information he had.

You may have the right cam or not. The larger cam may require a higher HP factor or not. Helping them with good information will make your combination arrive at the races without controversy.

This is what happened to Stock. Knowing some of these issues we have an opportunity to make Pure Stock thrive and have fun at the same time.

Hope this POV helps.

Dan

01-02-2014, 09:58 PM	#1
Dan Fahey VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,128 Likes: 1,084 Liked 184 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Pure Stockers New Camshaft Rule !!! Relax Scott! This is a golden opportunity to help IHRA. They are managing an eliminator that is becoming more popular. During the real Pure Stock era they had this same problem and did not get any better when the Blueprinted cams became the vogue. There were racers running the letter of the law on one day and illegal the next. Racers raged and then the xHRA raged back. It was and ill relationship. IHRA is a more racer centric racing body. By helping them with their game IHRA will make changes to make it work better. The controversy over the new rules was an opportunity to protect our eliminator and keep it consistent. Cannot say enough good things about Norwalk. They listened and listened with grace! This was the mistake of Stock and Super Stock to a different level. Now Stock looks like SS light. They got so fast they had to adopt safety changes that moved them farther away from the concept of Stock. IHRA Pure Stock is a lot closer to 1973 Pure Stock. By keeping the discipline we will not need the excessive safety changes to keep our cars safe. FWIW the number one rule in all sports is the safety of the participants and fans. Not to rant on. Go do some research and help IHRA. They will not reject your efforts and you wil help the next racer with your cam set up. What I think IHRA may do is simplify the cam selection like they did with the LT1 engines. LS1/2/3 will have their limited selection to help the cam builders and the tech inspection. The new cars will have their own issues. This is an opportunity for the car makers to support the sport. HINT! Do your due diligence and research the LS1 cams for your car. Others should do the same and get concurrence. Mike Baker did his best from what information he had. You may have the right cam or not. The larger cam may require a higher HP factor or not. Helping them with good information will make your combination arrive at the races without controversy. This is what happened to Stock. Knowing some of these issues we have an opportunity to make Pure Stock thrive and have fun at the same time. Hope this POV helps. Dan Last edited by Dan Fahey; 01-02-2014 at 10:46 PM.