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Andys dad · 09-01-2014, 05:11 PM

I said at the beginning of this post – I am going to step out of character and say what I have not been saying for long enough – I have many Facebook friends who have asked why I did this. Since someone on here saw fit to quote a movie – I will do the same – from the movie NETWORK - ”I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore”

The following comments are from my posts which are seemingly ignored and not deserving a response from any of the intelligent people who post on this forum – LMFAO That is fine I am not trying to control what is said on an entertainment website with nothing but opinions.

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You are watching the future of drag racing - with current cars produced by the factories. Cars whose body styles you can purchase in a showroom today (not everybody who buys a car wants a race car).

I am sure we have spent more time -- on the engine and chassis dyno, runs down the drag strip tuning + changing things and money to go to more than 40 races in the last four years -- more than any of the keyboard jockeys on this website - message me to compare notes. For those of you who think we have not worked on our combination - get your head out of where ever it is and try seeing the light of day.

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When we bought ours - we knew we could not stay fast without a lot of work.
You guys on here still have not acknowledge the new cars take work to stay fast - I do not need recognition or support.- from anyone on here.
Some (on here) hope time stands still for another 40 years - it will not. How in the heck can the rules stand still with all that is going on in performance increases?
In the new world cars do not have carburetors or distributors - there is not a single current car produced today which does not have fuel injection and a factory computer.
A novel concept might be to race cars which are available today - that is what the big three think and NHRA does not disagree.
It’s about selling cars - not having a way to race nostalgia cars forever and ever and ever.

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I wish we were in our own eliminator - but I do that would stop the whining.
At the end of the day - it is not our game - it belongs to NHRA and the "big 3" - like it or not - it is about selling cars - not race cars.
Go to NHRA an get the rules changed - so far the old cars have been dismissed (mostly). Say to NHRA formally what you are saying on here.
Maybe we should stop racing our cars to show our displeasure with how the 40 year old cars have been screwed.

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"factory stock" it is a travesty and insult to many of my fellow racers - get your facts straight when you refer to me.
I never asked for a single rule change.
I am sure if the issues are so egregious they will listen and surely change them. I am happy with whatever rule change you can effect.
I consider it an insult when you accuse me of dishonorable decisions – I am entitled to make my own decisions and they have nothing to do with how you think.
The trouble is none of you have a clue on how hard it is to make one of these go fast.
You apparently think it does not take rear end gear changes, transmission gear changes, converter changes, tuning changes, valve spring changes, cam shaft changes and many other things, too numerous to mention. It takes way more than money but you do not want to believe that - you think you just spend your way to going fast – that causes me to doubt your racing savvy – spending is rarely the answer – hard work and effort usually nets performance increases.
I am a predictive analyst and studied very careful what I thought was the proper course of action – I never considered easy or money being the answer -now you choose to decide I am some sort of bad person with evil ulterior motives.
Perhaps I should have picked the most out of line 40 year old car and BOUGHT one of those -- that would have been OK – right? Or better yet - follow Larry Hills lead and find a combination that is only out of line …

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Please vote (on here) to see if we should abandon our new car in favor of a 40 year old one like we use to run. Have NHRA change the factory stock rules and quite beating up on people who love and are driven by drag racing.
Work for change with NHRA not me – except for Jeff T. - no fast car owners want to endure the insults you guys through around on here instead of working for change with NHRA.

09-01-2014, 05:11 PM	#82
Andys dad VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arcadia, Ca Posts: 1,571 Likes: 48 Liked 175 Times in 78 Posts	Re: What's wrong with Stock? I said at the beginning of this post – I am going to step out of character and say what I have not been saying for long enough – I have many Facebook friends who have asked why I did this. Since someone on here saw fit to quote a movie – I will do the same – from the movie NETWORK - ”I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore” The following comments are from my posts which are seemingly ignored and not deserving a response from any of the intelligent people who post on this forum – LMFAO That is fine I am not trying to control what is said on an entertainment website with nothing but opinions. ---- You are watching the future of drag racing - with current cars produced by the factories. Cars whose body styles you can purchase in a showroom today (not everybody who buys a car wants a race car). I am sure we have spent more time -- on the engine and chassis dyno, runs down the drag strip tuning + changing things and money to go to more than 40 races in the last four years -- more than any of the keyboard jockeys on this website - message me to compare notes. For those of you who think we have not worked on our combination - get your head out of where ever it is and try seeing the light of day. ---- When we bought ours - we knew we could not stay fast without a lot of work. You guys on here still have not acknowledge the new cars take work to stay fast - I do not need recognition or support.- from anyone on here. Some (on here) hope time stands still for another 40 years - it will not. How in the heck can the rules stand still with all that is going on in performance increases? In the new world cars do not have carburetors or distributors - there is not a single current car produced today which does not have fuel injection and a factory computer. A novel concept might be to race cars which are available today - that is what the big three think and NHRA does not disagree. It’s about selling cars - not having a way to race nostalgia cars forever and ever and ever. ---- I wish we were in our own eliminator - but I do that would stop the whining. At the end of the day - it is not our game - it belongs to NHRA and the "big 3" - like it or not - it is about selling cars - not race cars. Go to NHRA an get the rules changed - so far the old cars have been dismissed (mostly). Say to NHRA formally what you are saying on here. Maybe we should stop racing our cars to show our displeasure with how the 40 year old cars have been screwed. ---- "factory stock" it is a travesty and insult to many of my fellow racers - get your facts straight when you refer to me. I never asked for a single rule change. I am sure if the issues are so egregious they will listen and surely change them. I am happy with whatever rule change you can effect. I consider it an insult when you accuse me of dishonorable decisions – I am entitled to make my own decisions and they have nothing to do with how you think. The trouble is none of you have a clue on how hard it is to make one of these go fast. You apparently think it does not take rear end gear changes, transmission gear changes, converter changes, tuning changes, valve spring changes, cam shaft changes and many other things, too numerous to mention. It takes way more than money but you do not want to believe that - you think you just spend your way to going fast – that causes me to doubt your racing savvy – spending is rarely the answer – hard work and effort usually nets performance increases. I am a predictive analyst and studied very careful what I thought was the proper course of action – I never considered easy or money being the answer -now you choose to decide I am some sort of bad person with evil ulterior motives. Perhaps I should have picked the most out of line 40 year old car and BOUGHT one of those -- that would have been OK – right? Or better yet - follow Larry Hills lead and find a combination that is only out of line … ---- Please vote (on here) to see if we should abandon our new car in favor of a 40 year old one like we use to run. Have NHRA change the factory stock rules and quite beating up on people who love and are driven by drag racing. Work for change with NHRA not me – except for Jeff T. - no fast car owners want to endure the insults you guys through around on here instead of working for change with NHRA. __________________ time is our most precious resource, you can always make more money but you can never make more time spend your time wisely with the ones you love - Ron Durham Last edited by Andys dad; 09-01-2014 at 05:41 PM.