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Old 04-07-2015, 09:11 AM   #160
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Default Re: Monday Morning Horsepower?

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees View Post
Yeah, I nailed it!
Not quite. Then you have the "Billy Lynn" ruling: when NHRA first factored Billy Lynn's 305 Malibu, it was applied specifically to 1979 Malibu 2-dr coupes, nothing else. Even a 79 Malibu 4-dr sedan or a 79 LeMans 2-dr coupe with the same engine ran at a different power factor. There are still remnants of that decision floating around in the class guide. Hard to come up with pausible denial that they were targeting Billy only.
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