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bill dedman · 12-07-2007, 03:32 AM

I just wonder, as knee jerk as NHRA Tech is about the "LETTER of the LAW", as to where all these alleged "Three Speed Powerglides" are coming from, that the Division Five Director has mandated.

He never mentioned Turbo Hydros...

Is there a letter from Zora? Or, Louis Chevrolet?? Or, Marvin Ripes???

I'll never understand how NHRA can be so overtly hyper-critical of techinical issues like valve sizes, that they will toss a car out for a valve that is a few thousandrths of an inch UNDERSIZE in a teardown, but hire someone to write documents that need to be critically correct, i.e., new rules such as this, and put someone in charge of wording the document with such a flagrant disregard for accuracy as to make it genuinely laughable.

Powerglides have been around since 1950.... How can anyone even REMOTELY concerned with drag racing on ANY level, not be aware that they are, and have ALWAYS BEEN two-speed transmissions???

How, indeed...

Guess that's why National DRAGSTER has half a page of corrections to the rulebook just a month or so, after it comes out. Do they have ANYONE proofreading it BEFORE it goes to press??

Apparently not...

What a shame...

12-07-2007, 03:32 AM	#6
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Wow I Can Use A 3Spd I just wonder, as knee jerk as NHRA Tech is about the "LETTER of the LAW", as to where all these alleged "Three Speed Powerglides" are coming from, that the Division Five Director has mandated. He never mentioned Turbo Hydros... Is there a letter from Zora? Or, Louis Chevrolet?? Or, Marvin Ripes??? I'll never understand how NHRA can be so overtly hyper-critical of techinical issues like valve sizes, that they will toss a car out for a valve that is a few thousandrths of an inch UNDERSIZE in a teardown, but hire someone to write documents that need to be critically correct, i.e., new rules such as this, and put someone in charge of wording the document with such a flagrant disregard for accuracy as to make it genuinely laughable. Powerglides have been around since 1950.... How can anyone even REMOTELY concerned with drag racing on ANY level, not be aware that they are, and have ALWAYS BEEN two-speed transmissions??? How, indeed... Guess that's why National DRAGSTER has half a page of corrections to the rulebook just a month or so, after it comes out. Do they have ANYONE proofreading it BEFORE it goes to press?? Apparently not... What a shame... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 12-09-2007 at 12:03 AM.