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Nick Heath · 10-14-2022, 11:48 PM

I have no horse in this fight, or dog in this race, or whatever the saying is. But I do care enough to ask:

Does NHRA have a coherent, documented process for determining what a combination "platform" is?

From the AHFS page on NHRARacer:

Body platform: Both screening reviews are only in effect for the specific car model being evaluated. The body style is generally classified by the OEM auto manufacturers' definition of "platform", i.e., the Camaro and Firebird body are both based on the same platform and therefore considered the same with regard to body platform classification.

So where exactly does the OEM define a "platform," if their sales brochures etc. are not good enough?

#2, haven't we been arguing about different versions of this "platform" issue for years? Nova vs Camaro, Corvette vs Camaro LS1, FWD Cavalier vs 80s RWD Camaro, etc... I bet we trace everything back to the same root cause: What exactly constitutes a "platform???"

10-14-2022, 11:48 PM	#5
Nick Heath Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 359 Likes: 1,444 Liked 566 Times in 135 Posts	Re: thanks again nhra I have no horse in this fight, or dog in this race, or whatever the saying is. But I do care enough to ask: Does NHRA have a coherent, documented process for determining what a combination "platform" is? From the AHFS page on NHRARacer: Body platform: Both screening reviews are only in effect for the specific car model being evaluated. The body style is generally classified by the OEM auto manufacturers' definition of "platform", i.e., the Camaro and Firebird body are both based on the same platform and therefore considered the same with regard to body platform classification. So where exactly does the OEM define a "platform," if their sales brochures etc. are not good enough? #2, haven't we been arguing about different versions of this "platform" issue for years? Nova vs Camaro, Corvette vs Camaro LS1, FWD Cavalier vs 80s RWD Camaro, etc... I bet we trace everything back to the same root cause: What exactly constitutes a "platform???"