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Originally Posted by Jeff Dona SS3269
I guess what I?m trying to say is with the rule changes and more excepted replacement heads it has become easier for a combination that isn?t soft to meet the requirements to receive hp . They don?t have to lower the indexes I?m just saying they need to make adjustments so it?s not so easy to get hp. The . 65 and lower runs not counting is one the guys on a budget that choose not to get the latest stuff don?t count and the higher % of hp is a little out of control I can?t imagine having a car with aftermarket head getting 15 hp and having to add 150 lbs to it because if your already running the higher class the aftermarket heads won?t move the natural class. Go back and look at the HP adjustments that were done in January most of them are older combos that have been given aftermarket head and carburetors . Idk it just seems pointless to me to keep spending money in a performances based class to keep adding weight. The bar should always move if your sitting still you?re backing up.
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The aftermarket heads have their own HP factor so it doesn't affect the racers using factory heads (I think you use the factory heads). You are right that a HP hit to the aftermarket heads do not affect the natural class because it is tied to the factory heads.
Running the extra weight comes with the territory when HP is added and the aftermarket head combos can drop down a class from the natural if extra weight is somehow an issue for their car.
I am a numbers and money guy. I will be one of the first to recognize that few of us are doing it for the money (IHRA is trying to shake this up). It is the thrills, sense of accomplishment, and connections that I make. Those three things rank way above the money for me otherwise I wouldn't do this at all.