GM Releases 2013 bogus HP ratings at PRI show

[Jim Kaekel]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

What difference does it make how long he's been racing? He is still entitled to his opinion.
How long have you been racing? 10 maybe 15 years?
The bad guy here is the NHRA!JimR

That would be 31 years, Jim. For the record, I made my first run down the track in a street/strip car in '81 and began racing my race car in brackets in '85. I ran my first NHRA event in '91 and have run every single year since then, mainly in Div. 3.

You are correct, NHRA has made very poor judgement and some people are surely taking advantage of it. I believe that NHRA should at least make an honest effort to give us a fairly level playing surface, not one that is tilted 90°.

[Greg Hill]

I have a radical idea. Why don't all of you who have new cars send a letter to Graham Light and ask him to make new classes for all the new cars in stock eliminator. Also write to Ford, Chrysler, and GM and try to get them to support this. I'm afraid that if something isn't done all you guys with the new cars will just be racing with each other.

[denbreeden]

AAA,AA,& BB. 6, 6.5 & 7lbs.

Done. Merry Christmas.

[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by denbreeden

AAA,AA,& BB. 6, 6.5 & 7lbs.

Done. Merry Christmas.

Dennis, there's more than that and more coming. How about 1lb.classes from 6 down to 10. A,B,C, D, E. / FX.

[69Cobra]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

How about 1lb.classes from 6 down to 10. A,B,C, D, E. / FX.

X2 That's the best fix for everybody in my opinion which doesn't mean anything but NHRA could fix this issue that easy.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Dennis, there's more than that and more coming. How about 1lb.classes from 6 down to 10. A,B,C, D, E. / FX.

Great idea Greg. The majority of the new car racers have endorsed separate classes. It's an easy task to contact nhra and the oem performance parts staff.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

How about 1lb.classes from 6 down to 10. A,B,C, D, E. / FX.

Do 1lb breaks make sense for 400+ HP combinations? Even Super Stock has half-pound breaks until you get to 10.00. (I'm surprised that Stock doesn't follow the same weight break structure as Super Stock... 'course the GT classes don't switch to full lb. breaks at 10.00 either...)

What kind of weight breaks make sense for high-HP combinations? ie., something where people have a safe and legitimate way to get close to the minimum weight in at least one of their legal class options?

[denbreeden]

Greg,

I don't have a problem with the F/X classes. I just don't like racers blaming racers for the problems. By the way Greg, I like the way your local high school teams get into basketball, lol.

http://www.yardbarker.com/high_schoo..._game/12422128

I hope this link works, pretty funny.

Dennis Breeden

[Peter Ash]

Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

Great idea Greg. The majority of the new car racers have endorsed separate classes. It's an easy task to contact nhra and the oem performance parts staff.

Be so kind as to Speak for Yourself! I don't see your 300 plus majority of new car owners voicing an opinion here. Just the same dozen or so nay sayers from the past 4 years repeating the same old tired message..

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Be so kind as to Speak for Yourself! I don't see your 300 plus majority of new car owners voicing an opinion here. Just the same dozen or so nay sayers from the past 4 years repeating the same old tired message..

I'll start -- I'm with you brother ..........I'm not at all interested in running a FX class - Stock is where I've been for more than 40 years .Now the bashing can begin ...............Go for it boys - I've got big shoulders .