Factory experimental

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by dwydendorf

I would like to know what part of these cars makes them Super Stockers? Is it the fact that there are only 50 of them or would it be all right if Ford built 500? Is it the 5.4 engine? Isn't there a 5.4 engine available in the Shelby Mustang? My local Ford Dealer ,in a town of 8000 people, had 2 of them on the showroom floor last year. Is it the Eaton Supercharger that is available on the 600 hp Corvette and previous mentioned Shelby Mustang? I rented a Pontiac Grand Prix at National Car Rental a few years ago that was equipped with an Eaton Supercharger. Is it the 9 inch rear end and 9 inch Goodyear tires and Bogart wheels? Gee, I thought you could do this in Stock. Is it the fact that Ford farmed out the building of these cars to Roush instead of tying up their assembly lines to do it? Isn't that how Chrysler used to build the K car convertibles and Chevy used to build the T top cars by farming the operation to ASC? Is it the lighter shipping weight? Don't you think you could make the car lighter by taking out all of the junk they put in these new cars? Hey, what is stopping you from building one? Instead of complaining about the new cars, how about complaining about the Automatic Horsepower Factoring System, that doesn't work.LOL

The same exact thing that made certain cars of the past ineligible for Stock Eliminator. They do not fit the class, at all, not even close. They do not even fit the spirit of the class.

What is stopping people from building one? Well, for one thing, it is January, the racing season here starts in about 3-4 weeks. For another, they already have a $50K plus, or more Stock Eliminator car they have anywhere from 3-5 years invested in, to over 30 years invested in. Finally, how about availability and money?

You can only make the car as light as NHRA allows you to. And of all the ridiculous things so far, comparing sunroofs and convertible tops to a special built supercharged engine is one of the absolute best "stretches" in this thread.

Those of us who understand this sport have been complaining about the AHFS for years. We've even offered complete and well thought out solutions. It's fallen on deaf ears, as always.