worst red light debate, again!

[bill dedman]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Bill,
Your response assumes NHRA is stupid and not capable of forward thinking. You also make an assumption if NHRA made or did not make a decision, it was publicly known. I would argue that would never be the case. It doesn't happen in this day of instant access so I see no way it would have gone beyond board room doors.
The scenario I presented is one I would devise if I were starting a "new" handicap form of racing and wanted to move the sport forward.

You also have a key note of NHRA providing a "level playing field". Where is that published and to what is that term assigned too?

I know this, NOTHING in life is "level" except maybe birth. After that, all the rules change!

"Your response assumes NHRA is stupid."

Do you think that assigning a horsepower factor of 425 to a supercharged, fuel injected, 331 c.i.d., 4-valve engine that is easily capable of 750 hp is smart? I rest my case on that one...

A "level playing field" is just another way of saying that it is understood that one of NHRA's main priorities is to keep in place, rules, regulations and enforcement in order to provide the most FAIR racing conditions as possible, for all competitors, as far as they can achieve this.

Why else would they have Draconian inspection procedures, and rules aimed at making things fair for everybody??? It's all there to maintain a "level playing field" as best they can make it.. Is that not true?

Otherwise, there would BE no tear down barns, techs walking around with with magnets in their hands, and an AHFS (regardless of how slow and ineffective it is.)

Generally, they TRY to keep things as fair as they can... if for no other reason than to keep from having to deal with feedback from unhappy customers who have been screwed by an unfair system.