The Keir Stocker is absolutely 1st rate craftsmanship - but is it legal?

JRyan · 06-10-2009, 12:35 PM

Chris,

Read my post #28 on page 3. The protrusion was so small into the rear seat area to clear the four-link, that I didn't even realize it existed until Dennis said he had to change it. It was that way when we bought the car out of Division 3, and no one had ever mentioned or questioned it. But Dennis bit the bullet and changed it. We bought back a much better car.

The ironic part of all this, is that the car that won best Best Engineered car (a Hemi-Cuda) at the same event Dennis was told to make his legal, had a much more obvious intrusion into the floor pan, and it was detailed on their web site for everyone to see. How do you win BEST ENGINEERED when it isn't CORRECTLY engineered.

So although this thread started with regard to a particular Nova, it's life has continued much to JR'S dismay because it's really about CONSISTENT application of the rules, or lack thereof, from Division to Division and even within Divisions in some cases as Dennis pointed out.

NHRA could make all this work, but monetarily, their heart isn't into doing stuff for the "hayseeds" right now. There are bigger pockets to worry about, their own.

Jerry

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JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: The Keir Stocker is absolutely 1st rate craftsmanship - but is it legal? Chris, Read my post #28 on page 3. The protrusion was so small into the rear seat area to clear the four-link, that I didn't even realize it existed until Dennis said he had to change it. It was that way when we bought the car out of Division 3, and no one had ever mentioned or questioned it. But Dennis bit the bullet and changed it. We bought back a much better car. The ironic part of all this, is that the car that won best Best Engineered car (a Hemi-Cuda) at the same event Dennis was told to make his legal, had a much more obvious intrusion into the floor pan, and it was detailed on their web site for everyone to see. How do you win BEST ENGINEERED when it isn't CORRECTLY engineered. So although this thread started with regard to a particular Nova, it's life has continued much to JR'S dismay because it's really about CONSISTENT application of the rules, or lack thereof, from Division to Division and even within Divisions in some cases as Dennis pointed out. NHRA could make all this work, but monetarily, their heart isn't into doing stuff for the "hayseeds" right now. There are bigger pockets to worry about, their own. Jerry