Poking the Bear Ford Performance Products

[Jim D'Amore]

Originally Posted by Dan Bennett

Stepping out of the shadows - I've been following this thread and you've made some interesting points. Your primary question of why a combination was offered, accepted, and then removed by Ford is a good one. But as someone who's been around racing since the 1960's, you went astray with what I quoted.


Though it has always been up to the individual racer, Stock and Super Stock always seemed to be a question of who were the best engineers. Somewhere along the line the classes morphed into an equal opportunity stance - the same that drove me away from NASCAR.


If your favorite manufacturer chooses a different path than the others, that's on them. If it's the cubes that matter they had the chance to compete equally and chose not to. It bothers me that in today's world it's acceptable to ask for special treatment when your stuff is not on the same level as the competition.

Dan,


Thank you for your reply, point taken. I am not asking for any special treatment. In fact I don't own an 08,10, or 12 Cobra Jet I am simply asking a question as to why they would take out the combination that was already legal and approved. My statement you quoted was simply for comparison sake. Even with the bigger 4.0L blower, it's been proven these cars (08,10, 12 CJ) in Super Stock trim can only run 8.30's. Just look at Nitro Joe's stats.


Jim D'Amore