Cj vs drag pak first round

[MikeFicacci]

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/t...alvetrain.html

Solution has already been devised.

Personally, I would love to have a new 428 Mustang one day if the prices ever come down because I think the new Challengers are just fugly. But like someone pointed out, no one watching these cars run the big numbers is standing on the starting line saying "wow, thats awesome, those guys did a great job". Once the factors come around I think it's going to be pretty cool to see '68 and '10 Cobra Jets racing each other. I just don't see the fun in beating someone by a half of a second because of a horsepower factor issue. Granted there are some combinations other than these cars that are off by ten, maybe fifteen horsepower but that's been the case for a long time now and being down a tenth in a heads-up run is not insurmountable in a lot of cases.

Class at the Dutch in C/SA was going to be awesome (if it ever got done); old camaro, corvette, 440 6-pack, lt1 cars. Class in A/SA was going to be a joke but had the potential to be a great show with a huge mix of american muscle both new and old if things were somewhere near correct.

Oh well, I guess time will tell if NHRA has any answer to this. Stinks to see the trend of guys going to Super Stock, running lower classes, and going to less races because of this.

[Ed Wright]

Very well said, Mike.

[Chad Rhodes]

Well said Mike

[Bob Pagano]

Here is a quote from Toby Lang at the race.....
"The CJ/DP heads-up race looked like it was pretty anticlimactic. Alan Reinhart sounded pretty surprised about how early the CJ lifted."

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Here is a quote from Toby Lang at the race.....
"The CJ/DP heads-up race looked like it was pretty anticlimactic. Alan Reinhart sounded pretty surprised about how early the CJ lifted."

Alan is first rate but he also frequently states the top 2 rules of announcing (for those who don't know them # 1 is don't let the facts interfere with good announcing). He knows what's going on...they aren't going to tiptoe into that minefield.

[Toby Lang]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Alan is first rate but he also frequently states the top 2 rules of announcing (for those who don't know them # 1 is don't let the facts interfere with good announcing). He knows what's going on...they aren't going to tiptoe into that minefield.

So what are you trying to say, that the CJ didn't lift early?


-Toby

[james schaechter]

Not that it matters, but Alan and any NHRA announcer in the booth has the facts on the screen in front of them.

They can see every run that the competitors have made if they choose to. The incrementals are up for each current pair of course.

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

So what are you trying to say, that the CJ didn't lift early?


-Toby

No; just don't think Alan was genuinely surprised. He was just adding some drama. Wouldn't argue with our high paid reporters; remember I'm still hoping you get a bonus.

[Andys dad]

I wish there were more racers on here who paid attention to information available. How fast was Keith at the 8th and 1000ft on his 10 flat run. He would be a better match for the CJ. I can't wait until the V10 is ready. Whine to NHRA. DO NOT. beat up your fellow racers here. Pay back's a b.itch. LOL :-)