New AHFS 2011

[Alan Roehrich]

RJ,
Just because the factories and NHRA did something wrong to us, that doesn't mean we have to sink to their level. That's the same reasoning some people use to justify the new cars.

How many times have you heard "well, GM had those under rated LT-1 cars, and then they got the LT-1 approved in the 98 Firebird, so we should get to screw the GM guys"? Or "payback is a beeyotch, you GM guys got over on us, so now we're going to get over on you"?

Do we REALLY want all of class racing to sink to THAT level? I don't.

We race an old school 69 Camaro in A/SA and AA/SA, so we have as much to lose to the new cars as anyone. But I wouldn't think it was fair if our combination got hit twice in the same weekend, so I'm not going to say it would be fair to anyone else, just because they race a new car. I can't bring myself to sink to that level.

Besides, let's be honest here. The AHFS is meaningless when it comes to the new factory race cars. All the factories have to do is change one or two blueprint specs every year, and they have a whole new combination. They don't even have to actually build cars anymore, they just have to put parts in the catalog and sell them. It's a new combination every year at the stroke of a pen. Anytime they get hit too hard, just get out the old pen and the catalog, and call NHRA.