2012 Rules Are Posted

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Todd Bailey

OK, roller rockers are allowed. ANY ratio allowed?

As I posted before on another thread:

Would have to be the same setup as stock, IE. shaft mount or stud. Same ratio as stock spec. IE. 1.5 etc. You guys had to know it was coming!

Trust me on this, this will be the spec. Jim


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[Bernie Cunningham]

For the video deal, I kind'a saw this coming cause when I did the cam affixed to me hood in Sonoma , Danny told me to take it off cause it didn't fit with ESPN being the video rights holder. F it, I did it anyway.
Can't do that now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well ESPN/NHRA, step up to the plate. Why don't ya'll take some footage of all the great stk/ss action yourself's and spread it around. I want to see Toby continue from the stands, don't believe he can be affected, but ya never know. Anybody want to buy a lightly used HD Pro???????????

[SS Engine Guy]

Who dreams up this crap anyway? Seems almost laughable to even put some of this stuff in print. And even funnier that quite a few of you will actually put up with it year after year. Time for another venue and some real rules that actually mean something. You know, the kind that can't be interpreted 100 different ways depending on the incident and the competitor. Hell, how much is the budget for the tech dept? With the way this is written it shouldn't be any more than allowance for a third grader.

[cutta]

So are all of the super stock only cars with 6.0lbf weight breaks going to be allowed back in? I have to say that I would love to see one of the 68's cudas or darts in stock. At least that would add some additional excitement and even amidst all the unrest of NHRA's idoacy(if thats a word), seeing some of the SS only combos in Stock would be exciting.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by cutta

So are all of the super stock only cars with 6.0lbf weight breaks going to be allowed back in? I have to say that I would love to see one of the 68's cudas or darts in stock. At least that would add some additional excitement and even amidst all the unrest of NHRA's idoacy(if thats a word), seeing some of the SS only combos in Stock would be exciting.

Not backhalved they shouldn't be.

[vic guilmino]

ed
why not
you can't buy a mustang or a dp from the dealer
i think that would be cool and a 289 snake

[GUMP]

you can't buy a mustang or a dp from the dealer

I purchased my Drag Pak from Southland Dodge.

[cutta]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Not backhalved they shouldn't be.

I was referring to current stock legal darts/barracudas to be allowed to convert over to a hemi and run in one of the new classes since the weight breaks are for super stock only.

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[Alan Roehrich]

SECTION 10A: STOCK CARS, ENGINE: 1, ROCKER ARMS (Page 5)
OEM or OEM-type aAftermarket rocker arm permitted. Either adjustable pushrods or adjustable OEM rocker arms permitted on any application, but not both. Aftermarket rocker arm must be identical to OEM. Either adjustable pushrods or adjustable OEM rocker arms permitted on any application, but not both. OEM roller rockers permitted ONLY if application was originally equipped with roller rockers.


Note that the part in red is actually "struck through" in the NHRA publication, meaning it is the old rule that was amended and no longer applies. The part in blue is the new rule and the portion of the old rule that remains.

So here is what the new rule, by itself, actually says : Aftermarket rocker arm permitted. Either adjustable pushrods or adjustable OEM rocker arms permitted on any application, but not both.

The removed the part of the rule requiring the rocker arms to be identical to the OEM rocker arms.

What that means is that aftermarket rocker arms no longer need be identical to the OEM rocker. The only aftermarket rockers that are not identical to OEM rockers are race type roller rockers.

Note also that the rule as written and published is exceptionally and unacceptably vague. Nowhere does the new rule stipulate or specify that the OEM ratio or mounting configuration must be retained. By the letter of the rule, shaft mounted 1.9:1 rockers are not prohibited.

Now, of course, the NHRA position on this will revert to their standard "just because we did not tell you that you could not do that, does not mean that you are allowed to do that."