Bob Shaw is a bad man

Alan Roehrich · 03-27-2009, 08:31 PM

The guys who were in charge of all of that are no longer in charge of any of it.

There are obvious reasons engines may be factored differently in different cars. Easy example, one we run personally, the 427/425 Chevy. In a Camaro, you get cold air (you'll get various opinions as to whether or not it works), in a Chevelle or an Impala, you do not. The same applies to the 396 engines for that year. But it is not just the cold air, but also wheelbase and suspension differences, as well as aerodynamics.

Evan is correct, the SRAC made suggestions, many of them solicited from the racers and forwarded to NHRA by the SRAC on behalf of the racers. All that was gotten for the trouble and effort was that the AHFS was removed from people who know Stock and Super Stock, and passed out to Glendora. A bad problem will now become much worse. And NHRA will never say who is responsible or where they are, either.

As far as the original subject of this thread, I've never met the man, that I am aware of, but I see no reason to do anything but say he's a smart man. It is a failing of NHRA that such a soft factor exists to begin with, and that nothing has been done about it. There will be smart people who find such combinations and make them run. It is the job of NHRA to make sure that it gets fixed in a timely manner.

03-27-2009, 08:31 PM	#38
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,123 Likes: 1,581 Liked 1,874 Times in 422 Posts	Re: Bob Shaw is a bad man The guys who were in charge of all of that are no longer in charge of any of it. There are obvious reasons engines may be factored differently in different cars. Easy example, one we run personally, the 427/425 Chevy. In a Camaro, you get cold air (you'll get various opinions as to whether or not it works), in a Chevelle or an Impala, you do not. The same applies to the 396 engines for that year. But it is not just the cold air, but also wheelbase and suspension differences, as well as aerodynamics. Evan is correct, the SRAC made suggestions, many of them solicited from the racers and forwarded to NHRA by the SRAC on behalf of the racers. All that was gotten for the trouble and effort was that the AHFS was removed from people who know Stock and Super Stock, and passed out to Glendora. A bad problem will now become much worse. And NHRA will never say who is responsible or where they are, either. As far as the original subject of this thread, I've never met the man, that I am aware of, but I see no reason to do anything but say he's a smart man. It is a failing of NHRA that such a soft factor exists to begin with, and that nothing has been done about it. There will be smart people who find such combinations and make them run. It is the job of NHRA to make sure that it gets fixed in a timely manner. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S