AHFS Question

bill dedman · 07-31-2009, 12:46 AM

Tom Mook said, "bill dedman, I thought they took the hp. off Fred Henson's hemi,"

They did take SOME HP off, but what about all the damage that was done between the time they "awarded" this HP and the time they took it off?

I don't remember exactly when they added that HP, but it's been a while.

In the meantime, Fred has installed a 4-speed to change classes ($$$$$) to try to keep the car competitive and reportedly had a lot of trouble getting the car down the strip. The engine in question was eventually installed in a different chassis (a B-Body) and sold to another racer.

That's just what FRED did. I don't know anything about the other E-Body Hemi racers that suffered under this NHRA "mistake", but your implication that everything is OK now, since NHRA removed that HP doesn't address the whole picture. And, who's to say it won't happen again, to somebody else?

Who was it that said "You can't fix stupid"??? Hmmmmm....

07-31-2009, 12:46 AM	#18
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: AHFS Question Tom Mook said, "bill dedman, I thought they took the hp. off Fred Henson's hemi," They did take SOME HP off, but what about all the damage that was done between the time they "awarded" this HP and the time they took it off? I don't remember exactly when they added that HP, but it's been a while. In the meantime, Fred has installed a 4-speed to change classes ($$$$$) to try to keep the car competitive and reportedly had a lot of trouble getting the car down the strip. The engine in question was eventually installed in a different chassis (a B-Body) and sold to another racer. That's just what FRED did. I don't know anything about the other E-Body Hemi racers that suffered under this NHRA "mistake", but your implication that everything is OK now, since NHRA removed that HP doesn't address the whole picture. And, who's to say it won't happen again, to somebody else? Who was it that said "You can't fix stupid"??? Hmmmmm.... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 07-31-2009 at 01:58 AM.