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The point of the question is that the newer cars are all out of whack to the playing field of the older cars and what can be done to correct the situtation. NHRA should have put at least 100 hp to all the new combo's (DP's and CJ's) and let them loose HP as they fit into classes to be competitive. The way that they are introduced to the playing field is so out of line, that it is an embarrasment to NHRA to let it go on. I was at Indy watching the older cars that used to be competitive fall to the way side as the newer cars just ate up all the quailifing positions. Cars that where .6 and .7 under, which used to be almost 1. under, couldn't even see the top of the quailifing sheets. It was a total mockery of the HP system and a fair playing field.
Just an observer of what went on at Indy, for the racer it was a $320 entry fee to watch your combo got to the crapper! Casey Miles 248H Stock? |
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The 6.1 hemi has been running in the NHRA the longest of the Challengers. At Indy the fastest 6.1 pass was 9.98 in A/AS by Doug Duell. That is 1.02 under the index, does this warrent it being put into a FX class? I am the point in my build where I can switch to a 5.7 at almost zero extra cost, but I am still going to build the 6.1. I want to compete in A, I would try to go to AA but I can not compete against a blown Mustang.
It appears to me that the AHFS is catching up with the 6.1 Challenger (not fast enough for some, but it is getting there). Just my $.02 Larry |
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This post started with someone asking if anyone had a problem with FX classes and Jeff Teuton responding to the effect of 'what's wrong with my being a half second faster than the fastest G car on the planet when I used to be down a half second to the rest of the C cars'. I was simply trying to gather information on his combination because based on the few guys running a 440-6pack in the GTX against the normal cars, I would think that Jeff forgot a plug wire or two. But, it appears that I am incorrect and it is a different combination.
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The 69 was different, the fastest I went was 10.60 in Gainesville, and 10.65 in Houston. I could not get in at Indy with that car. Mike, didn't mean to sidetrack your posting. After hearing nothing but bull since I debuted the car at the Cajuns, it just gets a little old. I don't think I'm a bad guy, but then I have been really wrong on several issues. Personally I would like to go heads up racing again like top stock. I think you might look for shoot outs of the new mopars via Mopar Performance or some local Mopar events and organizations. Then again I might be a bad guy. My wife has thoughts on that.
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We are on page three and still not one person answered the question. Well Jeff kind of but not really. I get the impression from his post that his answer is NO.
It would be really cool if one of these threads ever actually stayed on topic. |
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The topic of these threads has been beaten, burned, buried, dug up, eaten, digested and ***** out.
Yes, there are things that could be done to improve the situation. NHRA believes the AHFS works and is unlikely to make any knee jerk reactions. See you at the races, Wayne Kerr |
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I thought I answered the question when I said I want to run in A stock. To clearify, NO.
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