Lack of integrity

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by dwydendorf

It took 12 years for your horsepower to get where it is today (recent horsepower on your combo is dated 1-1-10) but yet you want NHRA to immediately refactor the CJ"s and drag pak cars. Well guess what, I started racing 40 years ago, and there have been combinations that have outrun my combo by a bunch ever since then. It is a part of this game, like it or not it will allways be there. Either get used to it, build one of the new cars, or go do something else because it will always be there. The system cannot react as fast as someone can come with a new killer combo. Its is not fair that the same rule that allowed your car to run stock, also allowed the CJ's and Drag Pak cars.lol If you find a copy of the 1996 rule book you will find that the paragraph about the 50 car rule is not listed.

They weren't over 100 hp soft going in either.

[junior barns]

As I said in a previous post, 12 years, 75hp!

The new cars are 100hp short to begin with. Does this mean it will take the NHRA 25 years to get them in line????

[Dgal]

Originally Posted by junior barns

As I said in a previous post, 12 years, 75hp!

The new cars are 100hp short to begin with. Does this mean it will take the NHRA 25 years to get them in line????

You were correct then and you are correct now. Plus you have to note that the vast majority of the time for the horsepower adjustments were done in the FI classes (which is still active in IHRA).

25 years sounds about right, but it is ongoing as long as they keep making up new crate motors at Ford, Chrysler, and/or GM. Come on, 12.7 to 1 compression ratio for the 5.7 Drag Pak! What computer controls are in existence that can run that car on the street with pump gas?

What am I thinking. I forgot about diesel.