Ford CJ's and Mopar DP's NHRA is now on the case

[dwydendorf]

Originally Posted by Qwikpony

They weren't 200-300 HP off though and that is the big difference. Let's face it, that would be like comparing a bogus DZ-302 Hp rating to a bogus '23 T-bucket HP rating. It is a 40 year technolgy difference. I'm all for the HP wars, but not at the expense of the older cars. A separate class is the answer and let them turn 'em loose on each other.

The difference in the old days was that you could actually dominate the whole race, instead of just winning class and an occasional heads up race. Eliminations were based off your National record at the time and you could run as much as .010 under without breaking out. At that time ( back in the late 1960's to early 1970's) you could win a few thousand dollars as opposed to a few hundred for a class win today for having a very fast car. Now you just get a class win and bragging rights instead of winning the whole eliminator.