New class structures

bill dedman · 03-07-2011, 03:22 PM

Once the "new" rules are in place, put a 2-year moratorium on any performance-affecting rules changes. I get tired of seeing NHRA shooting down effective new combos as soon as they display their effectiveness. Case in point; Brad Perssonnett struggled for YEARS to engineer an effective turbocharged powertrain for his Pro Mod, and never won a race. As SOON as he won ONE RACE (the Indy U.S. Nationals) there was a lot of talk about reducing the size of his turbos... ONE RACE.

I think he may have won another one since then, but I read where NHRA actually did reduce the size of those turbos like from 90's to 88's... after he won two races.

I think that's ridiculous; where are these people when a 2008 supercharged Mustang AA/SA goes 145 mph in AA/SA???

There are some more turbo Pro Mods in testing, right now for this new season, but if NHRA defeats them with new, restrictive rules before they ever hit the track, I think it will put a damper on new development.

There needs to be a period of time when people can count on the rules staying the same for awhile, to give them a chance to work on their combinations. Two years would make sense, to me.

The AHFS, such as it is, would be exempt from this...

03-07-2011, 03:22 PM	#13
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: New class structures Once the "new" rules are in place, put a 2-year moratorium on any performance-affecting rules changes. I get tired of seeing NHRA shooting down effective new combos as soon as they display their effectiveness. Case in point; Brad Perssonnett struggled for YEARS to engineer an effective turbocharged powertrain for his Pro Mod, and never won a race. As SOON as he won ONE RACE (the Indy U.S. Nationals) there was a lot of talk about reducing the size of his turbos... ONE RACE. I think he may have won another one since then, but I read where NHRA actually did reduce the size of those turbos like from 90's to 88's... after he won two races. I think that's ridiculous; where are these people when a 2008 supercharged Mustang AA/SA goes 145 mph in AA/SA??? There are some more turbo Pro Mods in testing, right now for this new season, but if NHRA defeats them with new, restrictive rules before they ever hit the track, I think it will put a damper on new development. There needs to be a period of time when people can count on the rules staying the same for awhile, to give them a chance to work on their combinations. Two years would make sense, to me. The AHFS, such as it is, would be exempt from this... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 03-07-2011 at 03:24 PM.