"Live From" NHRA Gatornationals

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Why would anyone want to use one in the first place? Like Ken said....there is no performance gain. The real gains are in cutting back in rotating mass such as spools, lite wheels, lite axels, lite cranks, lite pistons.....OOP's did I say cranks and pistons !

Contingency! But it does take a while to pay it off.
The 11lbs, or whatever the difference is, does make it a bit easier to handle when swapping.

I don't know when NHRA and Mopar started posting for it in Stock, but IHRA had it before the Drag Packs and I know of a few people that ran them. "Technically" NHRA shouldn't allow them in the new Challengers either, but is there a clause detailing that? Why post for a part if it's not allowed?

[Chuck Beach]

I agree with Myron, things that fall in the 'grey area' such as these center sections should be posted in a bulletin, for instance ..
aluminum driveshafts are only legal in the following ..
aluminum center sections are only legal in the following ...
if you are claiming a 82 to 87 Camaro we don't care about the minor differences in interior or exterior just make sure you are claiming the correct HP ..
these cars only came with bucket seats ... don't put a bench seat in one ... etc

[Ken Miele]

They called stock back to the lanes. It is noticeable cooler from just 30 minutes ago.

I was the 3rd pair down and in the left lane and spun so bad I had to lift. The two cars in front of me also spun. I did not spin once for the entire race seaon last year, so I was not worried, man was that a poor decision.

They stopped to work on the track, and then it started to rain.

Even though I spun, I had a long time to coast and there is no wine from the rear, at least I got something out of the run.


Be back later.

[Alan Roehrich]

Ken, weren't you at Norwalk when it was that bad for the first round of Stock qualifying? They actually gave us another run.

[Ken Miele]

Yes I was, but I was one of the lucky ones and hooked, but they did let the cars that spun run again.

Rusty Johnson in his Fairlane also spun, he ask for a re-run, but they said no.

Skillman just went a 9.45 @147 in AA/S I believe. The weather is changing fast and its getting cooler, lots of people lifting. I also believe there is a DP with a V10 that went 9.97 at 137 is A/SA. I am listening in my MH, not watching them go down the track.

If they do not post the qualify soon I will try to confirm.

[Rusty2211]

Q1 Enhancement... Yeah, I went up and asked the race director if I could run again when the track dried. He basically said no. All 3 cars ahead of me sizzled the tires and they even stopped and tried to fix the track prior to my run. Anyway, my car did not even move when I left. It was also raining some down track. I tried to explain all this to the race director and he said "what does that have to do with your run". I said "other than trying to launch the car on a pile of dog turd$ and it raining, not much". Don't think he liked that response (lol). To add insult to injury, they anounce for stock to come on back up, but not if you'd already run. A bit later that had people come around and tell you you ran earlier, you could run again...urgh...... Guess I should have stuck the battery charger on earlier.

[Chuck Beach]

Stock was called up to dry the track, you guys aren't doing a very good job ... LOL