Ford First "Stocker" Into The Eights

[dwydendorf]

Here is another way to think about what NHRA has done by letting the AHFS take care of the new cars. What if in the junior stock era, NHRA had protected the horsepower factors of the 52 Oldsmobiles and 55-57 Chevys to the point where they were still dominant? What if the 60's era muscle cars had not been able to be more comptetive? Do you honestly think that Stock and Super Stock would have progressed to where it was 4 or 5 years ago before the new Challengers and Cobra Jets came on the scene? Of course we all know that there would be an even smaller group of people wanting to watch or race in these classes. Sorry, 68-70 Chevys can't be dominant forever just like it can't be the year 1969 forever. The new cars are progressing into new classes but it may not be happening as fast as some would like. Like it or not, the big egos with the big checkbooks can still qualify at the top and it is not going to change because that is the way it has always been. It takes time,hard work, money and smarts to be the fastest and money can buy the hard work, smarts and time part of it.