GM Releases 2013 bogus HP ratings at PRI show

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

They will go faster when it is needed but it will not cost them any money. They will just open the throttle body a little more. They might even need to start opening the secondaries.

The keyboard racers haven't been near the finish line hearing the cars shutting off at 1000', several still running nearly a second under, or setting records, with 2 barrels of their 4 barrel throttle bodies disconnected. Also don't know how fast many have gone when running flat out during private test sessions. They only know what they see on DRC. Therefore do not really know what is going on.

[D.Johns]

^^^
And NONE of the old cars have EVER done anything to protect their index.

Some new cars have done that and some old ones have also. Some run flat out both new and old.

But that's not the point is it?

[NBD MGT]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

The keyboard racers haven't been near the finish line hearing the cars shutting off at 1000', several still running nearly a second under, or setting records, with 2 barrels of their 4 barrel throttle bodies disconnected. Also don't know how fast many have gone when running flat out during private test sessions. They only know what they see on DRC. Therefore do not really know what is going on.

All that actually needs to be seen is what's on DRC since it tells the whole story about qualifying and wins. Why would you care if someone bails at 1,000 feet if they're not the guy in the winner's circle at the end of the day?

With only 2 throttle blades connected? That must be a huge 4-blade throttle body. Here are the records - What class record holder made his run with only 2 throttle blades hooked up?

Quarter-Mile Record Holders

Updated 12/03/2012 Stock Eliminator Class E.T. Speed Date Driver/Car Location AA/S8.89154.1410/15/12Donald Fezell - Du Bois, PA
'08 FordMohnton, PA A/S10.34128.9211/04/12Dennis Alvey - Cornville, AZ
'68 FordLas Vegas, NV B/S10.700.0010/01/12Minimum C/S10.47127.6709/11/12Cameron Chowen - Prince George, BC
'94 ChevyWoodburn, OR D/S10.36126.7503/17/12John Duzac - Covington, LA
'67 ChevyBelle Rose, LA E/S11.00120.3810/15/12Doc Horn - Westville, NJ
'67 PlymouthMohnton, PA F/S11.300.0010/04/10Minimum G/S10.96120.8709/23/12John Hladky - Stuart, NE
'66 ChevyPierre, SD H/S11.500.0010/04/11Minimum I/S11.700.0006/01/10Minimum J/S11.23116.0610/15/11Donnie Beeler - Elizabethtown, KY
'91 ChevroletIndianapolis, IN K/S11.55112.5512/01/12Tommy Turner - Tompkinsville, KY
Gainesville, FL L/S11.74111.6510/22/12Tommy Turner - Tompkinsville, KY
'85 FordIndianapolis, IN M/S11.82113.1809/23/12Don Anderson - Duluth, MN
'85 FordPierre, SD N/S12.450.0010/01/12Minimum O/S12.13107.4804/23/12Gary Summers - Franklin, KY
'85 FordSt. Louis, MO P/S12.850.0006/20/11Minimum Q/S12.9899.9004/30/12William Sempsrott - Franklin, OH
'66 ChevyIndianapolis, IN R/S13.450.0010/04/10Minimum T/S14.200.0005/01/08Minimum U/S14.450.0003/03/09Minimum V/S14.750.0005/01/12Minimum W/S15.900.0010/04/11Minimum AA/SA9.500.0004/09/12Minimum A/SA9.8010/15/12Ken Keir Jr - Dunkirk, MD
'70 ChevyMohnton, PA A/SA130.5511/05/11Keith Lynch - Greenville, OH
'10 DodgeLas Vegas, NV B/SA10.08130.7705/08/12David Ficacci - Whippany, NJ
'69 ChevyAtco, NJ C/SA10.49122.9611/04/12Richard Pauley - Saugus, CA
'68 FordLas Vegas, NV D/SA10.3910/14/11Andrew Hill - Louisville, KY
'70 ChevyIndianapolis, IN D/SA125.7509/24/11Jimmy Ronzello - Rockwood, MI
'12 MustangHebron, OH E/SA10.58123.7610/15/11James Findell - Zimmerman, MN
'73 PlymouthKansas City, MO F/SA10.7305/01/11Mark Lelchook - Foresthill, CA
'69 PlymouthSacramento, CA F/SA0.0004/09/12Minimum
G/SA11.03118.8710/02/11Jami Jones - Vadnais Heights, MN
'86 ChevyKearney, NE H/SA11.1510/15/12Anthony Bongiovanni - Landing, NJ
'10 FordMohnton, PA H/SA118.0309/25/11Ron Mattson - Cloquet, MN
'72 ChevroletPierre, SD I/SA11.800.0010/01/12Minimum J/SA11.37117.6010/15/12Dennis Martins - New Bedford, MA
'86 PontiacMohnton, PA K/SA11.47112.8810/15/12Eugene Monahan - Brockton, MA
'89 PontiacMohnton, PA L/SA12.200.0004/09/12Minimum M/SA12.350.0005/01/12Minimum N/SA12.03109.8310/15/12Patrick Courts Sr - New Iberia, LA
'87 PontiacBaytown, TX O/SA12.18107.7010/22/12Marty Buth - Freeport, IL
'84 FordIndianapolis, IN P/SA12.36106.7111/05/11Jeff Interlicchia - Riverside, CA
'94 FordLas Vegas, NV Q/SA12.8007/23/11Bruce Flodin - Abbottsford, BC
'95 DodgeMission, BC Q/SA99.1207/24/11Robert Salemi - Forestdale, RI
'92 JeepEpping, NH R/SA12.89102.7310/15/12Briane Philbrick - Vineland, ON
'76 ChevyMohnton, PA

[5343stk]

I set the E/SA record in very good air at 10.58 @ 123.76 at Kansas City in October 2011.

In the Final of E/SA at Indy in 2012, the winner went 10.51 @ 110mph.

I was lucky enough to win class the previous 2 years, but I'm afraid I would have been taking a knife to a gunfight that day.