NHRA Expands Factory Stock Showdown

Nick Heath · 03-29-2013, 04:53 PM

Why are we spending so much time comparing the rules of last year's showdown to this year's showdown?

The 427 COPO/427 or 428 CJ/6.1 DP/6.4 DP will all run CC/SA (10.60 index) at 3350#-3500#.
So, at 3350#, is a 10.50 index REALLY that outrageous?

The blower cars and the V-10 are all around 500hp. So they'll run BB/SA (10.30 index) at 3670#.
So, at 3500# (or 3200# for the V-10 which probably isn't realistic), is a 10.20 index, while soft, REALLY that outrageous?
And who says NHRA won't adjust the index between now and September? They did adjust it last year.

I don't see how the showdown cars will qualify much different than if they were in their natural Stock classes. I do think there will be better participation from the N/A cars this year. And didn't everybody want these cars in their own class in the first place???

03-29-2013, 04:53 PM	#23
Nick Heath Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 359 Likes: 1,444 Liked 566 Times in 135 Posts	Re: NHRA Expands Factory Stock Showdown Why are we spending so much time comparing the rules of last year's showdown to this year's showdown? The 427 COPO/427 or 428 CJ/6.1 DP/6.4 DP will all run CC/SA (10.60 index) at 3350#-3500#. So, at 3350#, is a 10.50 index REALLY that outrageous? The blower cars and the V-10 are all around 500hp. So they'll run BB/SA (10.30 index) at 3670#. So, at 3500# (or 3200# for the V-10 which probably isn't realistic), is a 10.20 index, while soft, REALLY that outrageous? And who says NHRA won't adjust the index between now and September? They did adjust it last year. I don't see how the showdown cars will qualify much different than if they were in their natural Stock classes. I do think there will be better participation from the N/A cars this year. And didn't everybody want these cars in their own class in the first place??? Last edited by Nick Heath; 03-29-2013 at 06:55 PM.