HP Adjustments on NHRA.com

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by Herbie Null

Ryan, when I went from my 67 camaro to the 87 camaro I put the same engine and transmission in. At the same weight vs the 67 I went a tenth quicker and 2 mph faster, the fwd GT cars vs the RWD cars follow this same logic. So I would say a jelly bean car with the same HP and weight as you would be a good 15 hundredths to 2 tenths faster in qualifying than you. Now if the FWD car with the lighter shipping weight can run GT/C are lower because of the lighter shipping weight then they get another 5 hundredths because of the index break that a RWD can not get to.

Herb... you made a good point comparing your 67 camaro to your 87 camaro (being a tenth quicker and 2 mph quicker).
Now here is where I disagree with this whole point. Why do we only look at the FWD vs RWD comparison. If they give the RWD's a break, why don't they do the same for Ryan's 67 camaro? (obviously 1 tenth slower as you stated), What about a shoebox (Randall Klein's car) running GT (a bigger disadvantage). Doesn't an RWD 87 camaro have a huge advantage in GT over that car (55 shoebox).
My point is where do you stop? They stopped with the RWD vs FWD comparison which only helps certain people (not the masses).
I hope this makes sense....