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when you have a guy with one of the fastest older cars in the country just pack up and leave before the first round of eliminations at indythat tells you something is wrong. That man probably spend at least two or three thousand dollars to go to that race and I am sure took time off of work to go do that. can anyone answer when was the last time someone with an older setup out ran a car that was 08 or newer? Equality in hp factoring will never be a reality otherwise these people would never have spent 100-125k on these cars.
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If the existing rules were applied equally to every car and not exempt certain groups there would be no issue like this. That's the whole point you're missing. Had all the FS combos been required to face the same ahfs as everyone else then factors would most certainly be more correct than they are. At one time the LT-1 and LS-1 combos had an edge due to factors but that eventually worked itself out. This exempting certain classes and thus those combos is what is the issue. And suggesting a fundamental change like you did is never an answer.
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My simple solution is to implement AHFS for factory stock.
Now that NHRA knows what they can run - Make the FS/A index a 9.70 and make the FS/B index a 10.0 Keep it simple add 3 tenths to the FS cars and implement AHFS starting at the next race where factory stock will be run. Also - need to run FS at more (all) races too.
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I proposed an idea the other day on my Facebook page:
Let ALL new (2008-newer) cars run FSS. That way, the cars in B/SA on down can run; right now it seems to be mostly AAA-AA-BB-CC cars. Run them handicapped, off the Class Index like Comp and the Combo Class runoffs, and AHFS can then apply since they are in their natural class, eight, etc; not an artificial Class/Index/weight. We had sixty-seven new cars at Indy; only thirty I think ran FSS. Under my proposed rule, ALL new cars would be in and make for a bigger show for NHRA and the OEM's. Just a thought.
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Buff, that'd be a good idea as long as there isn't something like that stick 5.7 Challenger to upset all the rest of the class.
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How many of the factory cars (copo's drag-packs, cobra jets) are built each year??? How many of them are available to the general public through the dealer showrooms?? I think many of the questions can be answered by examining these criteria. Evidently NHRA doesn't follow their own rulebook. Don't get me wrong, I love the new cars (built after 2008), they just need to be put where they belong and factored properly.
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