Revised Valve Job specifications posted NHRA.com

[Tom Turner]

Billy and Greg; If you contact Mr. Bachelder and ask "when are you guys gonna pour stocker heads?" The answer will be: some in 2008, all in 2009. I dont think it will be wise to get too carried away with the bowl hog or the "stock appearing" ports. We like the idea of a valve job that is not subject to interpretation but we are gonna be pretty careful from that point on. Others will do well to exercise caution it this area. We all know that many stocker heads wont pour, even at SS volumes.

[Jack McCarthy]

they have been pouring them for 2 years with no action
very few would pass on publishede ss specs

greg... watch your glass house...

1. you loved the nova. parked it for a BETTER combo
2. your valve job was in mix questioned at indy, which helped the new bull**** rule get pushed through
3. have you poured you head yourself ??

i still love you... but in reality the indexes are a sham, and the tech guys are not allowed to enforce rules

jack mccarthy

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Jack McCarthy

they have been pouring them for 2 years with no action
very few would pass on publishede ss specs

greg... watch your glass house...

1. you loved the nova. parked it for a BETTER combo
2. your valve job was in mix questioned at indy, which helped the new bull**** rule get pushed through
3. have you poured you head yourself ??

i still love you... but in reality the indexes are a sham, and the tech guys are not allowed to enforce rules

jack mccarthy

It would also help if NHRA provides the proper and quality measuring equipment, with proper calibration, to the Tech Staff. That would stop a lot of the bitching and questioning during tech. As an example, you cannot use a plastic burrette in the field for tech!!! Get an electronic burrette with a digital readout...they are affordable and NHRA has the budget.

The same goes with dial indicators; it does not take much to disturb the clocking mechanism after they are dropped in the ground. Also, get some borescopes for internal inspections; if they are good for the FAA for inspecting a turbine engine, they should be good for inspecting an engine.

By the way Jack...a very realiable source that is trustworthy, told me that the last reading Travis did on Doug Patrick's controversial cylinder heads, were done with a different burrette and the heads were in the tech area and not taken away.

[greg fulk]

Jack I know all about it! Thing is my **** went tru "the barn" & passed.......

[Jack McCarthy]

i was not invited to the barn...
i was not beat for class by any of the "re-instated" cars...

so i will simply tip my hat to travis for trying to do what he is paid to do...enforce the rulebook as printed for 2007 !!!

merry christmas to all

jack mccarthy

lets at least wait until the season starts to start the bull**** !!!!

[1752supgas]

WOW and you guys think the .90 classes are crazy , we only have to buy full face helmets and diapers for 08 .

[Speedracer]

I think a lot of Stocker guys will be needing to buy full face helmets soon too.Pretty soon,even P/SA cars will be 9.99 or quicker with all of these enhanced rules.

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Jack McCarthy

i was not invited to the barn...
i was not beat for class by any of the "re-instated" cars...

so i will simply tip my hat to travis for trying to do what he is paid to do...enforce the rulebook as printed for 2007 !!!

merry christmas to all

jack mccarthy

lets at least wait until the season starts to start the bull**** !!!!

The problem is the alter egos get crossed when a racer disputes tech staff members...do not get me wrong, I am not condoning when threats of lawsuits get in the way. With all due respect to Travis, he is one of the better ones, however, he does not know everything.