Monday Morning Horsepower?

[RJ Sledge]

Billy you the Man!!

RJ

[GTX JOHN]

We too have enjoyed some "Billy Lynn" rulings

Our Mopar F body wagon with 360 (Small cam)was factored up to 285HP.

The F body sedans with identical 360 were 274HP.

Wrote a letter and documented the specs.per advise from NHRA

RESULT

Wagon got 4 More = 289 HP

Sedan minus 4 More = 270 HP

RESULT

So in I/SA we were 220 Lbs. heavier in than everybody that ran sedans

We have learned to Shut up / Sandbag / Swallow our pride and run

SLOOOOOW!!

[jmracing]

JMRACING

Dear NHRA administrators.

Following on your latest Automatic Horsepower Factoring System (AHFS) update, 396/375 x 399 to 412 and 350LT1/285 x 346 to 358 many of us were under the impression the cars involved had to go through teardown before confirming any AHFS adjustment.

But I was told there wasn’t any teardown at least in the latest update?

May I bring to your attention the following; when someone (like I did last year) decides to make history and tries to establish a new record in the sportsman category, this same person knows and is willing to pass teardown for the new record to be recognized by all. There is only one person involved and one car with no effect on anyone else but by respect to all competitors and to make sure all the rules are well respected, NHRA goes through the time consuming experience of teardowns all across the country.

Now comes this AHFS moment, something that affects many many racers in the indicated classes that are fighting every week to gain thousands of second’s improvements here and there to better their chances in winning rounds and programs. And here you are, with this AHFS policy that automatically penalize an ole bunch of us without any kind of inspection to validate the conformity of such performance, no teardown what so ever and we all pay the price of this laxity!

For many of us, under the impression teardown occurs before any AHFS adjustment, such attitude is nothing short then a lack of respect of NHRA’s own rules and policies and a serious lack of respect to NHRA’s sportsman racers.

I understand some places do put racers through teardown to validate an AHFS adjustment, and some don’t, would you accept such approach towards establishing new records entries?

It’s never too late to correct what’s wrong and make it fair for everyone and be assured I’m not saying the racers involved have done anything wrong.



Thanks for your time and actions.

[Mike Fuller]

The proceeding post had some very good points.