[Jeff Colvert]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

I don't think you have to worry about any hurt feelings These guys are real racers and it shows by their qualifying efforts at Indy.

You aren't going to find all your answers on the internet, because everybody has their own favorite. ( myself included). It is a great place to get some ideas.

Sometimes a little incentive is needed to go find the 5-10 hp or the right car set up you need. If no one was in your class to push you it wouldn't be fun!

Look at the DP and CJ cars. They didn't impress anyone at first. Everyone that had one looked like they were the gods of Drag Racing.In fact, if you looked at the qualifying only, a person on the outside would think they were the best cars to watch if you wanted ot know how to set a car up and drive a class car. Nothing could have been farther from the truth. There were top qualifying cars that left the line terribly, I have seen drivers the chip on every gear and then shut off early. They would qualify well, but it was not due to the skill of the driver or set up, these cars were far from being correct. The drivers had no benchmark to know what a good run was or a bad one. OF course, now there are more of them out there so naturally, racers are really starting to get them figured out because they now have to. ( still some orphans out there in stock though) Now that they have to race others of the same kind, we are finding out that there are some fast ones and some that are less fast.That is a positive step. Now the fun begins. It is sportsman competition.

You picked a good pair of cars to benchmark. These 2 combos are not easy ones for sure and each .01 comes with hard work, and testing from bumper to bumper! When these cars leave the line they launch beautifully. You can close your eyes and hear the engine and clutch working together. If either of these guys ever hit the chip on a shift, I bet they are pissed because they know that is a few hun they just gave up! So while you can argue the factors on these two cars, the bottom line is that either one has a shot at beating the other. They both know they need great runs to hang with the other. If you want to know what good older body style SS cars should do, these are good ones!

I am sure these two will meet again and it will be good! What could be better than a stickshift Ford vs. Chevy dual with engine builders in the mix too? Maybe another match up in the future? Watch for it.

P.S. I have seen Dan's Chevy 2 up close and it is very very nice and very very Trick. If you are building a Nova like his, you should talk to him.

James, Your a silver toung devil !

Jeff Colvert
SS/F 4456