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Dwight Southerland · 10-07-2014, 01:06 PM

As a point of interest, the 1969 Chev 350-255 was the first engine to get an other-than-OEM hp factor, and that happened in 1970. A lot of that move was due to racer complaints, although Farmer was in charge at that time and executed through his authority an attempt to level the playing field, so to speak. New technology always throws additional factors to contend with into the mix. NHRA will respond in some addtional ways to deal the new cars; it will be interesting to see what they do. Everybody has a dog in this hunt.

The new cars bring excitement and more general interest into the sport and that is good. I hate that it is so-o-o-o-o expensive to proliferate the excitement.

10-07-2014, 01:06 PM	#51
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 780 Times in 194 Posts	Re: FS cars exempt from HP? As a point of interest, the 1969 Chev 350-255 was the first engine to get an other-than-OEM hp factor, and that happened in 1970. A lot of that move was due to racer complaints, although Farmer was in charge at that time and executed through his authority an attempt to level the playing field, so to speak. New technology always throws additional factors to contend with into the mix. NHRA will respond in some addtional ways to deal the new cars; it will be interesting to see what they do. Everybody has a dog in this hunt. The new cars bring excitement and more general interest into the sport and that is good. I hate that it is so-o-o-o-o expensive to proliferate the excitement.