Ford Roller & crate engines

[Bob Pagano]

Here comes the next wave of s--t shoved down our throats. Page 57 new digger.

[Charley Downing]

Sorry Bob it's not the 1970's anymore. Stand still or change.

[Bob Pagano]

The only rule book with crate motor cars is IHRA, have I missed something ?

[Charley Downing]

You are missing a whole lot. Did you get your 2011 NHRA rule book yet?

No one is having it shoved down there throat. If you don't like it race somewhere else or start your own drag racing league. NHRA makes the rules we just play there end of story.

[BBF67]

Does everyone understand what has happened here?

An auto manufacturer has been allowed to advertise new racecars for sale in a drag racing trade paper. Buyers around the country will be putting in orders for these racecars. An agreement has been made to allow a place to race these racecars. Anyone who purchases one of these racecars is expecting to get to race their car in a regular class as currently shown. If a change putting these cars into special classes was to be made now that advertisement has been allowed, major lawsuits would run rampant. What company do you think has the deepest pockets, the advertiser or the place that allowed the advertisement?

It is a done deal. Allowing the advertisement has guaranteed that new purpose built racecars will continue to race in regular Stock and S/S classes.

[jmcarter]

I haven't received the new ND as yet....anything Ford advertised that isn't in line with what the rule book has said for some time (as noted below)?

"OEM may apply for inclusion of any special production runs into the
Official NHRA Stock Car Classification Guide. Special run must
include a minimum of 50 units of an already accepted body style,
need not be showroom available. Applications evaluated on an
individual basis. Acceptance will not imply precedent."

[K Stubbs]

Originally Posted by BBF67

Does everyone understand what has happened here?

An auto manufacturer has been allowed to advertise new racecars for sale in a drag racing trade paper. Buyers around the country will be putting in orders for these racecars. An agreement has been made to allow a place to race these racecars. Anyone who purchases one of these racecars is expecting to get to race their car in a regular class as currently shown. If a change putting these cars into special classes was to be made now that advertisement has been allowed, major lawsuits would run rampant. What company do you think has the deepest pockets, the advertiser or the place that allowed the advertisement?

It is a done deal. Allowing the advertisement has guaranteed that new purpose built racecars will continue to race in regular Stock and S/S classes.

Not true, NHRA can change the rules or classes anytime they want to, it is their organization. They did it with the FI classes, I do not remember any law suites then.