New AHFS 2011

[art leong]

I was just told by nhra that the competion commitee was responsible for the new afhs.
Was this the best our guys could come up with?
It will save us all a lot of money. just get a car to run 6 tenths under and they will take care of it for you. The fast guys (if they choose to) will be moved two or three classes at a time.
The slow cars will be defactored.
There is no longer any reason for R&D or buying parts.
I was having trouble with my transbrake. Spent weeks and about $1000 trying to duplicate it, i have a set of Individual Throttle Bodies good for 10 horsepower over the stock type box manifold I run now. I have a set of solid lifters (I've been running hydraulics)I was thinking about spending a grand or so on a step/merge collector header.
I walked through the PRI show today and thought to myself "What Am I Doing Here".
I ran 6 tenths under in so-so air leaving at an idle (brake not working). So I'm just going to put the govenor and a stock valve body, back in the trans and just put it in D for DragRace
I'm going to save a ton of bucks but I don't know if I'll enjoy it. I've always driven up the return road thinking of what to do to make the car faster.
Thanks Guys

[Tony Janes]

You will like it if you win the eliminator.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Tony Janes

You will like it if you win the eliminator.

Tony I'm a realist. We did way more than our share of winning years ago. I'm not intimidated by Fletcher, Biondo or anyone.
BUT I race about 6 to 10 times a year A lot of people race more than that in a month.
Years ago we raced wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Saturday night, and Sunday. Everywhere you went they had a stock/superstock race.
That is no longer possible. Where I live now the closest track (1/8 mile outlaw) 75 miles from home, Only opens every other week.
Without seat time you need to be lucky, real lucky. While I know it's possible. And I never expect to lose. If I do I don't get upset (unless i made a stupid mistake more than once).

[Jeff Teuton]

Art, you don't want to know what we beat back. Trust me.

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Art, you don't want to know what we beat back. Trust me.

Jeff, I wish you would tell us. I'd love to know what NHRA really had in mind? It would give us the opportunity to both show our appreciation for your hard work, and at the same time know where we stand and what to look out for.

[RJ Sledge]

Jeff

OK big boy.....I'll trust you, but please don't tell me I get to "soup" up my combo so I can run faster. I will be waiting with baited breath........

RJ

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Art, you don't want to know what we beat back. Trust me.

Jeff if for some reason I get the brake working. and put the other parts on the car. And if I go to Belle Rose next year. how about we run index to index. With the clocks off.
I think I can run with the big dogs LOL

[Tom Moock]

Art, Stock,SuperStock rules committee members, chairman Pat Cvengros, Bob Lang, Bruce Bachelder, Dave Mohn, Bob Blackwell, Danny Gracia. Tom

[art leong]

Okay thanks. When the new div 2 director (seems to be a good guuy by the way) told me the commitee did it. I thought they meant our representitives Glad I got that straight.

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Art, you don't want to know what we beat back. Trust me.

It was probably a 1.10 under immediate hit that would have matched the old 1.40 under hit. Somebody beat it back to 1.20 under. That move alone prolonged all the new cars getting the horsepower closer to where they need to be plus a few older cars that needed the hit anyway.