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Re: Mustang MPH?

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Originally Posted by bigshow2966 (Post 108007)

Mr. Dedman's plea that someone who has spent $60+K on a car that will now get killed by the Mustang heads-up is pretty short sighted too. The Mustang guys spent at least $70K to get where they are.
That's the beauty of class racing and wanting to be the king of the hill. There's always someone with a bigger stick or fatter wallet waiting to knock you off.

I hope that not will be the norm but the fattest wallet will always have some to do with all this..but this time around i think it's more that all those years of R/D that alot of these guys spent along with the money isn't worth anything when they are blown away by cars that hasn't really been worked on yet..i think this could be more of a nail in the coffin for stock as we used to know it rather than making use of any "good exposure" that some are talking about.. when you think about it...if this gets to be a norm ..that the factorys can make special runs with soft ratings to beat up 40-50 year old cars..with everything else happening with the economy and also NHRA..i actually think more racers would quit than whats coming in... Sportsman racing ..nah!

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Amen brother Jeff! Preach on my friend! Jim

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Just got my copy of Road & track magazine(april 09)--page 41 said that the 2010 mustang shelby will be a 540 HP engine up a "little" from the 09---not sure how this enters into this argument--but there are some numbers that are interesting---they talk about KR and GT500 engines and Im not a Ford guy so maybe--somebody can explain it---Comp 387

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Originally Posted by FED 387 (Post 108098)

I believe that the Shelby GT500KR engine was available beginning in 2008; it was based on the Shelby GT500 engine but it was tweaked to produce 540 HP, compared to 500 HP for the ShelbyGT500. The 2010 Shelby GT500 engine is basically the same engine as the KR.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1

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Everyone knows it's bogus. NHRA knows it's bogus at this point. But obviously, they don't really care.

Rather than beating this dead horse.... why don't you move on to another more justified one. The fact that NHRA knows it's bogus and just plain does not care. Beat that horse for a while, there isn't much left of this one.

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You know , who gives a s- - - t ? It is just a bracket race.! Scribble on the window what you want . ( and the best driver will win ) after the third round it is always about the same 10 guys.. Right? Just go race !!!!!!

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Originally Posted by OLD INJUN (Post 108118)

You know , who gives a s- - - t ? It is just a bracket race.! Scribble on the window what you want .

Wrong answer. We have a car that only fits A and AA. We'd also like a fair shot at winning class when it is contested.

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AHFS should take care of this, right? Like someone before said, someone driving one will screw up and hit the index too hard.

Just race. Mostly just a bracket race, right?

It'll work out.

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Originally Posted by OLD INJUN (Post 108118)

Time for a fresh bowl of popcorn and a cold one............................................

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Originally Posted by Real Racer (Post 107913)

Probably about as many that knew about single 4 barrel 65 Hemi's or 67 L-88 vettes or 98 LT-1 F bodies.

Whoa, I still have copy of HotRod that announces the '65 single 4 Hemi and I owned a '67 L88 vette that I bought in Savannah Ga. I have friend in Tn that still has a '67 L88 in his garage.

Jim Rountree