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NHRA NEVER makes "errors"-------------------------that they'll admit to.

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O/SA Heavy car to Turbo car.

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Here is a different question, how many combos have been refactored from U to a faster class, example. 96 Chevy Truck. Lots of cars, that will give you a different perspective of the diversity.

Bob, we're not talking bout heavy weights now.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA diversity is only other choices

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NHRA has done their best to make U/S a less diversified class with the big gift they gave the 302 Fords. For me it was easy, add 300 lbs of ballast and run in V. The Fords never used to be competitive but nobody at NHRA has been able to explain why they got such a big HP reduction.

Jim Mantle U/VS/A

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So If it's not a cadillac or chevy truck it is bogus?? They go 2 sec under and they are heros. A Ford goes 1 sec under and it's the end of life as we know it.
Yes the 302 is soft, but isn't that what stock is about? pick a good combination and flog it. In the 9 months that we have had this combination it has had 3 converters,2 revisions of one,three transmissions,two camshafts,two revisions of the heads,two shortblocks. Twenty carbs, Two AHFS hits. We test every week. Tested last night.. Testing today.
Still not as fast as the cadillac. But it's an evil Ford ... Burn it at the stake

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Don't take it personally Mike, we'll get Ron back on his meds.
but there is one big difference, the Caddy and the Truck were combos that weren't in the guide and were assigned a factor when they were put in. Kinda like the new COPOs, DPs and CJs. The 302s were an existing combo that were given back(in some cases) over 30 HP in one shot.
But I can't complain, I'm on the Welfare now too! My 307 got back 3 HP! All in one shot! I'm gonna be runnin' the BIG numbers like BJ!

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Been there, done that, thanks Mr. Graham

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Ya know, I should probably make myself perfectly clear here. I personally believe that what NHRA did with the 302 FFFords, whether it was a mistake or not, was good for Stock Eliminator and the Sport. It brought a significant number of cars(and in some cases Racers) that wouldn't have been built into the game.
I have another thread on here somewhere bringing up Mr. Clifford and what, if anything, he is going to do with the Sportsmen. A few months ago, Dwight Southerland, Mark Yacavone and I sent a letter to the NHRA about De-factoring an awful lot of the 70s and 80s cars that were just arbitrarily given unrealistic factors at the time that they were put in the guide. Kinda like the 302 FFFords. As far as I know, we've not received any kind of a response to it. But if a half-a-dozen 302s were built, wouldn't it be safe to say that some kind of equal response could be expected from other combos?
Seeing as Dwight wrote the letter, I'll leave it up to him as to whether he wants to post it but if Mr. Clifford is looking for a way to involve more young people in the sport, I think that this could be the best "entry level" way to go.
I also realize that this probably doesn't belong in this thread but my finger is too tired to start a new thread now.

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I guess U/S is most diverse (12 cars) all different according to Nitro Joe. R/S has 10 cars - all different. - I guess that makes us second?
Keep working - only a couple of months till the tracks open!


1051 stk

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Mikey, Just to be clear, I for one, never called them bogus ..They made how many millions?
I did say it was a gift, and one should never look a gift horse in the mouth..or in this case, a little cow.