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what Dave Thomas and the other SS/AA guys think about the cobra jets now?

2 243 SS/AA Roy Hill, Sophia NC, '10 Mustang 8.534 9.70 -1.166

6 15 SS/AA David Thomas, West Chester PA, '69 Corvette 8.760 9.70 -0.940

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Yeah......I wonder.....LOL.

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He was on the brakes at 1000' and had some sort of oil leak....smoking half way down the track.........only ran 135. It was easily in the high 8 thirties if he had stayed in it.

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Which car?

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Roy Hill's SS/AA supercharged Mustang, not sure if it is an 08 or a 2010. Dave ran the .76 @ 155 ,or 156 and never lifted..........there was a light out on the scoreboard and I couldn't tell the exact speed.

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That's impressive.

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More like OUTRAGEOUS!

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Especially since it's really a Stocker!

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Almost as fast as your old Camaro as a Top Stocker.....LOL.

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Nothing Roy has ever raced was a stocker.....LOL. That Mustang is Fords S/S combo.

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Yeah, Terry........I wish. I didn't have the 'enhancements' of the 67 car that won the championship. LOL...As far as the SC Mustangs, they had better build them with 7.50 cages. I don't know if Roy's has been updated..........could be the reason for the brakes???

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The one Todd Patterson drives in SS supposedly has never been apart. You sure about Roy's?

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I looked at it at the PRI show but we got to talking about the old days and I didnt pay attention if it was certified to 7.50 or not. Roy likes to BS a lot. We go way back to around 1971.

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I know that it has a different engine that was done up for S/S when he ran it late last year. That engine was about 2-3 tenths quicker than the one that came in it. I dont know what is in it now but it sounds like the good stuff to run that quick.

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Roy has been 5.50's in the 1/8 mile and this was a little over a year ago (maybe 2 years ). Private testing at an 1/8 mile track and still was de-tuned then.............These cars are CRAZY FAST ......I still like them though.

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I love them. Just wouldn't want to have to race them heads up with something else. Lol

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I'm with ya on that !! //You would not have to in IHRA .......That's why we got toooooo many classes ...You ought to have to try to keep up with them all......Makes me tired ...lol

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They would in S/S wouldnt they Danny? No seperate FI class.

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Yes ,but it could change........
This is already under Super stock modified /
SS/AFI.....7.50 to 8.49 lbs percubic inch

SS/BFI.....8.50 to 9.49 lbs per cubic inch

SS/CFI.....9.50 to 10.49 lbs per cubic inch

**90 mm IHRA accepted throttle body maximum

I would not be surprised to see this also added to super stock as we did the stock classes ,just to protect the older combos...May have to change the weight break a little to make it work........What you think.?.....I know we already have a lot of classes ,but why run off the old just cause there is new out there .It might be dying ,but it ain't dead YET.....

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Roys car is backhalved SS only

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Just did that this past year.........Tires were sticking out a little tooo much at the Rockingham race......

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I heard the CJ, broke today...anybody know what went away??

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that's a shame

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That's got to be an expensive repair. They look like a nightmare to work on. Really cool cars though.

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It really is a shame.......it saved the Fords from instant horsepower on Tuesday!

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That too!!

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good point Arnold

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The oil smoke that I referenced yesterday on Roy Hill's SS Mustang, was from a blown headgasket.....was definitely on a mid 8.30 run with his current tune up. The cage was updated when the car was back halved, so stay tuned for the SS/AA and SS/A wars.

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Imagine this the same few ***** Clowns making %90 of the negative posts.
What a shock.

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Most of us like the cars just not the bogus hp ratings.

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Well here's another one bud, I guess the deep pocket "buy-a-rocket" crowd has no problem throwing guys like Thomas, Couris, Greene, probably Armstrong et al under the bus....guys that have poured their heart and soul into heritage muscle cars, the backbone of class racing...what arrogance....we're watching 'em hang it up....so all youse "suddenly fast guys" can just race yourselves....Dvorak had it pegged years ago, you guys ain't heros, just in the wrong class....and no chest beating will convince anybody that really knows....so line up all them refrigerator white 'stangs and fat MoPars and tell yourselves your fast.....90% negative.....and your surprised?

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Well said Randall.

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Straight from the Ford guys in DeFranks pit, "we were going to get concessions from nhra and if we can't make a statement, we're not going to be on board". YOU, nhra, and Ford are the ASSCLOWN's. You all have cheated the very people that supported nhra since the beginning. Enjoy your bogus factoring while you can, because Roy doesn't care about the horsepower. You will be where you belong shortly. What's after SS/AA? Maybe he will have a stocker that can accelerate the factoring process, as well.

I have nothing against the new cars as long as they are factored correctly. Nhra has thrown all of the old combinations under the bus and whatever they get, they most certainly deserve. The new cars cover from AA-M/stock, if my calculations are correct. When these guys start lining up against cars that have them covered by 4 tenths to a second, how long do you think they will spend the money to race? Maybe nhra wants this....I certainly don't know.

You guys go out and go fast with a car that shouldn't be in the classification you are running, and you think you have done something. While I could join you in the new car farce, I have principles. I would never do this to the friends and competitors that I have made over the years. I didn't expect the manufacturers to have principles, because they only want to sell a car. However, I did expect the sanctioning body to have enough principle to provide a reasonably close factor for heads up races. Again, I do not know what they want, but I certainly hope they get what they deserve.

Maybe someday we'll get the chance to discuss 'assclowns' and principles.

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U are right Charley the same old no race posers on here making negative comments! Maybe they should get off the keyboard,spend some money on their old outdated junk and try to actually go racing! There is alot of racing going on in Florida rite now and one of the biggest blowhards on here (Chad Rhodes) hasnt been to one yet! Hmmmmmm!? Still must be testing!? What a dreamer!

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nope asshole, deciced to do some IHRA racing. Going to Baton Rouge friday. How about you even own a ****ing race car before you mouth off?

once again b.d.d. stands for Big Dumb Douchebag

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excellent post Arnold

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Arnold you have been around along time, how are these new cars any different then past under factored combos.

1968 hemi cars kicking Everyone's ***** in the late 60's and early 70's.

The late 70's and 80's under factored olds combs (with parts they never made).

The mid 90's LT1 rated at 275hp to start now well over 340hp

The 2002 LS1 rated at 325 to start now almost 370hp

All these combos were bogus HP to start. This is not something new. You guys act like it’s the end of the world. I ask you all this one question. What form of motorsports is old technology allowed to stay competitive?

And the part about old combos being thrown under the bus give me a break.
Three of the top five qualifiers at this weeks Fla PTS race were combos from 1969 and older.

Chad just so you know the SCJ can never be taken out of SS/AA they are hear to stay. Good luck with your IHRA racing. If it works for you that great. But be prepard for anything.

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[QUOTE=Charley Downing; This is not something new. You guys act like it’s the end of the world. I ask you all this one question. What form of motorsports is old technology allowed to stay competitive?

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Can you say NASCAR ! They STILL use carbs and not "Fool REJECTION" and are doing fine from what I can see.

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Umm Nascar is going Fuel injected in 2012,Still boreing to watch.It is the Pandoras box that they will never get the lid back on.This is a whole new way to cheat.

Kevin

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I thought a racer of your high caliber and knowledge would take advantage of 3 pts meets and 1 nat event in his home state!? But these are NHRA events(A leauge) and you are going to race IHRA(B leauge). Correct me if im wrong but hasnt their already been 1 IHRA nat and 1 pts meet in your home state this year already? And your going to Baton Rouge? Oh well! U still wont be able to outrun anybody or win a round in eliminator so i guess it really doesnt matter anyway! Now does it!!!??? See ya at the gators(as a spectator no less) u have to have grading points to come play with the big boys and enter a NHRA nat!But im sure u already know this! Since ur the ALL KNOWING SMART GUY on here!