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Did anyone notice that the 2006 and 2007 Honda Civic is now in the classification guide? I wonder who's building it. And to think all of these years when I've explained how cars are classified for Stock I'd say "You can't run a Honda Civic because it isn't in the guide."

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Yep. It's a West coast racer who got tired of the ricer racer group. The cars are made in Tennessee and are eligible for S/SS classes. Jim

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oh no Bob Shaw will be looking in his back lot again.
lol ;)

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boy i was worried about that looks like us american BUILT cars are dead meat in the super modifed fwd class, i bet are class grows now?

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Yeaa, finally the imports are coming to Stock Eliminator, it's about time. Now this category is going to experience alot of growth and great competition.
NHRA, sharpen your pencils and let the factoring begin.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA 10,000 rpm

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what i am really looking forward to is the bikini contest, that will really help the competion???

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I fail to see what all the concern is about. American cars, especially oddball combinations have benefited from a low factory horsepower rating (the factoring starting point.) It's been proven that these imports have been overstating their power for years to sell more cars. As long as NHRA doesn't allow any bogus rulings for these cars they will probably be a non-issue. As far as the notion that they will dominate the FWD classes, with a stock class minimum weight requirement, much of the ricer tech would not be applicable to stock.

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I know a guy with an Accura RSX. He spins it to 9600 RPM all day long. Of course it has the infamous Honda rod journals...:eek:
I think if I had an engine that could spin to 10K I would figure out how to make it competitive in Stock!
I'm still wanting somebody to build a Cosworth Vega. Come on, anybody want to show a ricer how to do it with good old anglo-inginuity ? :D

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What does NOPI stand for anyway?

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NOPI means "Number One Parts Inc."

http://www.nopi.com/2006/nopimotorsports.htm