[goinbroke2]

Well, you commented on the first two lines of the post, what about the remainder?

I agree it isn't right.

I was also directly replying to the post about "look who's the official veh"
THAT is crying, plain and simple. Making excuses about why you can't compete. It's not that it's FORD, it's that it is something that shouldn't be allowed.

You can debate the merits of something, that's fine, but when somebody throws in the gratuitous "that's because it's a XXX" it takes away from the real message or point.

I just grabbed an old rulebook for reference, SS/GT is "any production v-8 of the same make" OK, 428w would fit there.
Interestingly enough, for SS it doesn't specify engine, it only says "only those cars listed in the guide are eligible" and "all cars factory production assembled"
Well, if it was never "factory production assembled" (in other words, the 428W was never factory assembled in a car, technically it shouldn't be allowed)

It comes down to manufacturers asking and getting something for a better ROI. No more, no less. Of course any factory that did this is doing it their own best interest.(in other words can't fault mopar or ford)
The blame falls directly at the feet of NHRA for allowing this.

An example;
Like nascar, toyota want's to play in S/SS. So, they spend huge $$ building v-8 rwd corolla's just to stick in the guide. They are twin turbo/blah/blah/blah rated at 200hp.
Now, who's fault is it when bogus toyota's start cleaning house?

Toyota because they gave free ****box imports to everybody in the nhra?

Or NHRA because they whored themselves out to the highest bidder?

Think about it, THAT'S what I mean by crying and placing blame on the wrong party because they don't like said party.