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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee
Apparently Alex or somebody provided the documentation to NHRA. NHRA accepted it, published it and the racers live by it.
The first step somebody took was "submitting a letter" to NHRA. That Bill Dedman, is something I don't you doing. Capable? yes. Doing? That seems to be another story.
And with all your preach of civility on the red light issue, why in the same month do you come to this thread and go out of your way to defame somebody?
Just one more instance were you put your nose where it doesn't belong.
As I recall, you were a newspaper editor? If so, it all fits.
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Yes, the documentation was approved by NHRA, and everything else you say is true including the fact that NHRA acceptance has paved the way for yet another bogus part to find its way onto the "legal" status in NHRA's "paper car" list of "gee-whiz/never -knew-that" litany of mytholigical parts that seem to materialize, from time-to-time.
What you don't seem to understand about my intererest in this, and my comments relative to it, is this: I have NO PROBLEM with the C-4/F-E bellhousing, how it got accepted by NHRA, who was involved in getting it "legalized," or anything else about it.
I fully support a bellhousing such as this for Ford BECAUSE of the GM cars, near-comprehensive interchangability of transmissions such as Metric 200s/350 T-H's/400 TH's, et al, on different blocks, and the ability to use Torqueflite 904 internals in a 727 case, enabling the low-drag 904 mechanical drivetrain hooked to a B or RB Mopar engine, legally. I have never objected to a C-4 bellhousing that would enable the "small transmission" connection to the FE motors. Never.
What I DO object to is being led down the primrose path by Alex , using a crock-and-bull story that had NO basis in fact, but was presented to me as the "real story" about how those hacked-up-and welded bell housings came to be.
I don't like being lied to.
If you think I came on here to "defame" Alex, you're wrong. I have a ton of respect for him AND his brother, and will never forget the monumental effort put forth to bring about the "CLASS RACER NATIONALS" and its successful conclusion against all odds.
No, there's no defamation in facts. I was just sorry that he would find it necessary to use his more-than-fertile imagination to fabricate such a tortuous and unnecessary story about how that bellhousing came into being.
I was born in the morning, but it was not yesterday morning.
Let me reiterate; I am GLAD the FE Ford cars have access to the C4; I think it's only fair, given the almost unlimited access the G.M. cars, and big-block Mopars have to the smaller, low drag transmissions.
But, if you wnt to be entertained, just ask Alex how that FE/C4 bell housing became a legitimate part...
Myself, I'd rather have the truth. Well, he'll probably tell YOU the truth...
Insofar as "submitting a letter to NHRA," (and, this is relative to my "blabbering" about the red light rule change,) I have told you and several others on this board, more than once (actually, I think it's more like 3 or 4 times) that RIGHT NOW is NOT a good time to be doing this, and I have listed several reasons why. I think, however, that the notes that explained why it needs to be done, were a good way to spread the word about why it's unfair to treat different cars differently with regard to red light jeopardy...
I must not be the only one who believes that, because the thread disappeared in a puff of paranoia, although it was I believe, the second (or, third?) most popular thread EVER on this BB.
Gee, I wonder who was afraid it was gaining traction to the extent that it was possibly going to actually have a chance of becoming "law," which would not have been a good thing is one were running a AA/SA car..... hmmmmmm.....
Can't see any other reason for deleting an entire thread that had so much participation...
Another thing; I worked for the newspaper industry for 40 years, but never in the Editorial department. I worked as a foreman in the Production department for the Des Moines Register (16 years) and the San Francisco Chronicle (24 years.) Blue collar guy...
And, there's only one "A" in Dedman.
Then, lastly, there's this:
"Just one more instance were you put your nose where it doesn't belong."
What was the first one? This BB was designed by Ken Miele for people to post notes who aren't currently "Class" Racers. That's ME. I have two Bracket cars (one finished, one 80-percent done,) BOTH of which are 100% subject to the red light rules as they are practiced and enforced in Class racing. I don't know of ANY tracks currently utizing a double red light system, on ANY kind of handicap racing.
But, if NHRA should (fat chance) go to a double red light system, you can bet your booties, all the other tracks will, too. So, it's within my (and everybody else's) interest, to see that it gets changed.
In view of the fact that this new system would give an advantage to NOBODY, (and, that's a fact!) how could any fair-minded person, object????