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Adger Smith · 12-13-2007, 01:57 AM

I just wonder how many guys out in Drag Race land are in the same boat I'm in... Last fall I spent a weekend doing a flog on my flow bench & head machine. You know the drill.. spent about 40 hours in one week end. I was working on valve angles for a, then, legal valve job. On Monday morning I ordered 2 cutters from Sunnen for my VGS 20 machine with the latest greatest angles on them. That totaled almost $200. If I had known about the new rule I could have worked on something that was productive instead of just practicing all weekend & helping Sunnen's bottom line on Monday. I'm a little pissed about this latest enhancement of the rules. Not the change, the way it was kept in Glendora, Or those outside The ivory towers didn't mention it. As time passes I think there will be more & more changes, like any big business, as people try to justify their positions. I'm just about ready for a period of 5 years racing without any changes in any rules.
I'm not going to hold my breath on that one.

12-13-2007, 01:57 AM	#12
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: NHRA Rule Change for Valve Grind I just wonder how many guys out in Drag Race land are in the same boat I'm in... Last fall I spent a weekend doing a flog on my flow bench & head machine. You know the drill.. spent about 40 hours in one week end. I was working on valve angles for a, then, legal valve job. On Monday morning I ordered 2 cutters from Sunnen for my VGS 20 machine with the latest greatest angles on them. That totaled almost $200. If I had known about the new rule I could have worked on something that was productive instead of just practicing all weekend & helping Sunnen's bottom line on Monday. I'm a little pissed about this latest enhancement of the rules. Not the change, the way it was kept in Glendora, Or those outside The ivory towers didn't mention it. As time passes I think there will be more & more changes, like any big business, as people try to justify their positions. I'm just about ready for a period of 5 years racing without any changes in any rules. I'm not going to hold my breath on that one. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)