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Originally Posted by Tom Broome

You chose a vehicle combination that you wanted to race, and approached the manufacturer and NHRA to get that combination installed into the guide.

Which is exactly what I did.

What you DID NOT do, is built a finished race car BEFORE the manufacturer submitted specs to NHRA....Which leaves the appearance of specific favoritism, since it appears that the specs will be generated around that ONE SPECIFIC race car.

This has been the case with late model Stockers for quite a few years now. I think that it started with the Corvettes, then the GTOs, followed by all the Challengers, Mustangs, and Camaros. Each of those started with getting a chassis approved.

And yes, I know all about the 1968 Cobra Jets....And all the vagaries involved. Ford really twisted the arm of NHRA to get it done...and not for the first time either. But consider that process involved more one specific vehicle. What we are discussing is a completely new and different process towards inclusion in the guide. Darren admits specifically that....."Once everything is approved by the NHRA it will be added to the guide. Then the whole world can see it. Which is exactly how it has always been.".....Really?....Always?

This paragraph begins with the answer to your question...

Not that I can blame them for taking advantage of a weak NHRA who's become beholden to Toyota for manufacturer support.

You know this as fact? Or, a little speculation on your part?

If you can afford it, more power to you. But then too, you almost had to have an expectation that when included in the guide it would receive favorable horsepower to make it as competitive as possible.....Otherwise why would you make the investment in preemptively constructing a finished race car....

I would expect the same consideration that other OEMs have been given.

One off transmission adapters included. By the way? What's the Toyota part number for that transmission adapter? Or the manufacturer? Is it an "on the shelf" part?

I have gone out of my way to make sure that these parts are available. NHRA is a bubble within a much larger space. The Supra has a growing enthusiast market. Also, you don't need an OEM part number on a legal aftermarket part.

I believe these are the concerns you sort of glossed over in an attempt to diminish Mr.McNiel's question...though I've never met the man, maybe you could treat another racer with a little more respect, and determine his thoughts first.

I don't know him either. I don't see the disrespect in my comment or Brent's. We just added some history.

It's a shame that so many people try to take something like this and turn it into a them versus us thing.....