Competition Plus DP and CJ article

[Andys dad]

Originally Posted by Bill Howell

I think I can make a comment from both sides of the fence.
42 years ago, long before bracket racing, after getting beat up every week heads up in my 57 T-Bird, I bought a new 4-speed 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. And at my local tracks, (Augusta, Blaney, Jackson, etc.), it went a whole year without getting beat in it's class. There was no break out and all class runs were heads up. You had to win class to race in the eliminator. Of course, all the old timers (that were not nearly as old as I am now) hated it. Then in 1969, I got another 428 Mustang that I still race and it was the same way for a while. Now, of course, it doesn't have much of a chance in a heads up race, but it did have it's time. I still have both cars and they have great memories with them.
40 years later, I get another new Cobra Jet Mustang that's hated by the modern old timers. It's time is now but history will repeat itself and something else will come along that's faster, which is the way it's always been.
Also, if anyone wants to qualify way faster under the index than any CJ or Drag Pack, I know of a cheap mini van for sale.

I will bet you or anyone else could have bought one at a dealership and drove it home. Hell I bet you even "banged" a few gears on the city (or country) streets from time to time - before you made it a full on race car. These cars are purpose built race cars and have no place in STOCK eliminator. End of discussion.

I realize change is inevitable - I just hoped it would be a little more graceful than this. However, after what happened to PS truck - we should know anything is possible with good old NHRA