Congrats to Charles Blossom

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Bill -

It's not so much that Charles Blossom is a super engine builder as it is that he uncovered a combination that is woefully misfactored. It's the same as the performance level of the new factory race cars. The people who own them are not the sole secret to their performance; it's the inaccuracy of the power factors assigned that make their performance level so far outside the normal range of the classes they participate in. Charles's little display here points to the chink in the covering and gives rise to imaginations of many similar jewels in the classification guides to be exploited. Hopefully, NHRA or somebody can get outside the AFHS to correct some of these combinations that make a mockery of the illusion of head-to-head competition.

Dwight -- Mockery ?? Maybe but i'm OK with it -- he found it and I didn't -- wish I did -- it was there for anyone to find and run and he had big enough kahoonas to spend his money and build it .Good for him ! !

Billy -- Amen ? You've spent your entire racing career looking for a combo this good .......

Mike / Randall -- D/FS -- i'll bet he gets a lot of heads-ups

Ed -- Rumor has it he's building a Nitro R/T for T/SA ...............

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Dwight -- Mockery ?? Maybe but i'm OK with it -- he found it and I didn't -- wish I did -- it was there for anyone to find and run and he had big enough kahoonas to spend his money and build it .Good for him ! !

Billy -- Amen ? You've spent your entire racing career looking for a combo this good .......

Mike / Randall -- D/FS -- i'll bet he gets a lot of heads-ups

Ed -- Rumor has it he's building a Nitro R/T for T/SA ...............

Jack. Billy knew all about it, trust me.

[Ed Fernandez]

Still doesn't make it right that the Blind Mice in Glendora let runaway combos like this keep making a sham of "their" AHFS.
Remember when you're GTO was the hot lick in E?I guess the DP's took care of that.
And I hold no ill will towards Charlie Blossom,or Bob Shaw,they used what was there in black and white.

[bill dedman]

Is there a full moon? For once, Ed and I are in total agreement on this one...

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Still doesn't make it right that the Blind Mice in Glendora let runaway combos like this keep making a sham of "their" AHFS.
Remember when you're GTO was the hot lick in E?I guess the DP's took care of that.

Yes Ed its a sham -- but should he have had horsepower put on before he raced it ?And yes again - my GTO was the hot lick in E -- we all get our 15 minutes -- well maybe not all of us -- have you had yours ?

Dwight -- Justice ? Yes I raced under and worked for "Farmer" and i'll take the AFHS any day before I do that again . That dartboard stuff that was talked about did have some truth to it ............very little but ............

[Mike Schwartz]

Just lost in 2nd round. 8-inch MOV!

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5508 Charles Blossom 392 J. T. Shouse
E2 0.112 13.733 98.95 ****WINNER**** 0.109 10.512 116.90
DF/S Dial: 13.71 (+/-): 0.023 C/S Dial: 10.49 (+/-): 0.022
Prior rounds:
E1 (J Holzman ) 0.067 13.846 0.096 (J Beattie J) 0.078 10.465 -0.095
Qualified: #1 13.774 -1.826 #97 10.543 -0.807

Ah, the beauty of stock. We're looking at a PT Cruiser convertible going up against a late model Corvette.

Cubic inches wins this one over manifold pressure. J. T. Shouse's MOV: 0.0047 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

[Dwight Southerland]

Guys, I am not advocating a return to the days of Farmer (although it was more entertaining). I would just like to see an attempt at something better than what is going on now. I think the AHFS is an attempt to come up with something that is "twitless", since NHRA seems to have a goal to turn a sport into an entertainment platform. Continuing to allow a different kind of "twitness" to erode the hope of competition based on performance will surely destroy what class racing is all about.

[BOBBY BAKER]

Artie: "The dart board method" LMAO Sad part is, that comment is spot on......

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Yes Ed its a sham -- but should he have had horsepower put on before he raced it ?And yes again - my GTO was the hot lick in E -- we all get our 15 minutes -- well maybe not all of us -- have you had yours ?

Dwight -- Justice ? Yes I raced under and worked for "Farmer" and i'll take the AFHS any day before I do that again . That dartboard stuff that was talked about did have some truth to it ............very little but ............

In todays world probably not.Someone would cry "profiling".But in light of his previous
combo,don't you think NHRA would be a bit curious about such an odd ball combo?
It all comes back to them not wanting to do their job and make hp ratings somewhat
close to reality.
I haven't had my 15 minutes,yet.I have time,I'm still young.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

In todays world probably not.Someone would cry "profiling".But in light of his previous
combo,don't you think NHRA would be a bit curious about such an odd ball combo?
It all comes back to them not wanting to do their job and make hp ratings somewhat
close to reality.

OK Ed -- Entertain us -- if you were the "Head Honcho" in the NHRA Tech Dept and this combo came across your desk - what's your next move ? Remember , just because his last combo may have been killer should you punish him from the Git-Go ?