Congrats to Charles Blossom

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[QUOTE=Dwight Southerland;207930]

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 ! !
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Maybe you missed the gist of my comment, Jack. It was not directed toward Charles or his work to find the combination; it was directed to NHRA and the way they have selected to deal with power factoring. They have attempted to take human judgment (and responsibility) out of the method and so they do not personally engage the process. You and I have seen the time when Farmer would have walked into the pits and changed classes for such a performance. NHRA's claiming that their AHFS is "protecting and insuring" equitable competition is a mockery of their claims to be so dedicated to the preservation of Sportsman racing. Let those other guys in D/FS testify.

In my first post, I alluded to many more such stars in the tech books, and I will applaude anyone who takes the leap to build one of those cars. However, as MLK stated, "Justice to long delayed is justice denied." and the AHFS will do just that. How many years at a 3 1/2% increase per pop will it take to make D/SA (or many others that are being abused by the factory takeover, and including D/FS) a level playing field again?

Dwight. While I agree with you about most of the old days guys using common sense.
There was some vindictiveness used back then. Remember when pro stock had engine advantages, wheelbase advantages, Etc. Jenkins had a crying towel that would put most street racers to shame
And do you really want the "twits" in Glendora deciding things from their vast experience in stock and superstock.
I'd like to see the AHFS changed a bit to include corrected altitude. And any car that gets an instant hit should be torn down.
But it's better than the "dart board" method