Who's Getting Hit With H.P.?

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Its almost that time of year, the mid-year horse power adjustment. It looks like the LS-1 is due, the 396 Aluminum head, and my favorite "Paper Car", Mr Bill's Shelby.
I'm sure there might be others combos that could be up for review.

Larry -- This looks more like your Christmas 'wish list'....................

[Randy Mullins]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Its almost that time of year, the mid-year horse power adjustment. It looks like the LS-1 is due, the 396 Aluminum head, and my favorite "Paper Car", Mr Bill's Shelby.
I'm sure there might be others combos that could be up for review.

larry the shelby was tryng to get hit so that it will move the car from a natural C car to a natural B car that will allow the car to run A .do You know anyone who would not want the car in A.

[Larry Hill]

Bo -- Latino, Russo, Matyas, Pendarvis, McClanahan,and Folk all went quicker than 1.15 under.

Randy -- ink made Hawk's car good. It just needs a little more ink to make it a little more even with the rest of us without any help from Santa Claus. About him or any other car in A/SA thats great, to win I have to beat them all. I always come to race and I leave nothing in the trailer.

[Doug McCue]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

Its almost that time of year, the mid-year horse power adjustment. It looks like the LS-1 is due, the 396 Aluminum head, and my favorite "Paper Car", Mr Bill's Shelby.
I'm sure there might be others combos that could be up for review.

I question I have is, how does a combination get their horsepower factor reduced?

[Bill Harris]

You write a letter to the NHRA asking for a HP reduction on a particular combination. If the committee thinks it has merit, they will drop the factor some, usually about 2.5 to 3%. You can send an e-mail to ahfs@nhra.com.

[hadtobethere]

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

You write a letter to the NHRA asking for a HP reduction on a particular combination. If the committee thinks it has merit, they will drop the factor some, usually about 2.5 to 3%. You can send an e-mail to ahfs@nhra.com.

'the committee'.....now that is funny !!!

[Doug McCue]

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

You write a letter to the NHRA asking for a HP reduction on a particular combination. If the committee thinks it has merit, they will drop the factor some, usually about 2.5 to 3%. You can send an e-mail to ahfs@nhra.com.

I have sent a letter to them twice a year for three years and the results have been a reply that the HP factor is correct. It does not need to reduced.

[bigshow2966]

My buddy Mike wrote a letter and got some HP taken off his combo. He's afraid his efforts at Topeka may get him some of it back though.

[Tony Janes]

A one time hit of under 1.40 at a national meet is not going to get horsepower.

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

You write a letter to the NHRA asking for a HP reduction on a particular combination. If the committee thinks it has merit, they will drop the factor some, usually about 2.5 to 3%. You can send an e-mail to ahfs@nhra.com.

I can tell you from personal experience via a friend that this process is broken. My friend submitted a request last summer for his combo and as of today he has not gotten any response. He emailed the former div 2. s/ss committe rep, division director, and the national tech director his request. When he attended the Carolina Nationals he cornered the Glendora guy and asked him about it; the guys says he never saw it, my friend produces a email with the tech directors name along with delivery reciept and he says oh it must have gotten mixed up. He was promised an answer by Finals last year, never got one. He called back at the beginning of the year and he was told it would be reviewed before Mar 09 with some that were left over from 2008 and it didn't happen. So now it's almost that time again, will it show up by 30 June in ND or NHRA online, I'm not holding my breath. I know one thing, if it was me I'd be speaking to the tech directors boss, there know excuse for not getting this done when you follow their rules.