AHFS Question

Greg Hill · 07-30-2009, 02:03 PM

I just found out that there has been no written policy change on the AHFS in the last year. What I said before should be the way the system is administered. Can one person arbitrarily change the way this is run, with no prior change in the written policy? Is this just another way NHRA ignores it's own rules and procedures? Is one person now the decider on who gets hp and who doesn't? After the triggers are met are averages being taken into consideration? Again there is no transparency about any of this.

As flawed as the system was it was at least administered for the most part fairly to all.

bsa633 · 07-30-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Can one person arbitrarily change the way this is run, with no prior change in the written policy?

Maybe they just discovered that they didn't took full advantage of the words written on the subject and now wanted to screw us around again..

Tom Moock · 07-30-2009, 04:46 PM

bill dedman, I though they took the hp. off fred henson hemi, Tom

RPinoski1 · 07-30-2009, 04:59 PM

Back to Chucks original question.....

Shouldn't only the (1) best run for that competitor at the even't count?

How can multiple runs at the same event by the same competitor count?......

Humm....maybe this interpretation was used to prevent obscure combos from running under the radar of the AHFS..... LOL

bill dedman · 07-31-2009, 12:46 AM

Tom Mook said, "bill dedman, I thought they took the hp. off Fred Henson's hemi,"

They did take SOME HP off, but what about all the damage that was done between the time they "awarded" this HP and the time they took it off?

I don't remember exactly when they added that HP, but it's been a while.

In the meantime, Fred has installed a 4-speed to change classes ($$$$$) to try to keep the car competitive and reportedly had a lot of trouble getting the car down the strip. The engine in question was eventually installed in a different chassis (a B-Body) and sold to another racer.

That's just what FRED did. I don't know anything about the other E-Body Hemi racers that suffered under this NHRA "mistake", but your implication that everything is OK now, since NHRA removed that HP doesn't address the whole picture. And, who's to say it won't happen again, to somebody else?

Who was it that said "You can't fix stupid"??? Hmmmmm....

07-30-2009, 02:03 PM	#1
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: AHFS Question I just found out that there has been no written policy change on the AHFS in the last year. What I said before should be the way the system is administered. Can one person arbitrarily change the way this is run, with no prior change in the written policy? Is this just another way NHRA ignores it's own rules and procedures? Is one person now the decider on who gets hp and who doesn't? After the triggers are met are averages being taken into consideration? Again there is no transparency about any of this. As flawed as the system was it was at least administered for the most part fairly to all. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

07-30-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
Tom Moock Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 801 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: AHFS Question bill dedman, I though they took the hp. off fred henson hemi, Tom __________________ Tom Moock 5704 STK

07-30-2009, 04:59 PM	#4
RPinoski1 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PLACERVILLE, CA Posts: 182 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: AHFS Question Back to Chucks original question..... Shouldn't only the (1) best run for that competitor at the even't count? How can multiple runs at the same event by the same competitor count?...... Humm....maybe this interpretation was used to prevent obscure combos from running under the radar of the AHFS..... LOL

07-31-2009, 12:46 AM	#5
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: AHFS Question Tom Mook said, "bill dedman, I thought they took the hp. off Fred Henson's hemi," They did take SOME HP off, but what about all the damage that was done between the time they "awarded" this HP and the time they took it off? I don't remember exactly when they added that HP, but it's been a while. In the meantime, Fred has installed a 4-speed to change classes ($$$$$) to try to keep the car competitive and reportedly had a lot of trouble getting the car down the strip. The engine in question was eventually installed in a different chassis (a B-Body) and sold to another racer. That's just what FRED did. I don't know anything about the other E-Body Hemi racers that suffered under this NHRA "mistake", but your implication that everything is OK now, since NHRA removed that HP doesn't address the whole picture. And, who's to say it won't happen again, to somebody else? Who was it that said "You can't fix stupid"??? Hmmmmm.... __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 07-31-2009 at 01:58 AM.