Do you believe that the NHRA techs are doing their job?

[Toyotakid]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Scott,
So, are you saying the AHFS isn't working? Are you proposing that NHRA goes back to the old way with a HP committee that equalizes all classes with internal politics and the stroke of a pen? (thats not for me... no more socialism)

That is great information on the MX history, and I definitely don’t want to get into making Stock / Super Stock political. However, it does not make sense that a reasonable index factor cannot be implemented without stifling hard work and ingenuity. I am making the trip to Indy this year and I know I will not qualify given the rules I have to play with. Scion wants us there so we will go ... but how do you explain to a sponsor you did not qualify or even have the chance to do so because of rules?

[dwydendorf]

I think that the NHRA Techs are doing as much as they can given the era in which they are teching in the cars. Back in the 1970's when I went to Indy, a friend was having his C/SM Mustang teched in at the Nationals and a tech guy looked over his carb. The tech guy said to Marty Barrett (NHRA"S Division 3 Tech Director at the time) hey Marty, what is this carb? He proceeded to say a Ford Part number and Marty Barrett said " thats a 735 cfm 428 CJ carb. Do you guys know you can run a little bigger carb and how valuable that is to a restoration guy." Marty knew most of the Ford parts because he worked in a Dealership as a parts guy and was also fimilar with many of the Musclecars of that era like many of the older tech guys today. In 2010, many of the younger guys didn't grow up in that era so it is hard for them to know every detail of what was factory available and what wasn't. Given the era and circumstances the tech guys have to deal with now , I think they do a pretty good job.