Consensus By Professional Engine Builders - Page 3

Jim Cimarolli · 10-05-2010, 09:34 PM

What I am saying is that a guy like that COULD have gotten it right if they cared to do so.

5343 STOCK · 10-05-2010, 09:41 PM

I'm not a big Internet poster, but I watched my wife get outran 1st rd of Indy 2010 by approximately 6 tenths and 9 mph by a dragpak challenger in G/SA heads-up.

Good experience to say the least. I would put our cars up against any "real car" , and I think we'd have at least a shot.

As a participant for many years, I feel the worst for the upper class cars which have been virtually made useless by the new breed of cars. Think about the tens of thousands of dollars spent to make the old muscle run as good as they are able too, quite impressive, I believe.

I hope NHRA does the right thing and makes the playing field level for all involved. Stock Eliminator should be based on enguinity and work, not solely on Hp factors.

cad · 10-05-2010, 11:51 PM

This is an issue in a heads up race right? Otherwise, you're in a bracket race.....please correct me if I am wong.
Clark

Don Kennedy · 10-05-2010, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cad

This is an issue in a heads up race right? Otherwise, you're in a bracket race.....please correct me if I am wong.
Clark

Yes you are wrong

in a bracket race you can't set a national record, you not only have safety rules but In Stock and Super Stock there is engine rules and tire limitations in Stock and Super stock and if one has a heads up race there is no dial in and many other reason it is not a bracket race just FYI for you

treessavoy · 10-06-2010, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Yes you are wrong

in a bracket race you can't set a national record, you not only have safety rules but In Stock and Super Stock there is engine rules and tire limitations in Stock and Super stock and if one has a heads up race there is no dial in and many other reason it is not a bracket race just FYI for you

Nice try but if you have shoe polish on your windshield you're bracket racing! The only difference is that those of us that race class have extra restrictions than regular bracket racers.

JimR
1964 b/sa

Dottie DiBartolomeo · 10-06-2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Yea, right. How many races you gonna win when the guy has you covered by 5 tenths or more. Larry's car is not exactly slow, I've seen him go low 10 teens in A which is pretty decent.

Greg if you think you can't you won't. But if you think you can you will. The mind is a powerful tool. Anything can happen at any given moment.

Mark Callanan · 10-06-2010, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dottie DiBartolomeo

Greg if you think you can't you won't. But if you think you can you will. The mind is a powerful tool. Anything can happen at any given moment.

I cant wait till I win that Power Ball.......

Brian Fink · 10-06-2010, 08:01 AM

That's a good one , Mark !

cad · 10-06-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Yes you are wrong

in a bracket race you can't set a national record, you not only have safety rules but In Stock and Super Stock there is engine rules and tire limitations in Stock and Super stock and if one has a heads up race there is no dial in and many other reason it is not a bracket race just FYI for you

.....regardless, unless you go heads up in the exact same class, you both dial in during elims, wrong?

Greg Hill · 10-06-2010, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dottie DiBartolomeo

Greg if you think you can't you won't. But if you think you can you will. The mind is a powerful tool. Anything can happen at any given moment.

Dottie the power of positive thinking is great but when someone has 100 more hp and less weight they are going to win 99.9% of the time.

10-05-2010, 09:34 PM	#21
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 742 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: Consensus By Professional Engine Builders What I am saying is that a guy like that COULD have gotten it right if they cared to do so.

10-05-2010, 09:41 PM	#22
5343 STOCK Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MINNESOTA Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Consensus By Professional Engine Builders I'm not a big Internet poster, but I watched my wife get outran 1st rd of Indy 2010 by approximately 6 tenths and 9 mph by a dragpak challenger in G/SA heads-up. Good experience to say the least. I would put our cars up against any "real car" , and I think we'd have at least a shot. As a participant for many years, I feel the worst for the upper class cars which have been virtually made useless by the new breed of cars. Think about the tens of thousands of dollars spent to make the old muscle run as good as they are able too, quite impressive, I believe. I hope NHRA does the right thing and makes the playing field level for all involved. Stock Eliminator should be based on enguinity and work, not solely on Hp factors.

10-05-2010, 11:51 PM	#23
cad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 700 Likes: 200 Liked 91 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Consensus By Professional Engine Builders This is an issue in a heads up race right? Otherwise, you're in a bracket race.....please correct me if I am wong. Clark

10-06-2010, 08:01 AM	#28
Brian Fink Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 173 Likes: 39 Liked 28 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Consensus By Professional Engine Builders That's a good one , Mark !