God save us from the NHRA tech dept

RLR · 07-16-2007, 05:30 PM

[QUOTE=Travis Miller;35285]
NHRA now accepts the 426 Hemi with single 4-bl carb for Stock. At 430 refactored horsepower a car would weigh 3610 for A/SA. It is shown as an aluminum frontend combination. The "NASCAR" version used 4 headlights instead of the dragrace version that only had two.

Travis
Thanks for talking me down off the ledge. My selective memory vaguely recalls the acceptance of this 4 barrel combination not too long ago. It's a beautiful car and I'll be interested to see if it's ever competitive. At 430 hp you'd have to add so much ballast that it might actually hook up, even with that behemoth weighing down the wrong end of the car.

Also, I fondly remember the days when trim packages, options and emblems all had to be purely stock to be legal, and I have sadly watched those standards erode over the years. Like the wrinkles on my face, there's not much to be done about it now.

So ... my sincere apologies to the NHRA tech department. I wrongly accused before I had all the facts. Mea Culpa.

07-16-2007, 05:30 PM	#7
RLR Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dear NHRA tech dept ... I'm Sorry [QUOTE=Travis Miller;35285] NHRA now accepts the 426 Hemi with single 4-bl carb for Stock. At 430 refactored horsepower a car would weigh 3610 for A/SA. It is shown as an aluminum frontend combination. The "NASCAR" version used 4 headlights instead of the dragrace version that only had two. Travis Thanks for talking me down off the ledge. My selective memory vaguely recalls the acceptance of this 4 barrel combination not too long ago. It's a beautiful car and I'll be interested to see if it's ever competitive. At 430 hp you'd have to add so much ballast that it might actually hook up, even with that behemoth weighing down the wrong end of the car. Also, I fondly remember the days when trim packages, options and emblems all had to be purely stock to be legal, and I have sadly watched those standards erode over the years. Like the wrinkles on my face, there's not much to be done about it now. So ... my sincere apologies to the NHRA tech department. I wrongly accused before I had all the facts. Mea Culpa.