Wagon Train

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

Jim, that's bracket racing. You can do that at your local track on most every weekend. One of the reasons I race stock is the challenge of building a class car to run faster than my competition. When the sanctioning body deliberately gives your competitors huge advantages in horsepower rating, all the while their mission statement talks about fair competition a lot of us who have lots of time and money invested are going to raise hell.

Greg, I knew the reference to bracket racing would be the first objection and I can't disagree but if you have shoe polish on your window...you're bracket racing! The other alternative is to run off National Records and we've tried that and it didn't work.

We are not going to get a fair shake from the NHRA, it's not their priority and we've flogged the Max Wedge's, 427" Camaro"s and Ford's to the Nth degree...there's no more hp left to find while the new cars are full of potential. So, how do I become competitive with the new cars that are in my same class and can run about a second faster?

The new cars are here and they ain't going away and without taking the body off the frame I can't be competitive BUT if I could keep my dial in going into a class race I could be competitive.........just thinking!

JimR

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

We are not going to get a fair shake from the NHRA, it's not their priority and we've flogged the Max Wedge's, 427" Camaro"s and Ford's to the Nth degree...there's no more hp left to find while the new cars are full of potential. So, how do I become competitive with the new cars that are in my same class and can run about a second faster?

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[Greg Hill]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Greg, I knew the reference to bracket racing would be the first objection and I can't disagree but if you have shoe polish on your window...you're bracket racing! The other alternative is to run off National Records and we've tried that and it didn't work.

We are not going to get a fair shake from the NHRA, it's not their priority and we've flogged the Max Wedge's, 427" Camaro"s and Ford's to the Nth degree...there's no more hp left to find while the new cars are full of potential. So, how do I become competitive with the new cars that are in my same class and can run about a second faster?

The new cars are here and they ain't going away and without taking the body off the frame I can't be competitive BUT if I could keep my dial in going into a class race I could be competitive.........just thinking!

JimR

My goal now is whenever I have a heads up or class race with one of them is to make them run fast enough to get horsepower.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

My goal now is whenever I have a heads up or class race with one of them is to make them run fast enough to get horsepower.

Respect!

[Jeff Teuton]

Gump, do the 396 and 350 Copo cars have to run the 12 bolt or can they run the Ford 9"?

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Gump, do the 396 and 350 Copo cars have to run the 12 bolt or can they run the Ford 9"?

They come factory with the "corporate" 9".

[Jim Kaekel]

Originally Posted by GUMP

They come factory with the "corporate" 9".

C'mon, say it...... a FORD 9".

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by jim kaekel

c'mon, say it...... A ford 9".

It's kinda hard for GM guys to use the F word. LOL!

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Jim Kaekel

C'mon, say it...... a FORD 9".

Can't do it! The best you will get out of me is a Strange 9" !!

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by GUMP

They come factory with the "corporate" 9".

Can you insert the 9" 12 bolt conversion pumpkin in these and use the GM gears?
Or does it come that way?
Or must you use the Ford design pumpkin?