I suspect you are right...
Dave
Richard Fox wrote:
>
> Dave; Last year Ardun Doug, Bill Carlson and I tried to get the X and XX
> class breaks changed from the current 325 and below and 325 to 375 inch to
> the same as all the other classes with C,D,E and F breaks. What could be
> wrong with that? No deal, never happen. The year before Bill wanted to run
> in E/R class with a 252ci GMC. Sounds good, right? No deal, never happen.
> Got to run against 325ci class break. I think my point is don't expect to
> much. No Deal, Never happen. Rich Fox
> -----Original Message-----
> Cc: Land Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, December 16, 2000 09:08 AM
> Subject: Re: rules
>
> >Then i did not make mine( point) very well either and will
> >try again. NHRA was trying to fix the difference in
> >breathing and ultimate HP from each engine. They were not
> >trying, to my knowledge, to do anything to change the way
> >the displacement is calculated. If they were 500 inches they
> >were 500 inches period. In LSR (cars)there are no breaks i
> >am aware of that have to do with the breathing capabilities
> >of an engine other than a flathead. It is all cubic inches
> >vs cubic inches makes no diff if it is a 2 or a 5 valve DOHC
> >or pushrod so the NHRA style breaks have nothing in common
> >with what i am talking about. I know this is probably a
> >waste of time as i doubt it will get changed anyway. I
> >personally have no faith in that happening, the reason being
> >that the people that have the power to do anything have been
> >very silent.
> >
> >At least now i know what i want for christmas...
> >Dave Dahlgren
> >
> >Jim Dincau wrote:
> >>
> >> I guess I didn't make my point very well. In the Pro-Comp class the NHRA
> was
> >> (and still is in Top Alcohol) unable to fix parity between engines while
> >> having access to reams of scientifically accurate data re ET, top speed
> and
> >> dyno output. They still had to change the weight breaks every year.
> >> Jim
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