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THANKS BUT
NO THANKS
Looking at the results of the
first race that NHRA instituted the new LED
system you can easily see that it's changed
the landscape considerably. The sportsman
racers that had problems cutting a light are
now back in the game, really back in the game!
I spoke to many Super Gas racers at Pomona
and found that in general most of them were
running anywhere from .020 to as much as .080
in their delay boxes. As the track tightened
up everyone was adding more and more in the
box but the results were more and more red
lights. 53% of the races in the last four
rounds were red lights, in fact I think it
was the sixth round, every race was decided
by a red light.
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Maybe
NHRA is looking at the average age of the
drivers and has decided to help us older guys.
Thanks but.... no thanks! All you've managed
to do is take the incentive out of working
on the suspension and personally getting into
shape. With all the best of intentions, this
is a bad idea and you need to drop it now.
For more than 40 years I raced with the older
style incandescent lamps and never, not once
have I ever had a bulb go out, well OK, maybe
I missed the tree once in a while but believe
me all the bulbs were lit. The fuelers of
old, at 98% nitro, shook the tree just as
hard and we didn't have issues so what's the
now? Maybe W.J. had a little input to the
change.
By the way, retrofitting the
tree to LED's does not cost $800, but if NHRA
is being charged that much, someone is making
a killing!
Bob Mendenhall
NHRA Division 7
STUCK IN THE
'60s
Please, please, please, no rice
rockets at nostalgia events. Nostalgia is
for us older fans and some younger ones too.
We want to see old cars and racers. There's
a time and place for rice rockets, just not
at a nostalgia event -- lol
Gary Watanabe
CORRECTING
MR. KOZAK
I don't think KB ever drove
the Hooker. Ray Alley Engine Masters in FC
and some TF cars for Carroll Bros, Vance Hunt
and the likes but the LA Hooker? I don't think
so.
David Graves
AGREEING WITH
MR. KOZAK
Agree completely with your article
on DRO. Funny cars used to be fun to watch
- showmanship was so much a part of it - thus
the wild body styles. Once the Pro Mod teams
are forced to get sponsors, the class is going
to end up being a bunch of Neons, Cavaliers
and Grand Ams - how exciting! (NOT!) . Goodbye
to the '63 Vettes, Willys, etc. etc. etc.
Great article.
Chris Williams
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