6/24/04

SLOW DOWN??

What's this I read in Agent 1320 about slowing Greg Anderson down??? Has NHRA ever penalized any competitor for being better prepared to race in a class? Greg has found something, maybe several little things to make his car out perform other Pro Stock cars at this time, but someone will find the answer and catch up, just as they have in the years past with other pro cars that have dominated any class for a period of time. I hope Greg has told NHRA what they can do with their suggestion.

In a recent issue of National Dragster, in an interview with Bob Gliddon he said there is no way Greg Anderson is cheating. I know there are a lot of people that think he is, but NHRA has torn the car down countless times and haven't found anything yet. I say let him run, make the other teams work just a little harder to catch up -- someone will.

Kenny Bonnell

HOOKED ON COMPETITION

The article that I just read makes me sick to the gills. The NHRA is pressuring Jason Line and Greg Anderson to back off their combinations because they are dominating! Give me a break. If the WJ's and KJ's and the Jeg's consortium can't come up with a better combo, then, too damn bad. As long as Misters Line and Anderson are not cheating, and there has not been any proof that they have been, then more power to them. Pro Stock is the closest racing on the track, and if someone busts their ass to get better than the rest of the field by a few tenths, then, so be it.

Willie Wade

A FEW SUGGESTIONS

I read your column a lot and I can't agree with you more about the fuel cars. If they want to slow the cars down the simplest way to do it is reduce the cubic inches of the motors.

I also think the Pro stocks need a large makeover. How many cars on the street have carbs and hood scoops from the factory. That would be none. Another factor to make them

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look more like "factory hot rods" would to make them run the actual sheet metal from the cars they are actually mimicking. Allow front and rear spoilers and let them race. Since so many cars run Pro Stock now why not a 32-car field and run a round of elimination on Saturday for the spectators?

Sportsman racing is a whole different creature. Drag racers are like any other racers; they want to go faster. I think the IHRA is way ahead the NHRA running the Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes. At least you have to qualify for these classes on a ladder and you run as hard as you can. Comp eliminator is a joke since it is so expensive you might as well run Pro Stock. Get rid of it.

The Super classes are obsolete. Any junker can run 10.90 and the 9.90 class for a good car is nothing. Change the index to 8.90 for Super Gas and 7.90 for Super Comp. Spectators also like speed so I believe this would be a good move.

Kurt Carlson