did anyone see that wayne county tune up jason line was running last night? looked fishy to me.

oh the blow up ?

StewartP

I heard some stuff about the smith clan today getting sentenced, has anyone heard anything about it?
cw

...anyone here?

it was a rumor, it wasnt true.

WHAT DAYS ARE THE HEMI CHALLENGE at INDY

wed and thurs qualifing.fri.hemi challenge

Thanx, gonna try and be there thurs. and fri.

for those interested, we have our new spring changing tool available, all steel to stand up to the ever increasing spring loads.
pics on the webpage.
cw

there will be an announcement soon from NHRA to let us know that they will enforce the 25-(whatever) chassis spec for all cars that have went faster than 8.50. I suggested that it should be for the class as a whole, not sure which way they will swing at this point.
cw

That's nice! It's SFI 25.5 spec. Just got ours ready and teched, it will be a real pleasure in such a small car as an A-body. We had the old 8.5+ mild steel cage, and updating that to the SFI 25.5 spec would have doubled the weight of the cage. We built a completely new cage out of chromo, and the weight is now about 20% more than that of the previous cage. Still have problems of getting below the maximum weigth of the SFI25.5 psec, 3600 lbs, but I think your cars are lighter than that. We actually have to compromise safety, use lighter brakes, no wheelie bars, no sway bars etc, to meet the weight of the safety regulatins. Doesnät make much sence to me. In my opinion, it would be wrong to mandate the SFI 25.5 spec cage in th SS/AH, kind of a punishment that you run so quick, since most never reach the 8.5 sec level. How are these things done in for example SS/AM cars, that are also capable for sub 8.5 sec ET's?
http://kuvablogi.com/nayta/iso/img1072792.jpg

i know bucky in KING CUDA went faster than 8.50 has anyone else? thanks Ed

The modified cars will have the same rule enforced. I say if yhey are going to do it it needs to be for the whole class just like every other class racing chassis spec. in SS/H you have to have a cage SS/I you dont. we are no different, do it as a class, or dont do it.

How do most cars get away without running a chute, when they are capable of running over 150mph?

Is there a ride height rule for the AH cars now? How low are these cars being setup?

Jeff

King Kuda II is Certified to 7.5 or slower.I think only cars that are capable to run under 8.50 should have to do this .Other wise we will lose alot of cars and I don't want to see that.

I think it should be by class because that is the way it works for every class. Say you build a prostock car, just because it goes 8.60 doesnt mean that it doesnt have to meet pro stock specs. Top fuel, funny car, comp etc. A class car is not a bracket car, and the rules should be class specific.
the way that the rule is as of now (subject to change) is that as long as you dont go too fast in the dial-in eliminator, it doesnt matter how fast you go. class elims, qualifying, are exempt. I dont get the logic behind this. so if you go too fast, they give you a form at the scales that you have to sign and agree to not do it again at that event or you will be DQ'd. I say they can change this at any time, like when I am on my way to the dutch classic, and I will get dq'd in qualifying (potentially).
cw

Charlie, I agree it should be class specific. What does the SFI 25.5 chassis have different then a regular 12 point cage? Is it a funny car type cage? My buddies Dart is heading to the chassis shop in a couple weeks, and it would be nice to know what the cars are going to need.

Thanks.

Jeff

buckey, how is the car coming along?