Jon wins E/SA in a Strange Final in Vegas
Complete BS.
Not sure how realistic filing a grievance or protest with the sanctioning body is.....
About 15 to 17 years ago we ran a Low Perf 360 (Small Cam/Low Compression) in our
Aspen Wagon. It ran 11.30 when most cars in class struggled to crack 12 Seconds.
NHRA factored us up to 285 HP while an Aspen or Volare Coupe was at 274 HP for exactly
the same car without a long roof which was Crazy Stupid!
I mentioned to NHRA that that was not logical. Sure enough next month I picked up
National Dragster and the refactored both of us = Now they raised us to 289 HP and dropped
the Coupes to 270 HP.
Then got a visit at the next race from a NHRA official:
Hw asked me - John why do you race with us.
I told them because I really enjoy itand have since I was a Kid.
He said well = We can make it so you do not enjoy it as much!
That race at Arizona Nationals after Qualifying it started to pour down rain as
it began to get dark. The gentleman came back and said take your car to
the NHRA trailer and remove your Heads and pop out some valves.
I had just had Melanoma Cancer Surgery earlier in the week and lost a pretty good
chunk of my arm. It was totally immobilized and in a sling. The teardown and reassembly
took me a lot of the night one handed.
