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Date Posted: 17:19:11 09/12/02 Thu
Author: Mark / T P S A
Subject: Re: Interested Participant Thanks for your comments & we hear what your saying all constuctive comments like yours are what we need to finalize our rules for next year ( we need car count ) please see my responce above, thanks .
In reply to: Super Gasser 's message, "Interested Participant" on 13:13:52 09/12/02 Thu

>.Hey TPSA I like your concept but don't like the
>rules???? I know what your thinking, well here we go
>again another cry baby that wants you change the rules
>to fit there car , but please here me out !!!!! I
>have and have 5 other fellow gassers that have cars
>that weigh aprox 2350# , no NOS , auto/glides , BUT WE
>HAVE 555, 565, 572" BBs WITH BIG CHIEF HEADS we would
>love to take of the throttle stops and come do some
>heads up racing with you guys. We can't justify/and
>are not going to change our cylinder heads/motors to
>race in your assocociation. We appreciate your
>intentions in trying to create and affordable style of
>headsup racing and I think your on the right track
>with No Nitrous , NO Blowers , No Turbos , No Lenco ,
>No Clutches , No Small Block X Pro Stock Truck Motors
>this takes out alot of the high dollar high maintence
>issues (like the KOTH guys, those NOS motors are out
>after every race and if you dont have a bruno you cant
>hang). LIKE I SAID WE LIKE YOUR CONCEPT !! I don't
>know what your issue is with big chief style heads ?
>You can buy 18 deg's from Shafiroff and some others
>for $4500. ported and ready to go and guys are going
>to spend $3000./$3500.plus on a set of maxed 355s.
>HERES AND IDEA; Why dont you let big cheifs in but
>limit them to SHORT DECK BLOCKS and single four (cast
>manifold) this would limit them to 565/572 max and let
>the conventional style BB cylinder headed guys run
>UNLIMITED cubic inch and maybe 2 - 4s on a cast tunnle
>ram , this should create equal horsepower and level
>playing field and you also don't have to deal with
>pumping the motors all you have to do is weigh the
>cars. You also might think of dropping the weight to
>2350# (like the pro stocks) almost all the super class
>tube frame cars can meet that weight and it just makes
>the cars a little faster. This should put the cars
>down in the 4s in the 1/8 & 7s in the 1/4. I/WE THINK
>THIS WOULD OPEN YOUR FORMAT UP TO ALOT MORE RACERS.
>You will have alot more cars per event and you should
>have alot more SPECTATORS. I think your right about
>one thing spectators want to see heads up racing, but
>they want to see FAST heads up racing and if you get
>the cars in the 4s/7s the spectators will come out and
>support your program. Thanks for hearing my opinion
>and I wish you guys luck with your effort, I hope I
>can race in your program???

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[> [> Very well put post!! My thoughts exactly!! -- Mike, 09:09:52 09/13/02 Fri [1]


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