don't like to get beat. If the narrow minded manufacturers would look beyond the winners circle for just a minute you might see that change but they don't. The manufacturers want their motor in the winners circle no matter what. It has happened time and time again. OMC came out with the V-8 and pumped money into the sanction so that the courses got longer and the short legged Mercury's couldn't compete. Then Mercury came out with the T-4 but wouldn't build enough of them to get legal and instead of building a few extra they went to court and argued until the motor was obsolete and un-competitive. In ODBA a few years ago, Mercury lobbied, and threw money at ODBA until an SVS equipped non-warrantied Drag motor was allowed into Super Stock. Why? Because up until then the OMC's and Yamaha's had a decent shot of winning. Look at St. Louis back in; what was it; the late 80's when Al Stoker won Mod VP and Mercury impounded the motor and spent several weeks trying to find it illegal. When the whole time several prominent Mercury drivers were showing over 200#'s on a compression guage. They would have looked muuuuuuch better simply handing Al a big trophy, with a smile on their face, and going about their merry way. But no. What it comes down to is the engine manufacturers are not going to race if they don't have a nearly air tight chance of winning. The closest thing now is ABPA Super Sport racing. The manufacturers are staying out of it and the sanction is running the deal. In my opinion the only reason that has happened is that the manufacturers are too busy trying to appease the EPA right now. Just my thoughts...
Russ Rogers
Ft Worth TX
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