So what would you think of someone running a 2/3rd's scale roadster? 66% of the frontal area of OEM? (Quote)
Boy Pat....there seems to be no end to your whining on this subject. Just remember, Hooker Graham Hooker's Chevy Luv and Gale Bank's Dakota set this precedent many years before you ever decided to get into Landspeed Racing. We all are impressed with your efforts and I'm certain of your future success at reaching 200mph, and doing it as a production truck is great, but some of us have our sights set at higher than 200mph....and a smart builder will start with something a little more aerodynamic than a full size truck. You make it sound like we are cheating and are stepping down from a gas class into an easier class....not the case at all. To push our S10 to our goal of 250mph and above won't be an easy task. If my goal was 200 then you would have all the room in the world to whine about my effort, but 200 isn't our target and we aren't claiming to be a production truck. That's your deal and not mine.
Curtis
250? Fastest truck is 272mph. Think big. 
My opinion on the subject ain't new. Heck, I discussed the subject at Bonneville with you before you started on it. Specifically how running an S-10 with a Duramax would be the optimum setup if allowed.
And like I posted, that's all it is, is my opinion. Chopped tops, gas minitruck bodies, boat engines, etc, it ain't my call, and unlike your pals at Texas, I won't protest you.
Good luck and I'll see you on the salt.
I understand that this is your opinion and I can only imagine how hard you are lobbying to have this class changed to suit your needs. And yes the S-10/Duramax is the optimum setup for my race program as you stated above...but let's get one thing straight...it's not "if allowed" it always has been allowed, whether you like it or not. There's a long list of guys who have optimized their race vehicles all within the rules of the class. They went very fast with smaller trucks and big diesel engines. There have probably been as many or more "mini-trucks" through tech as D/T as full size trucks.
We won't be entered at Speedweek as my commitment is to the Goodfellow Family Streamliner to make sure we have a max effort, but at World of Speed we will be there with an A and B diesel engine combination as well as a C gas engine in the trailer. We also have a commitment to enter the truck at Hot Rod Drag Week and put on a few thousand miles while hitting the drag strips for 5 days. Perhaps you would join us and wave the diesel flag at this event.
Curtis
Curtis,
Don't get me wrong. I race by whatever rules I'm told are in force before I fire it up. Been that way for years. Whether I like the rules or not, I run, plain and simple.
All I've ever asked is that the rules be the same for all racers, and when they aren't I race anyhow.
IMO, rules are rules. Past entries do not define the rules, the rulebook and rules committee do. It says it in the SCTA rulebook. No diesel minitruck has been run in B, A, or AA, so past entries don't even come into play. Like I said in an earlier post, it ain't my call.
Yes, both me and my wife have been dragging our family across the country for years to support diesel racing, Drag, Sled, and LSR. I've organized sled pulls and drag events and donated thousands of dollars to charity in the process. Ask guys like Craig Johnson how we run. We do it simply for the love of the sport.
I like you, and enjoy talking with you. But I also fully intend to outrun all competitors. With hose clamps, duct tape, and hard work. You are always welcome in our pits, and I will help you to best of my ability. Though when the race starts, I will do my best to go faster than everyone else.
If your goal is 250, then mine should be 250.1
Actually, it is 273.
Game on friend.
