Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson View Post
Yeah, that's 35 pounds they've added to the Harley's this year---and they still dominate! I wonder if it's Vance and Hines doing all the R&D, or someone at Harley??? Whoever it is, the 'new Harley' that all the purists love to hate sure has put American made bikes back on the win column in NHRA!!!! Good to see it! Suzuki dominated the show long enough!!!!
Well, I cannot disagree with anything you stated above! I have to believe it's a combo of engineers, factory & V&H, coming up with the winning combo. I wonder how long they (V&H) can continue winning and knowing there's more weight coming. I find this concept strange within NHRA, they would usually set the rules for the year and let it roll. I don't remember them assessing a weight penalty multiple times a year onto 1 team.

I know they made a bunch of concessions to get the Harleys competitive, just find it strange the way their adding weight as the season progresses.