Blown,
I don't have a beef with ya, but damn, you gotta get some more time in the garage instead of in front of the computer. Do you wan't to know what the real reason for this contest is... Content for Hot Rod. They'll get thousands of entries with all of the specs on the cars, photos etc. They can then pick the 50 they want to run for the race (gonna be a builders showcase) and then file the other submissions in the Readers rides file and go back through them when they need content for the 1-2 page quick jobs. No prospecting required.
In regard to pulling HBs motor for this event, since it is ET based, the motor is only half of the battle as you know. Randy has never claimed to be a drag car builder, and in a no holds barred on CI and induction contest, his motor is small. There will be 700ci nitrous motors on hand to be sure and honestly what does running HBs motor against a setup like that prove? I could go buy a Teague 1000, strip the marine hardware and put it in a pinto set up for the quarter and compete, but once again what is the point. I know that one of the basises of your arguments is that Randy's motor doesn't pull what is claimed and by putting it in a car you can prove that. I could see if you were going to pick one of the cars that claimed similar HP numbers then negotiate an engine swap to run Randy's motor in place of the the orriginal motor and observe the MPH and ET results, but I don't think thats what you were getting at.
Honestly, you have a couple nice projects of your own. Why not utilize the energy you spend capping on Randy to dial in those setups. Or if you are really hell bent on disproving Randy's HP numbers, maybe you could pay Dave to build you the same exact motor, have him dyno it at Westech, then you could dyno it at another shop to see what ya get. Negotiate a free set of blower pistons in the deal and then when you're done with your test, you could swap the pistons, slap on a huffer and have a nice blown motor for your next boat project.
The bottom line, as of late you have gone out of your way to perpetually antagonize HB over his engine. You've said your piece, you don't believe its legit and thats all there is to it. No go back to posting usefull information and helpin out the ford and mopar guys instead of picking a scab that only you are interested in at this point.
Thanks and good luck with the Dart,
Chris