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[Clinton L. Corbin]

I just had to put my two cents in about this one.  You mentioned that top fuel
dragsters are running magnetos and running in the 4 second 1/4 mile times. 
This is very much true.  What you didn't mention was that electronic engine
controls (CONTROLS, not MONITORs) of any kind are illigal in NHRA top fuel and
funny car drag racing.  The reason they don't (and they would love to go with
fuel injection and electroic ignition.  Do you know how hard it is to light
nitromethane?) is they can't.  NHRA feals that it would take a large part of
the driver skill away if they allowed electronic engine controls.  Think how
easy it would be to control the ignition so that the wheel slippage was
maintained at a constant percent?  No more "Up is smoke" for the big boys!

Clint