Crate Motor Class

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by HR9121

I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does.

Fact.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by HR9121

I hate to break it to you guys but Stock eliminator doesn't need to be saved, IHRA does.

There ya go. Nine SS cars last time I went to an IHRA race. No cars, and the purse cut back so far because of it, I loaded up and left. That was a few years ago. I'm surprised they are still around. I guess they are still around.

[Ven302]

IHRA has lost their relevance, shame because there were and are a few good souls left. Had a lot of fun running the races and enjoyed the fact that we had 3-4 majors and all the divisional races within an 8 hour drive. It was a great time and we would easily have at least half a dozen and maybe even a dozen cars in our convoy coming down from Ontario. The beginning of the end of the loss of class run offs, then they virtually turned their back on the Ohio/Michigan/Ontario corridor for what ever reasons and bam we no longer have the excitement we once had.

Nostalgia!

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

Why would they want to do such a thing?

Called promoting the sport

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Called promoting the sport

Why, based on some info posted in this thread concerning car counts would NHRA adopt CM into competition when the guys that run CM don't even show up to the IHRA races?

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

According to my most recent Nitro Joe Stats book (July 2017 edition), IHRA Stock total car count for 1/8th mile events was 116 cars, of which 37 were crate engine classes. For 1/4 mile events, there was a total of 54 cars in Stock (all classes), with TWO crate motor cars! (by the way, at 1/8th mile events, there was a whopping FIVE Pure Stockers and in 1/4 mile ONE Pure Stocker.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Nmbr1GMfan

Why, based on some info posted in this thread concerning car counts would NHRA adopt CM into competition when the guys that run CM don't even show up to the IHRA races?

They show up!
You have to attend an IHRA race to see them!
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Originally Posted by KEN BUGAJ

Eddie, it's not how smart a person is, it's what they want to spend or can afford.(that's smart) The Crate motor car I built was for my son who's just starting out in life. He raced it had fun and now is into something else. What would be a good idea is stock GT. Just like they did for Super Stock. Isn't that what you run ? A motor in a car that didn't come from the factory

Sounds like a suggestion for the IHRA

[KEN BUGAJ]

Xx

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by KEN BUGAJ

IHRA already has Stock /GT and SS/GT has been around well over 25 year's in NHRA and IHRA. The young guy's and gal's can't afford to race. Next time you're at the races look around and see how many are out there. Not to many out there can drop 30 or 40 K on a Stocker much less 75 or better on a Super Stock.

They can bracket race. It has become too much like that now anyway, unless we have a heads up. If you have a "low budget" car, you likely would not enjoy one of those anyway.
I mean, I'm offended I can't afford to run Comp. I think, to be fair to poor guys like me, NHRA should make some classes for basically Stock engines for guys like me trying to race on their Social Security checks. :-)

[KEN BUGAJ]

Eddie