Crate Motor Class

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

What are the Features Advantages and Benefits running NHRA?
Pain, long waits, tight parking, nitty (cranky) tech inspectors.
Stock is an after thought..


What are the Features Advantages and Benefits running IHRA?
A lot more fun than NHRA...!
More Class Variety, Friendlier Staff, two races in a weekend.
More relaxing, free Bench Racing, good food.
When you need a help you got it !

Just revving up the commentary again !!

D

The Div4 NHRA guys are all very friendly. All call me by name, very friendly group. If your car is right, tech is a snap. I have raced both, I have not seen one more friendly than the other.

[Chris1529]

IHRA and NHRA are both great sanctioning bodies to race with. Neither one is without their faults and depending upon what region of the country you live in, one or the other may be best for you. There are alot of other sanctioning bodies and associations trying to attract racers as well. I raced at the NMRA in Maple Grove last year as they had a stock/superstock combo. NMCA looks to be putting on a good show this year too. There are alot of options available to everyone. You pick and choose when and where you can race.

I agree with most on here that if you wanted to race NHRA, then don't build a CM car or a pure stock. Even if NHRA did do those classes, they would still cost alot of money to compete in them. There would not be any $3000 Crate motors, or drive-it-to the-track pure stockers.

One thing I wish is that so many people would quit bashing IHRA. How can they possibly start to thrive or grow if everyone out there is constantly bad mouthing everything they try to do? At the same time, IHRA racers don't need to complain about NHRA.

Come out to a race sometime and see. You can have a good time, meet some good folks, see different cars, and mark another track off your bucket list.

Maybe Mike Dunn needs to bring back the IHRA....and Damn Proud of it slogan.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Sam Capizzi Jr

. 🤔🤔 well then. Your comparing apples and oranges if we are talking a heads up race. As far as a dialed in bracket race you better be ready to put up more then that $10 lol. Add a few zeroes. P.s. Thanks for your efforts with the contingency postings

Hey $10 is a worthy gentlemens bet!
We are going to race one day anyway. So why not?
Heck at the end of the day I could be $60 richer

Hey Sam... bet you $10 you cannot even tell me the name of the President on a $10 bill?

Infact bet you $10 I will beat you when we race...!
Let's start with that..

D

[Paradigm Shift]

I wish I had a ten dollar bill.

I still couldn't name a President depicted on it.

AA/CMA? That could be quick package..

[Chris1529]

First Stocker in the 7's.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Heck will bet you a $10 dare you cannot beat a Pure Stocker

RUN! IT'S A TRAP! Steve Klacik handed me my head the last time I ran him! Come to think of it, Ray Darroch absolutely crushed me in the finals at Pittsburgh that year, too. LOL

[Birch motor cars]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

because it dilutes the class. As it stands right now (with the exception of a few paper cars), the motor in the car was available in the car. Have you ever tried to explain a SS/GT car to a casual fan? at least with stock and SS(traditional) its alot easier to explain. A crate motor stocker is barely a step removed froma bracket car

Look at what you just said ??? The motor in the car is what was in the car. Well the motor in our cars is what the factory produced to replace the motors in our cars when they wore out, so whats the difference ? Same motor same parts just different casting #'s.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

1) Nothing Cheap about a Crate Motor Stocker. I owned 3 of them I know.

2) You can say what you want but a SS/GT car ain't a real Super Stocker either so whats the difference.

3) As long as Shoe Polish is involved it's all a bracket race and the casual fan could care less whether there is a 302 carb crate motor or a 302 efi traditional stocker.

4) Brandon it has nothing to do with why they (NHRA racers) hate crate motors they just hate IHRA in general. NHRA racers have that " My crap don't stink" attitude and we IHRA racers will always be the "REDHEADED STEPCHILDREN" to them.

Chip Johnson

Probably one of the most factual posts in this thread! Thanks Chip. Jim

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[Frank Castros]

I have said it before, the current SS/GT is a joke and nothing more than a "crate motor" class.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

I have said it before, the current SS/GT is a joke and nothing more than a "crate motor" class.

WOW....!
It is still a legal SS class and IHRA has one for Stock.
SS and Stock evolved because of racer ingenuity and pressure.

Even Pure Stock has morphed into Stocker Blueprint cam rule.
Stock morphed into SS light with any Valve Spring and Duration rule.
SS you can have ported heads...!

What date do you put a "period" on for what you consider the purity of SS or Stock?


Dan