Stocker running in SuperStock.....?

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Just Observing

Just to clarify Jeff's numbers.(you got to rember that he is a car salesman!)

Challenger with 5.7 is 305 SS hp with a 3100 shipping weight.

Its power to weight factor is 10.16, which makes its natural class as SS/IA 10.00- 10.99

IA=10 x 305 hp + 170 driver= 3220 min weight 10.70 index.
cage, license, net, trans sheild,& 3.2/5a pants and jacket required

Can also run HA @ 3065 min weight(9.5x305+170) with 10.60 index

Can also run JA @ 3525 min weight(11x305+170) with 11.00 index.
No cage,license,net,.Trans sheild is required. Must have 3.2/1a pants and jacket


You can also run SS/GT.
GT/DA is(9.5x305+170) 3065 min wt with a 10.50 index
GT/EA is (10x305+170) 3220 min wt with a 10.65 index
GT/FA is (10.5 x305+170) 3370 min wt with a 10.80 index

All of these GT classes require cage,net,sheild,license and 3.2/5A pant and jacket

Check, those were the same conclusions/numbers I came to , pretty close, its nice to see it all laid out, the GT Classes......what would be the Advantage of running that aside from SS ? The FA would be the only one I would see as feasiable because of index, I dont really see the car running under 10.5 for the time being.

The cage we had certed, good to 8.50, the Pants and Jacket (hood gloves and stuff) all 3.2/5a, Net (RJS), Shield (CSR) and liscence, Super Gas, and Stock.

I think it will all depend on the testing....well go from there.

Thanks, its nice to see it all wrung out by someone else and get confirmation its right

[Just Observing]

Originally Posted by drooze

Check, those were the same conclusions/numbers I came to , pretty close, its nice to see it all laid out, the GT Classes......what would be the Advantage of running that aside from SS ? The FA would be the only one I would see as feasiable because of index, I dont really see the car running under 10.5 for the time being.

Only advantage I can see for you running GT instead of SS is that GT/FA fits your car better in regards to min. wt. 3370 is alot easier to get to rather than ss/JA at 3525.

Also you might consider # of cars in class(es). Too many would make the chance of a heads up greatly increase. I would consider a stocker to be at a disadvantage in a heads up with most purpose built SS or GT cars.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Just Observing

Also you might consider # of cars in class(es). Too many would make the chance of a heads up greatly increase. I would consider a stocker to be at a disadvantage in a heads up with most purpose built SS or GT cars.

Good point and no doubt any SS Cars would probably eat my lunch, or GT Cars, best to avoid a heads up if possible.

Thanks, good advice

[GTX JOHN]

Unless the rules have changed in 2010 (haven,'t download Rulebook), you have always been required to possess a Competition License to run SS/IA. This requires a medical exam then followed by testing in car. I did not notice in your posting that you had obtained the above license......you might want to check into that. I believe that the transmission blanket is only required when you are running 10.99 or faster no matter what record is as long as index is 11.00 or slower. Those are the reasons I always add the required weight to run SS/JA (can't fog mirror hardly --Let alone pass Med. Exam). Real Super Stock guys could probably elaborate on this further

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

Unless the rules have changed in 2010 (haven,'t download Rulebook), you have always been required to possess a Competition License to run SS/IA. This requires a medical exam then followed by testing in car. I did not notice in your posting that you had obtained the above license......you might want to check into that. I believe that the transmission blanket is only required when you are running 10.99 or faster no matter what record is as long as index is 11.00 or slower. Those are the reasons I always add the required weight to run SS/JA (can't fog mirror hardly --Let alone pass Med. Exam). Real Super Stock guys could probably elaborate on this further

I passed, and have a licence, added the $20 "Stock" to it at Atlanta, so did the Old Man. (Us holding our Blue Stock Temporary thingy's) We were liscenced for SuperGas last year or so.

The Challenger was set up to be legal for being FAST (like 9.50's) so all is good, the Trans and Flex shield was my call, it wasnt required, and a 904 isnt as likley as 727 to excape the case but.....well I shield all trannys.

I gotta Say John, my father has Cancer in his lung, bad, he has low iron from Chemo, he....well on and on.

BUT the medications hes on checked OK (no blood thinners) A Urinalysis and an EKG and He PASSED ! There is no reason for him not to except diminished lung capacity, hes not prone to blackouts etc. Divisional and National went over the stuff with a fine toothed comb and even called and faxed and refaxed stuff between the docs, in the end AOK For liscence. He was worried he wouldnt be able to so instead of making the runs in a friends Dragster he asked that I do "short car"

Try for it, my next is to crossover for long cars. my FED Project...

Thanks

Chris