Lack Of S/SS Magazine Coverage

[Bob Don]

Arlen Fadely won B/SM that year with his SS&DI Project Car (Maverick). Back then, they had class runoffs in Modified and Comp as well as SS and S. Imagine that! Now you've got me all nostalgic about Modified Eliminator!

[Evan Smith]

Bret,

That might be the best post ever written on this board. It really sums up the state of NHRA/IHRA Class racing and shows that there other options if you want to race, no matter what "style" the eliminator.

Evan

[B Aceves]

Bret,
I understand were your coming from with some of your info, But im just curious to know when you say that the 10.5, 8.5, and all the other heads up classes with unlimited rules on
power adders and mods is the MODERN DAY CLASS RACING, Have you guy's that write all the article's ever done any type of statistics on how many of those type of car's actually are out there as opposed to a NHRA. IHRA type S/SS car throughout the country?

[Bart Kilraine]

Stock and Super Stock will still draw more spectators than a bracket race {test n tune draws more than them}.Stock and S/S still have rules to follow,like making it fast with what you have and allowed within the [bent rules]....So before you put us out to pasture,be careful what takes our place,it might be the demise of Drag Racing as we know it!

[Evan Smith]

Bob,

I have not done any calculations. There are far too many sanctioning bodies with heads-up Class rules to count them, but believe me, there are a lot of racers racing in various Class formats, who don't run NHRA or IHRA. In fact, many NHRA racers have done quite well racing in some of those classes. That is not a knock on our type of racing, or NHRA or IHRA, but our classes are built around factory vehicles with factory combinations. There is an allure to what we do, but it has its limitations. This is coming form a hardcore Stock racer. And even the purist in me thinks that we might need to think outside the box for our form of racing to survive.

Bart,

I beg to differ, I've been to many NMCA and NMRA racers and they get as many or more fans than a typical points race. If you want to see, get up right now and go to Atco, the NMRA is there this weekend and you will see great racing with RULES and TECH INSPECTION and TEARDOWNS. You can even race your Cougar.

The cars are current, they represent what people are driving and doing with street cars today (which is where the majority of performance parts is sold, contrary to popular belief), it's what they read about in magazines and see on TV, plus there are cool car shows, vendors where they can buy actual hot rod parts and ticket prices are generally less than NHRA.

No one is putting us out to pasture, NHRA Stock and SS will be around for a long time to come, but we have to realize that many of us race OLD cars that younger generations can't relate to. And quite frankly, the new stuff is exciting, the cars are very fast and fun to watch.

Evan

[Bart Kilraine]

Evan, .re read my first line, talking about bracket format only and spectators. I like NMCA ect......,as long as it has rules especialy HP to weight ,.....Hell, even crate motors !

[X-TECH MAN]

[QUOTE=Evan Smith,...... And quite frankly, the new stuff is exciting, the cars are very fast and fun to watch.

Evan[/QUOTE]

Its ALL a matter of opinion ! Like basketball....I wouldnt flip the TV remote to watch any of it.

[Evan Smith]

Terry,

You may not like the styles of the cars, but no matter how you slice it, wheels-up, bumper draggin', side-by-side racing is exciting.

Evan

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Bob,

I have not done any calculations. There are far too many sanctioning bodies with heads-up Class rules to count them, but believe me, there are a lot of racers racing in various Class formats, who don't run NHRA or IHRA. In fact, many NHRA racers have done quite well racing in some of those classes. That is not a knock on our type of racing, or NHRA or IHRA, but our classes are built around factory vehicles with factory combinations. There is an allure to what we do, but it has its limitations. This is coming form a hardcore Stock racer. And even the purist in me thinks that we might need to think outside the box for our form of racing to survive.

Bart,

I beg to differ, I've been to many NMCA and NMRA racers and they get as many or more fans than a typical points race. If you want to see, get up right now and go to Atco, the NMRA is there this weekend and you will see great racing with RULES and TECH INSPECTION and TEARDOWNS. You can even race your Cougar.

The cars are current, they represent what people are driving and doing with street cars today (which is where the majority of performance parts is sold, contrary to popular belief), it's what they read about in magazines and see on TV, plus there are cool car shows, vendors where they can buy actual hot rod parts and ticket prices are generally less than NHRA.

No one is putting us out to pasture, NHRA Stock and SS will be around for a long time to come, but we have to realize that many of us race OLD cars that younger generations can't relate to. And quite frankly, the new stuff is exciting, the cars are very fast and fun to watch.

Evan

You hit it right on the button!

I've raced in all the HRA's and the NMCA and the crowds are pretty much the same size and the new generation's are not interested in old cars or old men like us.

When we race Stock/Super Stock a majority of the people sitting in the stands are our friends, crew or fellow racers.....certainly not the average spectator and I don't think it will ever get better.

JimR

[mopar68]

Originally Posted by Bob Don

Arlen Fadely won B/SM that year with his SS&DI Project Car (Maverick). Back then, they had class runoffs in Modified and Comp as well as SS and S. Imagine that! Now you've got me all nostalgic about Modified Eliminator!

Modified Eliminator was my FAVORITE, and to me, the most exciting eliminator to watch back then.

M68