Is there any hope of NHRA separating traditional Stockers...

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

6130 keep observing. In you observations you should have noticed national event quotes are between 55-65 per class and keep getting a little lower each year. What is your hope of separation going to accomplish? Just be thankful NHRA still lets cars pre 1980 still race. Because if these quotes keep getting lower there not going to need a bunch of 40 plus year old cars to full 32 or so spots for stock and SS at a national event.

Not sure why some of you feel its more rewarding to bet a newer car. A round win is a round win no matter what year car is in the other lane.

^^ good point

[GTS340]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

6130 keep observing. In you observations you should have noticed national event quotes are between 55-65 per class and keep getting a little lower each year. What is your hope of separation going to accomplish? Just be thankful NHRA still lets cars pre 1980 still race. Because if these quotes keep getting lower there not going to need a bunch of 40 plus year old cars to full 32 or so spots for stock and SS at a national event.

Not sure why some of you feel its more rewarding to bet a newer car. A round win is a round win no matter what year car is in the other lane.

I was thinking about the no cars pre 1980. That would pretty much clear out the Mopar field unless you want a front wheel drive car, a truck or buy a drag pak. Options would be limited. Paint them all red, white and blue?

[VE6DRW]

Let's be realistic. With a few exceptions, this is bracket racing for National and regional events. Where else can you race on a budget for that kind of exposure and fun? If some guys want to spend well north of $100k on a factory hot rod for stock, let em. I agree with the comment "a round win is a round win" - I don't care who it's against.

And for context, racing a '79 Aspen wagon in O and P/SA, so know all about having the air sucked out when they pass at 140-plus mph.

[6130]

When I raced Pro ET Mazda back in the '80s, I would be doing 111 mph or so at the stripe, and have the occasional Super Comp type car come past me at 160 mph.

I'm not uncomfortable with speed- I've been over 200 mph on my Hayabusa Superbike. But it is the speed DIFFERENTIAL that is an issue. A 170 mph car FS/AA car ***-packing an 80 mph EF/S car in the lights, would be the same amount of energy as a car driving 90 mph into the back of a parked car.

[fastlane]

Originally Posted by VE6DRW

Let's be realistic. With a few exceptions, this is bracket racing for National and regional events. Where else can you race on a budget for that kind of exposure and fun? If some guys want to spend well north of $100k on a factory hot rod for stock, let em. I agree with the comment "a round win is a round win" - I don't care who it's against.

And for context, racing a '79 Aspen wagon in O and P/SA, so know all about having the air sucked out when they pass at 140-plus mph.

The factory stock cars were not meant to run in FS/AA like most are they were built to run heads up in FS/XX but there is no factory showdown events anywhere near the west coast NHRA went from 5 events to 7 events all in the mid to east coast NMCA completely abandoned the west coast so what is left for the factory cars but stock eliminator. Maybe NHRA will wake up and run it in every event next season and NMCA will come back to the west coast it is now the most popular new class but with very limited places to run and if you are in the west coast you can't race what your car was designed for. So for now stock eliminator is stuck with the new factory hot rods with all the latest equipment but so what it is just a glorified bracket race. It is not fun when a factory hot rod runs 8.50 against another car running 17.50 That's how I wound up at the AZ points meet. Would I have rather been in the factory showdown you bet.

[Randy Guest]

What about Al Corda his copo is in b/sa and think there is a drag pack dodge too

[kdanner]

Originally Posted by Randy Guest

What about Al Corda his copo is in b/sa and think there is a drag pack dodge too

If it's in B/SA it's a Camaro, but not a COPO. And a Challenger but not a Drag Pak. OEM street cars like those should be what the complainers want, or are those somehow bad too?

[6130]

Originally Posted by kdanner

If it's in B/SA it's a Camaro, but not a COPO. And a Challenger but not a Drag Pak. OEM street cars like those should be what the complainers want, or are those somehow bad too?

Not sure what you're getting at. I'm the OP, and I very much like the idea of an A/SA '98-'02 LS-powered Camaro. The COPO...not so much...

[Randy Guest]

Al Cordas car is a copo built car