What Stock rules would you change?

Cbrinson47 · 10-25-2020, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by B Parker

Alan I agree.

How do we make a rule that you have to have INTEGRITY to race !
Integrity seems to be in short supply in the in all walks of life today.

I can see bracket racing replacing stock and S/S class racing in the future in NHRA national events. I' m not sure how long it will be before it becomes the norm but its coming like in IHRA. I will hate to see it happen.

MR DERBY CITY · 10-25-2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cbrinson47

I can see bracket racing replacing stock and S/S class racing in the future.

I can see a woman president of the United States in the future.....

Cbrinson47 · 10-25-2020, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I can see a woman president of the United States in the future.....

Thank goodness that did NOT happen 4 years ago !

Billy Nees · 10-25-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cbrinson47

I can see bracket racing replacing stock and S/S class racing in the future.

People have been saying that same thing since the 70s.
If you would like to see something more "specialized" than S/SS Racing, check out what it takes to competitively go bracket racing today!

doglover44 · 10-25-2020, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cbrinson47

I can see bracket racing replacing stock and S/S class racing in the future in NHRA national events. I' m not sure how long it will be before it becomes the norm but its coming like in IHRA. I will hate to see it happen.

If that ever happened where would all the sportsman racers go ?

Cbrinson47 · 10-25-2020, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by doglover44

If that ever happened where would all the sportsman racers go ?

If that happened then the bracket class/cars would become the new NHRA sportsman racers IF they decided to keep racing. I hope it never happens but there is always that chance. A lot of guys said that would NEVER happen with the IHRA.

And look what happened to Modified elim. Yeah, we ended up with S/C and S/G plus S/ST at some National event races.

Billy Nees · 10-26-2020, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Cbrinson47

If that happened then the bracket class/cars would become the new NHRA sportsman racers IF they decided to keep racing. I hope it never happens but there is always that chance. A lot of guys said that would NEVER happen with the IHRA.

And look what happened to Modified elim. Yeah, we ended up with S/C and S/G plus S/ST at some National event races.

Yeah.............I don't think I'll hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
Do you race S/SS?

Cbrinson47 · 10-26-2020, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Yeah.............I don't think I'll hold my breath waiting for that to happen.
Do you race S/SS?

Yes I did. Now don't laugh I raced a 1953 Ford Flat Head in N/S back in the stone age (1964). .Gee I missed out on the $300 dollar entry fees and the $100 car number crap ! I raced in SS/IA at the Sports Nationals. That was in the early 1980's. Today I have a 1934 Chevy 3 window steel bodied street rod now with all the good stuff. A/C, Power Windows, Leather interior, coil over suspension, Rack and pinion steering, and a ZZ4 crate engine, 700-R4 trams and a 9 inch Ford rear. Its less work and less $$$$ to go to the car shows so do I miss drag racing???? Yes but not all the BS and expense that you have to deal with today.

10-26-2020, 10:04 PM

So what relevance does your opinion have here? Sounds like you should stick to car shows and stuff like that.

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Originally Posted by Cbrinson47

Yes I did. Now don't laugh I raced a 1953 Ford Flat Head in N/S back in the stone age (1964). .Gee I missed out on the $300 dollar entry fees and the $100 car number crap ! I raced in SS/IA at the Sports Nationals. That was in the early 1980's. Today I have a 1934 Chevy 3 window steel bodied street rod now with all the good stuff. A/C, Power Windows, Leather interior, coil over suspension, Rack and pinion steering, and a ZZ4 crate engine, 700-R4 trams and a 9 inch Ford rear. Its less work and less $$$$ to go to the car shows so do I miss drag racing???? Yes but not all the BS and expense that you have to deal with today.

Cbrinson47 · 10-27-2020, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

So what relevance does your opinion have here? Sounds like you should stick to car shows and stuff like that.

I never said it would happen right away but if you kept track of things that NHRA has been doing you would see what I'm saying. The NHRA can and will do whatever they want at the drop of a hat. The management of NHRA does not give a poop about you or your class racing. They just want to slowly change the events so they do not need tech people and have a show to entertain the spectators. who knows how to check an engine, Why do you think they have let rules slide into a trash can since 1985. Look at the age of stock and S/S racers of today. Try a car show sometime and you might find people who love what they are doing and do not have to beat themselves up to enjoy it. I raced a couple of Corvettes before the SS/IA Camaro and spent a small fortune. I won a few races back then but every year it cost me more and more. I also did cylinder heads for guys that held the NHRA records back in the 70's but even as the side business grew I got tired of having my dinner taste like cast iron. Oh well enjoy being pushed aside by the Pros and now it seems like T/D, T/Sportsman, the 90 classes and the circus acts will be taking over in the future. I'm done with this thread.