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[JP1738]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

M/SA , 13.07 index at Vegas...Roll bar , two year belts, SFI jacket , pants..
Nice job NHRA...That's how you get young people into Stock E

Then just run slower than M. That's what I did. I was/am new to class racing so I entered in a spot that made sense. Wanna go faster? Nobody is stopping you but your own willingness to put up the money and time it takes to do so.

[JP1738]

This thread and the introduction of a new manufacturer has been very exciting and a great read! Semantics about this car's legality aside, it is awesome to see a new player in STK. I'm 25, and it is so great to see a real car that you can actually go out and buy that isn't a FS car be added to the guide. I sincerely hope this starts a trend of adding lots of new cars to the guide, imports and domestics from the year 2000 and beyond. some of you older guys have been racing STK for so long that you're used to being surrounded by the cars of your youth. Well this Supra and other imports like it are the cars of my youth. I'm happy Gump could bring just one of them to life and competition.

EDIT: That being said, both of my race cars are 1979 and 1980 models so I realize I'm not exactly practicing what I preach, but I enjoy the cars I have and look forward to seeing new ones too!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by JP1738

Then just run slower than M. That's what I did. I was/am new to class racing so I entered in a spot that made sense. Wanna go faster? Nobody is stopping you but your own willingness to put up the money and time it takes to do so.

I think you missed my point here. What is the ET cut off requiring a roll bar, quarter mile?
So, if a beginner wants to try Stock and he already owns a Fox body that is a natural L car, what do you propose that he should do with it?

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

I think you missed my point here. What is the ET cut off requiring a roll bar, quarter mile?
So, if a beginner wants to try Stock and he already owns a Fox body that is a natural L car, what do you propose that he should do with it?

He should put in a roll bar and belts, it's not that expensive. a nice set of rims and tires probably cost more!

[Mike Merk]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

He should put in a roll bar and belts, it's not that expensive. a nice set of rims and tires probably cost more!

The point is the discrepancy between the rules for ET brackets & Stock. Why do you need SFI pants and a rollbar in an M stocker, but not a 12.XX bracket car? The competition in the other lane runs just as quickly in both classes...

[GTX JOHN]

Originally Posted by Mike Merk

The point is the discrepancy between the rules for ET brackets & Stock. Why do you need SFI pants and a rollbar in an M Stocker, but not a 12.XX bracket car? The competition in the other lane runs just as quickly in both classes...

Here at LVMS, I race my Valiant that runs 11.5 in both Pro and
Sportsman (Been Track Champ in both) with no roll bar/harness
or racing jacket and pants.

However, if I run my Aspen wagon Stocker on a 13.07 index in M/SA =
I must have a roll bar/harness and full Monkey Suit!

I think Yake makes a valid point!

In both Stock and Pro, I routinely run 8 and 9 Second race cars
regularly so any difference that way?

[goinbroke2]

To be honest, that was a thought that came to mind, U/SA and I can run an open face helmet and t shirt and factory seat belt, turn it into a crate motor car (I have all the parts except cam now) and I need all the stuff with time limits on it.

Actually, I got all the plans to build a t bucket and was going to race one of those at one time. The exact reason was the fact that if I run an open top t bucket, I need all the gear that expires every two years..how many passes will I make in two years, divide that by the cost to purchase and then the cost to recert....makes it really expensive per pass compared to a door car running the same ET.

I can get rearended by a 9 second competitor in either class....so....I agree, all ET breaks should be according to ET only and not class.

[RNNChrisbarnes]

We are live with Daren talking about the Toyota program.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LPY97YcyA/

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

He should put in a roll bar and belts, it's not that expensive.

Mike, Expensive is a relative term here...

Building an FE Ford A& B car is not that expensive either. LOL