Crate Motor Class

Michael Beard · 01-13-2009, 03:55 PM

>> When nine or ten of the top 10 qualifiers are crate motor cars and they're accross the board; it's not the HP factors being soft as much as it's the indexes being soft..

You must also consider the cars that are included in that qualifying list, and the percentage of types of classes competing. As has been pointed out earlier, throw the crate motors against the standard NHRA LODRS qualifying field, and things would look very different.

>> Why should the 9.5 lb. stock index and the 9.5 lb. crate motor index not be the same?

I've used that line of thought in terms of combining sticks & autos... that gets the NHRA guys in an uproar! LOL Theoretically, if the HP factors are correct, all classes could be based on weight factors alone rather than Stick, Auto, Truck, FI, FWD, CM, PS, GT, or what have you... but many will rationalize why that can't be done. In any case, it's an interesting mental gymnastics exercise.

>> Any thought of a crate motor class being a budget class is a misconception. ... That may have been the original thought but it has progressed far beyond that now.

I agree. You "can" do it on a budget, but if you want to be "fast", you're going to spend money, regardless of class.

Lee - nobody's "whining". We're having a discussion.

>> just cant see that alot of the current NHRA racers would be happy in a "runwhatyabrung" bracket race..

Good thing that's not what it is! It'd help if people quit propagating that incorrect assertion.

$.02,

01-13-2009, 03:55 PM	#11
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Crate Motor Class >> When nine or ten of the top 10 qualifiers are crate motor cars and they're accross the board; it's not the HP factors being soft as much as it's the indexes being soft.. You must also consider the cars that are included in that qualifying list, and the percentage of types of classes competing. As has been pointed out earlier, throw the crate motors against the standard NHRA LODRS qualifying field, and things would look very different. >> Why should the 9.5 lb. stock index and the 9.5 lb. crate motor index not be the same? I've used that line of thought in terms of combining sticks & autos... that gets the NHRA guys in an uproar! LOL Theoretically, if the HP factors are correct, all classes could be based on weight factors alone rather than Stick, Auto, Truck, FI, FWD, CM, PS, GT, or what have you... but many will rationalize why that can't be done. In any case, it's an interesting mental gymnastics exercise. >> Any thought of a crate motor class being a budget class is a misconception. ... That may have been the original thought but it has progressed far beyond that now. I agree. You "can" do it on a budget, but if you want to be "fast", you're going to spend money, regardless of class. Lee - nobody's "whining". We're having a discussion. >> just cant see that alot of the current NHRA racers would be happy in a "runwhatyabrung" bracket race.. Good thing that's not what it is! It'd help if people quit propagating that incorrect assertion. $.02, __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS