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Actually it(the class) has grown by potentialy 250 cars in the last two years! Without these FR500CJ's and Drag Paks, I doubt there would be that much gain in numbers. Maybe NHRA is watching and saving the class from extinction? Peter |
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for every one of these BS cars they gain, they will likely lose 2 (either those who park their cars, or those who don't get involved)
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Potentially 250 cars? And how many actually? I'd like to see these numbers, and the source for them, please. It certainly did not appear to be headed for extinction in 2008. It had its problems, but extinction was not imminent.
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Alan potentially = delivered. Being raced may be another story! 2009 Dodge Challenger Drag Paks 100 2010 Dodge Challenger Drag Paks 50 2008 FR500 CJs 50 2010 FR500 CJs 50 I'm sure you can/may easily look it up for your own interest? Last edited by Peter Ash; 09-14-2010 at 11:47 AM. |
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How many of the Mustangs are actually in competition? Bet many are sitting in collectors garages. Since the Challengers are not sold as complete cars, do they have any collector value? (Remember the last time you drove down a street and there was a Daytona or Superbird rear wing visable in an open garage door? Does a Challenger on trailer tires get your heart thumping the same?) Think you will find it is just like the younger racers, where a lot have very wealthy parents running multiple cars. I no longer tell any of my friends the $$ involved in racing. Many choked on the cost of just tagging along as crew. Engines and transmission are out of their realm. And $90,000 for a car? (plus 12% sales tax here...) One almost passed out seeing Arnie Martel's nice rig! Could you purchase one of these cars for $90,000 and run it without spending even more $$ on it? |
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The point is, not all of those cars will be raced, and all of them that are raced do not add up to growth in the car count. Some replaced cars already being raced, some people are parking older cars and retiring, and some of the older cars that are being sold will end up either not being raced at all, or raced a few times at best and then parked again, and they won't sell well, either. Potentially, all the Dynacorn reproduction cars sold are new race cars, but actually the vast majority of them are not. And those that are often replace other cars that are just parked.
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PC? I don't know...Admin threatened to ban me for life last week for the same type of comment!
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