Deconstructing Stock

Mark Yacavone · 06-27-2012, 10:18 PM

I was having this discussion with another forum member the other day. He was telling me about a couple, well in their 60's and now retired, that are wanting to dabble in Stock Eliminator after being away for over 30 years!

Lately, with the advent of the factory ringers (for this discussion, let's call them Supercars), we are seeing some new faces and some returning faces, but not necessarily many young faces.

We see a bunch of second gen. racers and kids rising up from the Jr.'s, but those efforts are mostly parent backed and sponsored , at least in the beginning..

So ,what will it take to attract the average ,young gearhead to NHRA style racing?
Stock, in it's current form is just too cost prohibitive for the youth to jump into.
I won't even mention entry fees, membership fees, permanent number fees,$12 gas, and so on, in this discussion, but they are part of the equation too.

Bring back Pure Stock?

Sealed crate motors ?

Split off Junior Stock again?

Index classes..(not overly successful in Div 2)

As my buddy from The Bay Area would say ... Come on NHRA, what's the plan? Do they even have one? Are they making it up as they go along?

Thoughts please...and let's keep it reasonable. We may be the ones who save our sport that we helped build.

06-27-2012, 10:18 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,807 Likes: 2,897 Liked 5,109 Times in 1,947 Posts	Deconstructing Stock I was having this discussion with another forum member the other day. He was telling me about a couple, well in their 60's and now retired, that are wanting to dabble in Stock Eliminator after being away for over 30 years! Lately, with the advent of the factory ringers (for this discussion, let's call them Supercars), we are seeing some new faces and some returning faces, but not necessarily many young faces. We see a bunch of second gen. racers and kids rising up from the Jr.'s, but those efforts are mostly parent backed and sponsored , at least in the beginning.. So ,what will it take to attract the average ,young gearhead to NHRA style racing? Stock, in it's current form is just too cost prohibitive for the youth to jump into. I won't even mention entry fees, membership fees, permanent number fees,$12 gas, and so on, in this discussion, but they are part of the equation too. Bring back Pure Stock? Sealed crate motors ? Split off Junior Stock again? Index classes..(not overly successful in Div 2) As my buddy from The Bay Area would say ... Come on NHRA, what's the plan? Do they even have one? Are they making it up as they go along? Thoughts please...and let's keep it reasonable. We may be the ones who save our sport that we helped build. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 10-01-2012 at 12:11 AM.