Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Absurd in which way John, because of the idea or just because you don't agree. Look,how about you come up with something that will bring possibly new cars and maybe some interest in a sport that has been neglected for the past ten years or more. Well I've been attending many Divisionals and found alot of downtime between classes. Think about it " Showroom Stock Eliminator" that sounds pretty good to me. Now, where did I put those meds Ed sent me? Claude

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Claude,any class you add that's performance orientated will require teching and specs.
Like some have said,we dont need any more classes.
Btw people,the meds I sent Claude are called "reality pills".:>):>):>)

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Thanks Ed, I've taken two like you've prescribed and I now will be sleeping much better. Thank You Dr Reality. Please check my new web site that I hope to have running soon. www.showroomstock.com and the new Tshirts will be available at Indy. Two great quotes:Just because It hasn't been done yet, doesn't mean it's impossible and whether you think you can or can't you're right.( Henry Ford) Claude

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

With ELEVEN classes at a divisional no more are needed !!
It takes forever to run the throttle stop classes alone !! And then the needless "bike" bracket class.
And you want to add a class with no tech or teardownns ??
Like no one would ever cheat ?...................... HA !!

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Considering that the owners of the track are the one who have to guarantee the whole purse and have to kick some money up to NHRA, how long before they say , thank you but no thank you for putting on a divisional. Think about it.

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Claude, it appears that you like to stir the pot coming up with controversial postings. Everybody is trying to make their point on why it is not going to happen. The current eliminators and classes are complex enough as they are. You just have to smell the roses and see that in the NHRA realm, you will never see a Pure Stock class created, and will not see a worst light rule implemented either. I am not implying that everything is perfect in the NHRA world. However, if you are not happy with the current system and rules, you have the option of the local bracket or similar races. If NHRA was to cater to everyone's desires and wishes, the rule book would have over 1000 pages.

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

Showroom Stock not a bad idea.
Worked ok in the early 70's for a while.
Until the Cheater Grinds forced a change in the rules in 1974.

Showroom Stock would work better running by itself or competing in the Independent S/SS Series. Set up about 8/10 Classes and see what develops. Class Rules and Rank would have to be very clear and everything is factory. Gears and tires, OK.
No Headers, Trick Converters, Cams.

But think it would attract a lot of new racers. Especially the new GM, Chrysler and Ford factory V8 and V6 hotrods.

To compete in IHRA Division and National think they should be Pure Stock/Stock Legal as the rules are well defined and not too hard to upgrade to.

Not sure a Showroom Stocker owner would be willing to go through a tear down at Divisional and National races. But would be an incentive to go to the next step,

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

DRUG's.....thats it......Drug's is causing this type of thinking !

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

They say the pot need's to be stirred on occasion. Ok NW, I was looking at the greater good for the organization, not to have my own way or personal wishes and desires fulfill. I consider everyone on this board to have views and comments that do not reflect my own and I respect everyone of them. This is my opinion and we all know that everyone has a different opinion. I hope that we all can come up with something new because he who stays at the same place forever is prone to desappear. Terry I know you would show up with a brand new Corvette.lolClaude

Re: Pure Stock at divisionals, why not?
 

You could add Jr dragsters at divisionals let them run on Saturday only. IHRA has done this in Div 4 and 9 and get a good following. NO TECH REQUIRED. Gets kids racing at the divisional level and lots of them move on to big cars when they are older. Probably a better argument for that than a new showroom stock class.

By the way I hate Jr. Dragsters

Chip