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Rick Shirey · 01-01-2014, 08:22 PM

I really don't understand all the negative comments. I asked the question earlier and I don't believe anyone has answered, so I will ask it again-- When the original C/SM class was thought up I have a feeling it was for the same reason Randy is suggesting this class now, with that in mind I'm sure those individuals had an uphill battle on their hands but they apparently fought through all that and came up with a class that I believe ended up having quite a following from both racers and fans. So what is so different now that so many people are so adamant that it will never happen? I certainly understand the desire to use older cars with manual transmissions, but if the class was structured that I could use my present Super Stock legal 1983 Camaro with a PG, I for one would consider building an engine like Randy and others are suggesting. My present engine is an older SS/CS engine that I broke a rod in. This happened several years ago and I just have not been able to convince myself to spend the money to build another short block with the knowledge that once back together it will never be able to compete against the other CS competitors, not to mention the expense of maintaining such a high RPM engine. All of this is what makes the Econo Modified class interesting to me.

01-01-2014, 08:22 PM	#5
Rick Shirey Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Econo Modified I really don't understand all the negative comments. I asked the question earlier and I don't believe anyone has answered, so I will ask it again-- When the original C/SM class was thought up I have a feeling it was for the same reason Randy is suggesting this class now, with that in mind I'm sure those individuals had an uphill battle on their hands but they apparently fought through all that and came up with a class that I believe ended up having quite a following from both racers and fans. So what is so different now that so many people are so adamant that it will never happen? I certainly understand the desire to use older cars with manual transmissions, but if the class was structured that I could use my present Super Stock legal 1983 Camaro with a PG, I for one would consider building an engine like Randy and others are suggesting. My present engine is an older SS/CS engine that I broke a rod in. This happened several years ago and I just have not been able to convince myself to spend the money to build another short block with the knowledge that once back together it will never be able to compete against the other CS competitors, not to mention the expense of maintaining such a high RPM engine. All of this is what makes the Econo Modified class interesting to me.