Quote:
Originally Posted by GTX JOHN
You did a great job, particularly for your first time in
a Stocker and a car you never had sat in before!
They are a bunch different than you 8 Second
Camaro and there is a lot to learn in a hurry.
First time down the track and you qualified in
the top ten in a fast field with a detuned (Bracket Mode and
just being broken in engine/trans) car and difficult weather conditions.
I hope we can do it again soon.
John Irving
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I'm going in an unknown direction. My favorite NHRA Category is Stock Eliminator. Thanks to GTX John I got the opportunity to race a Stocker!
Where am I going from here is unknown but have somewhat of a plan. More to this later, maybe.
I pulled the above quote from another thread where I got my feet wet in a Stock/Super Stock Combo race. I'm going to address some of the things mentioned.
I really couldn't believe I was driving a Stock Eliminator Car for the first time. I really don't know how to put it in words, but I felt about 30 years younger. I don't know why but it was almost too good to be true.
My primary race car is an 8 sec. small tire bracket Camaro. There was a big difference between the 2 cars & I did have a bunch to learn very quickly. I actually thought the Stocker was going to be a piece of cake to race. While I adapted pretty quickly it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
As for qualifying in the top ten on my first pass. That's a testament to John's car & not me. I'm curious on how much under the index that car will run, I went - 0.911 under.
Anyway, my next unknown is a Apr. double Divisional in Vegas. It has been some time since I raced Divisionals & Nationals. I don't like all the down time. I like to get my racing done on the same day.
Where am I going, heck I don't know but I'm having a bunch of fun after 35+ years of drag racing!
B King/1700/STY/781L
