Comp racers seek to show eliminator is very much alive

[Shaun Vincent]

http://www.competitionplus.com/CPSpo...ery-much-alive

[340Cuda]

I wish them success.

I wonder when the last time NHRA raised the payouts for Comp or any of the Sportsman Eliminators?

[Jeff Niceswanger]

We started in 98. The NHRA payouts are the same as back then. But there's half as many contingency's. I bought my first Superstock engine for ten grand. A new one was 13 ( from Koewn, our builder back then) , so I bought used . Now compare that to today . New ones are 35, 40 with all the whistles ...
Back then there was top qualifier money also, I remember some went for that, as it paid their fuel bill to get to and from the races.

Someone had the Sportnationals from Diamond P ( remember them !) on facebook last week and the commentator was saying that the winner < Bobby Warren, just won 8 thousand dollars ....In 1978.... That's the same as last years US Nationals SS winner ( if everybody pays him) .....40 years later

[tim worner]

In 2008 I got $21500 for a S/S win @ Norwalk--2016 S/S win by Bryan @ Charlotte netted less than $13000--But of course tires -motors-fuel-parts and entry have gone up!

[Mike Keener]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

We started in 98. The NHRA payouts are the same as back then. But there's half as many contingency's. I bought my first Superstock engine for ten grand. A new one was 13 ( from Koewn, our builder back then) , so I bought used . Now compare that to today . New ones are 35, 40 with all the whistles ...
Back then there was top qualifier money also, I remember some went for that, as it paid their fuel bill to get to and from the races.

Someone had the Sportnationals from Diamond P ( remember them !) on facebook last week and the commentator was saying that the winner < Bobby Warren, just won 8 thousand dollars ....In 1978.... That's the same as last years US Nationals SS winner ( if everybody pays him) .....40 years later

Money is nothing now compared to the 70's. I won 9,500 for my 76 Fall Nationals win in Modified not to mention the serious amount of free parts, tires, etc. help we got going forward. A brand new Booth Arons motor was 5 grand and fuel was about .65 per gallon as well!.

[HR9121]

I love Comp but let's be real it is extremely expensive to be competitive and that's what is keeping the cars home and new people from entering the class. I was recently looking at the classified ad Mr Aragona had on this site, what a steal for that altered but not many can justify buying it when there might not be a year or two left them you're stuck with something that's worth pennies on the dollar.

[Mike Keener]

Originally Posted by HR9121

I love Comp but let's be real it is extremely expensive to be competitive and that's what is keeping the cars home and new people from entering the class. I was recently looking at the classified ad Mr Aragona had on this site, what a steal for that altered but not many can justify buying it when there might not be a year or two left them you're stuck with something that's worth pennies on the dollar.

I agree totally.

I also agree that inclusion of the faster FS cars in to Comp could very well help save the class and the good news is they already exist.

[BRINK]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

We started in 98. The NHRA payouts are the same as back then. But there's half as many contingency's. I bought my first Superstock engine for ten grand. A new one was 13 ( from Koewn, our builder back then) , so I bought used . Now compare that to today . New ones are 35, 40 with all the whistles ...
Back then there was top qualifier money also, I remember some went for that, as it paid their fuel bill to get to and from the races.

Someone had the Sportnationals from Diamond P ( remember them !) on facebook last week and the commentator was saying that the winner < Bobby Warren, just won 8 thousand dollars ....In 1978.... That's the same as last years US Nationals SS winner ( if everybody pays him) .....40 years later

Great post, Jeff.