Super Street

Rick Shirey · 10-26-2009, 01:45 PM

I am trying to decide which direction to take my racing for next year and am looking for some input.The best advice I have ever been given is to race something I can afford. I have to admit this has been hard to follow. I have done mostly bracket racing in both a door car and a dragster. I am from the central Pennsylvania area and do most of my racing at Maple Grove, Cecil County and Numidia. Several years ago I noticed that it was starting to look like it was going to take a seven second dragster to stay competetive at these tracks. At that point I decided to build a backhalved door car and try running the footbrake class. Though I greatly respect the effort it takes to become a competetive footbrake driver I'm not sure it's for me. Which brought me to this point of considering super street,but as I have read and heard it seems this class is now becoming populated by ex super gas cars or tube frame cars built purposely for super street. I guess at this point I'm looking for some advice or input. My main concern is am I going to be back where I started as far as trying to get seat time but running against seven second dragsters at weekly bracket races with little chance of success. Let me end by saying I have nothing against seven second dragsters but they just are not in my budget at this point, Sorry for being long winded and thanks in advance for any input.

MacNicol Racing · 10-26-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Shirey

Which brought me to this point of considering super street,but as I have read and heard it seems this class is now becoming populated by ex super gas cars or tube frame cars built purposely for super street. I guess at this point I'm looking for some advice or input.

This is true, they are becoming more popular but I havnt seen them exactly cleaning house. Correct me if im wrong but your points leader up in div.1 runs a 9" slick with Cal Tracs. Dont let it discourage you from running Super Street.

SCOTT SST2871 · 10-26-2009, 02:45 PM

I believe 3 of the 6 div 2 races this year were won by cars that ran well below 130 mph(back half cars),as long as you have a consistent car,you will be competitive..and ill bet you will love this kind of racing
scott fifield

ItsyBitsySpider · 10-26-2009, 03:18 PM

The Super Street class would welcome you and what a terrific bunch of people they are.
There is everything from 118 mph to 155 mph cars, and no one is guaranteed to have an advantage. In this class anything can happen, literally. I've seen guys win with .58 light and lose with a 0.0 light. I've seen super fast cars chase down super slow cars and then slow down so much that they had no power left for the finish line punch.

We welcome the Super Gas cross overs too. Remember what happened a couple years ago at the Gator Nationals? A bunch of Super Street guys entered Super Gas and at fourth round, most of them were still in competition.

It's not an "easy" class, but it sure is a fun one!

GRIGGS · 10-26-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ItsyBitsySpider

The Super Street class would welcome you and what a terrific bunch of people they are.
There is everything from 118 mph to 155 mph cars, and no one is guaranteed to have an advantage. In this class anything can happen, literally. I've seen guys win with .58 light and lose with a 0.0 light. I've seen super fast cars chase down super slow cars and then slow down so much that they had no power left for the finish line punch.

We welcome the Super Gas cross overs too. Remember what happened a couple years ago at the Gator Nationals? A bunch of Super Street guys entered Super Gas and at fourth round, most of them were still in competition.

It's not an "easy" class, but it sure is a fun one!

You tell'em Shelley, as long as your car can repeat, you can win. 1966 Super Street Chevy II, aerodynamic as a 2 story house is very competitive against the big speed cars like: The Flying Monkey Ed Wiley, the mobil ice cream facory of Gary Federico, and Keith (I really wanted to paint the big red Ford UPS brown) Fulp. I've been wooped by them all and occasionaly beat them. The best thing about Super Street is the people. A lot of the guys that used to run "gas" now run street with us. You don't need a tube car to hit the 500 tree. And as far as us Super Streeters at the Gators, we gained at little respect when still hanging around to the quarter final. You will not find a better "family" to race with.
MIke "Snakes" Griggs

GaryGoFast · 10-27-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GRIGGS

You tell'em Shelley, as long as your car can repeat, you can win. 1966 Super Street Chevy II, aerodynamic as a 2 story house is very competitive against the big speed cars like: The Flying Monkey Ed Wiley, the mobil ice cream facory of Gary Federico, and Keith (I really wanted to paint the big red Ford UPS brown) Fulp. I've been wooped by them all and occasionaly beat them. The best thing about Super Street is the people. A lot of the guys that used to run "gas" now run street with us. You don't need a tube car to hit the 500 tree. And as far as us Super Streeters at the Gators, we gained at little respect when still hanging around to the quarter final. You will not find a better "family" to race with.
MIke "Snakes" Griggs

Cant beat the S/St crowd and the now 3 time D1 Champ does runs a stock suspension 69 camaro w/ bolt ons and a 454 in it.
Cant remember beating that blk box Nova ever, Mr M. Griggs. And I would like to see that big Ford UPS brown.
Its nice to be fast but it doesnt guarrantee anything, As Mike said you wont find better group of people.

Rick Shirey · 10-28-2009, 06:09 PM

Thanks for the encouraging input and it is nice to hear how complimentary you speak of each other. You have given me something to think about and I must say you have reminded me that the camaraderie is just as important as the competition.

Ed Swearingen · 10-29-2009, 07:53 PM

Rick, welcome to S/ST -- you're going to love it! It is a great group of folks! By the way, all you "Hired Guns" from Florida need to read the Silver Dollar "FaceBook" page to catch up on all the latest about the Silver Dollar points situation that's going to be resolved this weekend. There are four of us with a clear shot to win and it's CLOSE! Ben and Sheldon are giving y'all a hard time and I need all the help I can get. Flying Monkeys, Snakes, Weasels and all other critters are needed.

ERNIE GRIGGS · 11-03-2009, 07:17 PM

Ed you are the man !!!!!!!!!! Go get them this weekend . Ernie

SSTHottie1236 · 11-04-2009, 07:50 AM

One great thing about Super Street is we always get all our time runs. In D1, Super Gas is the first to get bumped but Super Street is always the last to get bumped. Yeah it sucks to be up at 6am to get ready but you are usually done around 3pm or so and you're not playing the "will we, won't we get our 2nd time run/first round" game the Super Gassers are constantly playing.
Super Street is a great class. I was running footbrake stuff, sucked terribly, went to Super Street and even when I don't win, the competition is sooo tight and the people are great I'm enjoying it so much more.

Kelli
1236 S/ST
1836 S/G

10-26-2009, 01:45 PM	#1
Rick Shirey Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Super Street I am trying to decide which direction to take my racing for next year and am looking for some input.The best advice I have ever been given is to race something I can afford. I have to admit this has been hard to follow. I have done mostly bracket racing in both a door car and a dragster. I am from the central Pennsylvania area and do most of my racing at Maple Grove, Cecil County and Numidia. Several years ago I noticed that it was starting to look like it was going to take a seven second dragster to stay competetive at these tracks. At that point I decided to build a backhalved door car and try running the footbrake class. Though I greatly respect the effort it takes to become a competetive footbrake driver I'm not sure it's for me. Which brought me to this point of considering super street,but as I have read and heard it seems this class is now becoming populated by ex super gas cars or tube frame cars built purposely for super street. I guess at this point I'm looking for some advice or input. My main concern is am I going to be back where I started as far as trying to get seat time but running against seven second dragsters at weekly bracket races with little chance of success. Let me end by saying I have nothing against seven second dragsters but they just are not in my budget at this point, Sorry for being long winded and thanks in advance for any input.

10-26-2009, 02:45 PM	#3
SCOTT SST2871 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PORT ST JOHN FLORIDA Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Street I believe 3 of the 6 div 2 races this year were won by cars that ran well below 130 mph(back half cars),as long as you have a consistent car,you will be competitive..and ill bet you will love this kind of racing scott fifield

10-26-2009, 03:18 PM	#4
ItsyBitsySpider Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida & NY Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Street The Super Street class would welcome you and what a terrific bunch of people they are. There is everything from 118 mph to 155 mph cars, and no one is guaranteed to have an advantage. In this class anything can happen, literally. I've seen guys win with .58 light and lose with a 0.0 light. I've seen super fast cars chase down super slow cars and then slow down so much that they had no power left for the finish line punch. We welcome the Super Gas cross overs too. Remember what happened a couple years ago at the Gator Nationals? A bunch of Super Street guys entered Super Gas and at fourth round, most of them were still in competition. It's not an "easy" class, but it sure is a fun one! __________________ Shelley Wiley BF/S, S/G, S/C

10-28-2009, 06:09 PM	#7
Rick Shirey Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Street Thanks for the encouraging input and it is nice to hear how complimentary you speak of each other. You have given me something to think about and I must say you have reminded me that the camaraderie is just as important as the competition.

10-29-2009, 07:53 PM	#8
Ed Swearingen Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Reynolds, GA Posts: 48 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Super Street Rick, welcome to S/ST -- you're going to love it! It is a great group of folks! By the way, all you "Hired Guns" from Florida need to read the Silver Dollar "FaceBook" page to catch up on all the latest about the Silver Dollar points situation that's going to be resolved this weekend. There are four of us with a clear shot to win and it's CLOSE! Ben and Sheldon are giving y'all a hard time and I need all the help I can get. Flying Monkeys, Snakes, Weasels and all other critters are needed. Last edited by Ed Swearingen; 10-29-2009 at 08:01 PM.

11-03-2009, 07:17 PM	#9
ERNIE GRIGGS Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OCALA Posts: 34 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Street Ed you are the man !!!!!!!!!! Go get them this weekend . Ernie

11-04-2009, 07:50 AM	#10
SSTHottie1236 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bath, PA Posts: 136 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Street One great thing about Super Street is we always get all our time runs. In D1, Super Gas is the first to get bumped but Super Street is always the last to get bumped. Yeah it sucks to be up at 6am to get ready but you are usually done around 3pm or so and you're not playing the "will we, won't we get our 2nd time run/first round" game the Super Gassers are constantly playing. Super Street is a great class. I was running footbrake stuff, sucked terribly, went to Super Street and even when I don't win, the competition is sooo tight and the people are great I'm enjoying it so much more. Kelli 1236 S/ST 1836 S/G __________________ Kelli 1236 S/ST 1836 S/G