What Made NHRA Legitimate to the Racer

PozQB14 · 08-20-2021, 08:58 AM

All good points Mike. We've been doing this for about 4-5 years but have seen what stock and super stock has become. In my opinion, its still the best form of drag racing on the planet. But, there has to be some type of integrity. Even if NHRA does "token spot checks" just to keep racers honest. Its not hard to check a carb part number or pull a valve cover to check a head casting. Those are quick and easy things things NHRA can do to at least show they are making an effort other than scales and fuel. There is a rabbit hole we can all go down which I'm going to do my best to stay away from regarding legality of some of these engines. Because at the end of the day, its still a bracket race. We've all seen 13-14 second cars beat 150k+ 8-9 second factory stockers. NHRA has basically turned a blind eye to all the stuff going on with these rocket ship engines that are being built, but I understand that it takes a dedicated team (which will cost money) that has the knowledge base to know what to look for and compare to "stock" parts. Also, Mike, if people start getting torn down and booted, how many cars do you think are going to show up to these events?

08-20-2021, 08:58 AM	#9
PozQB14 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 129 Likes: 24 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	Re: What Made NHRA Legitimate to the Racer All good points Mike. We've been doing this for about 4-5 years but have seen what stock and super stock has become. In my opinion, its still the best form of drag racing on the planet. But, there has to be some type of integrity. Even if NHRA does "token spot checks" just to keep racers honest. Its not hard to check a carb part number or pull a valve cover to check a head casting. Those are quick and easy things things NHRA can do to at least show they are making an effort other than scales and fuel. There is a rabbit hole we can all go down which I'm going to do my best to stay away from regarding legality of some of these engines. Because at the end of the day, its still a bracket race. We've all seen 13-14 second cars beat 150k+ 8-9 second factory stockers. NHRA has basically turned a blind eye to all the stuff going on with these rocket ship engines that are being built, but I understand that it takes a dedicated team (which will cost money) that has the knowledge base to know what to look for and compare to "stock" parts. Also, Mike, if people start getting torn down and booted, how many cars do you think are going to show up to these events?