Horsepower Adjustments are Posted

[art leong]

Originally Posted by RJ

Stand at the entry gate the next time your local track has a Test and Tune nite. I don't know about anyone else, but I sure don't see any 40+ year old Camaros, Belvederes, or Mustangs coming through. The young crop of racers for the most part are not into old cars with distributors and carburetors. The latest cars with the low hp ratings will help generate interest in the new cars, get them built, and get them on the track for all the young racers, (and kids) at the track to see, touch, taste, and smell. Don't get me wrong, my car as well is not competitive against the low rated newer stuff, but what else is going to get these youngsters out of their Hondas and Subarus and into Detroit iron?

At the Atlanta national event Jimmy Ronzello was pitted about 5 rigs down from me.
There were 2 or 3 very nice looking older stockers or superstreet cars between us.
Well there was a crowd of people by Jimmy's car just about all the time. And there were a lot more people coming over to look at my car than any of the cars between us. I can't tell you how many people copme up to me and say I've got a Neon or my girlfriend drives one etc.
The nostalgic cars are not going to draw the newcomers. Why should they
We look at a fast A/SA car it goes in the nines. Well a lot of the "kids" out there can go just as quick and drive their cars to the track..

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by art leong

At the Atlanta national event Jimmy Ronzello was pitted about 5 rigs down from me.
There were 2 or 3 very nice looking older stockers or superstreet cars between us.
Well there was a crowd of people by Jimmy's car just about all the time. And there were a lot more people coming over to look at my car than any of the cars between us. I can't tell you how many people copme up to me and say I've got a Neon or my girlfriend drives one etc.
The nostalgic cars are not going to draw the newcomers. Why should they
We look at a fast A/SA car it goes in the nines. Well a lot of the "kids" out there can go just as quick and drive their cars to the track..

Same deal here... my Turismo gets a lot of looks and a number of people coming up to talk about it everywhere I go.

I don't know about the rest of y'all, but I bracket race my Stocker every weekend that I'm not at a S/SS event. I talk to a *lot* of people about the car and the sport, and have gotten several people -- younger generation -- interesting in class racing. It's not like we have to convert half of the Test n' Tune crowd in order to keep S/SS racing alive... a few here and there adds up, and everyone can help simply by making themselves accessible, and putting your car out in front of a different crowd now and then.

[Dennis P Chapman]

The same happens to me at races this year at Zmax a lot of young people
looked at the car. And asking a lot of questions maybe because it has a turbo.

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Dennis P Chapman

The same happens to me at races this year at Zmax a lot of young people
looked at the car. And asking a lot of questions maybe because it has a turbo.

First thing anybody says in regards to the Turismo (well, after they say, "Hey buddy, yer tire's flat!") is a muttered, "Oh, turbo car." When I tell them it's not a Turbo, *then* they get really interested. "What?! How's it go that fast?"

[Jim Wahl]

Michael, I had to laugh at the "your tire is flat" comment. If I had a dollar for every time I heard that while running the Caddy and the Spirit I could have paid for the new car! It's amazing how 14 lbs. of air looks "flat" on a FWD car! Jim

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

First thing anybody says in regards to the Turismo (well, after they say, "Hey buddy, yer tire's flat!") is a muttered, "Oh, turbo car." When I tell them it's not a Turbo, *then* they get really interested. "What?! How's it go that fast?"

Yes Michael. I love the look on their face when they ask where's the turbo, and I tell them home in the garage. LOL

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Ding Ding Ding, and that is the answer , and one of the reasons we chose and focused on the new Hemi (I wouldnt care less if it was a flatop with the name) It gets people attention, and then what holds it in the case of people being able to RELATE to it is, "Thats the same engine Earl has in his truck" and on and on, Im glad to hear thats what you see at the track, thats what were hoping for.

Case in point, I like old cars, but im odd in my growing up around very old iron for my age (38) I about fainted last year at a show when I saw a 46 lincoln, all original and very nice, v12 car, 8500$ I about choked, drove it loved it and thought damm lets go to the bank, then I thought about it, why hadnt this car sold ? 20 years ago it would have been goooonneeeee in 5 minutes, but it was Sunday and there the car sat all 30k original miles....

MOST of the people that knew, could relate and appreciate the car are DEAD ! Same thing with my Model A Huckster and my kids their friends and most people I know looked at with about as much interest as an Olds Runabout or a Horse Drawn Carriage. Thats why the damm thing didnt sell but Ill tell you what an 86? monte SS that rolled in for sale had people tramping over and dealing on the spot for a car I wouldnt have saved from the crusher.

Your right Art, spot on......they cannot relate....but I understand relucance on people part to admit that, there is love in a car, and there is sweat and blood, and there is money, its hard to grow old, and its even harder to admit it.

Me Im young in body old in the head.....lol

Originally Posted by art leong

I can't tell you how many people copme up to me and say I've got a Neon or my girlfriend drives one etc.
The nostalgic cars are not going to draw the newcomers. Why should they
We look at a fast A/SA car it goes in the nines. Well a lot of the "kids" out there can go just as quick and drive their cars to the track..