Wanting to get into stock eliminator. MAYBE

[JThomas]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Perhaps a element of truth to some of this but without any evidence what your car/class you run then maybe you haven't felt our pain. All looks very straightforward from the bleachers I suppose.

Sorry if I struck a nerve. I thought it was obvious that I was joking. But you know if you follow this forum that everything I listed has been used as an excuse in a prior thread to not go to a race.

As far as what class I race, I am not sure I can post it as it is the ULTIMATE curse word in this forum. Bracket racer.

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by JThomas

Sorry if I struck a nerve. I thought it was obvious that I was joking. But you know if you follow this forum that everything I listed has been used as an excuse in a prior thread to not go to a race.

As far as what class I race, I am not sure I can post it as it is the ULTIMATE curse word in this forum. Bracket racer.

Recognize there's a lot of whining and groaning...personally, I love brackets, cheaper to run and pays better.

[pauldilcher]

You guys are not talking about a hard-core Stock guy . The crybabies do not go for one reason or another so they will not get their butts kicked .

[BRIAN SEATE]

Buy a 98 Trans Am or Camaro. This year can run the LT1 and LS1, will fit Stock and Super Stock. The cost will be more but Rusty Davenport just sold a nice car at a good price. I wanted it but fought the urge.

[treessavoy]

Back to the point.

Look at where you race and see which HRA's tracks are closest then build a car for the association that's represented. Build or buy a lower class car then work your way up from there.

JimR

[Sean Marconette]

Depending on your skill set, and to also work on a project as a family. I would recommend building your own. First off you have to narrow down what car and class you want to race and afford, and what races are in the area you will travel to. Do you want to know where every wire, nut and bolt is? If your kids have the mechanical aptitude to wrench on the car, they will also get a sense of pride and accomplishment. Building a car may cost more, but you can build it at your pace and cash flow. It does not need to set the world on fire to race, heck if you qualify at the bottom of the pack so be it.

Sean

[Marco]

Well here is what I have learned. I want to race primarily NHRA so I would like a Legal NHRA car that way I can run both. I have found a car that I really want to purchase from a highly respected stock and super stock racer that I have followed for many years. It is a 92 camaro that runs J,K/SA It is my belief (unless you folks inform me otherwise) that this is a car and a class that I think he can be competitive in plus it seems like a good place to start. I am not interested in running 1.0 under I am happy with .5 under our goal is not to set records but to win rounds, races and championships.

I Still have a couple of questions though how often does a car get torn down, is there a reason or is it just random? Would an I,J,K/SA car be similar to that of an 11 or 12 second bracket car with regard to maintenance? how many runs could you expect to get out of a car running in this class? what would an average freshen up cost on a motor in a car running in this class run (ball park)?

You all have given me great advice and I thank you very much. I will be at the LODRS event in Gainesville this weekend and would like to meet any of you who might be there and maybe ask some more questions so let me know if you will be there and I will indeed find you.

Mark

[Charley Downing]

Tare downs are at random, you may not get torn down or you might get torn down at every national event you run.

SB chevy short block freshen jobs are anywhere from $1200 to $4500. Its all in what you want. Same with cylinder heads $500-$2500
I freshen up my 305 motor every 150-175 runs. The trans gets freshen up every other year. Ave total freshen up job with trans is around $2500

Come see me this week in Gainesville I will have my 2010 CJ Stocker H/S(Varsity Ford on the side doors)

[Chuck1280]

Marco..... I have a 1984 camaro that runs G-H-I auto classes in NHRA..... Car is very clean, fast, and legal. 24K owns it and I'll meet u halfway.

[Marco]

Thanks Chuck but I'm pretty sure I found what I'm looking for. Anthony Bertozzi has a camaro that i think will be exactly what we need to get started.