End of Stock and SuperStock Racing??

[Bobby Zlatkin]

What Jeff Lee said. Except the part about Boy Scout camp.

Too many classes. Seems everyone has their own class made just for them.
In 1968 N/SA had 27 competeors at Indy. In 1990 G/SA had a like amount. Now winning class in those years and surviving teardown was really something to be proud of. Not singleing for class.

You could cut 2/3 of the classes and most everyone could adjust their cars (mostly with weight) to fit right in one of the remaining classes.

It gets me when I see a car advertised "can run F/G or H" or another "can run M/N or O". Well which is it?

You used to have to change engine combo's to change class. What, '57 Chevrolets had eight different engine combo's they could run. How many do '69 Camaro's have? Now you just add or subtract weight.

Too many classes.

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

I've been hearing the doom and gloom "there's no new young racers" since *I* was a kid.

Brandon Peterson
Charles Myers
Cody Phillips
Corey Taylor
Travis Womble, Jr.
Joel Warren
CJ Perry
Tabitha Draughon
Hillarey Sloan
Jamie Southards
Lee Norton
Michael Crumpler
Jake Sealey
Amanda Manuel
Courtney Young
Tyler Bell
Kevin Riner
Cameron Collins
Curtis Smith, Jr.
Jamie Holston
Mike Longhaney
Jeff Longhaney
Eddie Longhaney
Corey Lucas
Cam Tingen

...and that's just in the Carolinas, off the top of my head.

How many of them know how to finance/build/maintain a class car after their father's or grandfather's pass away? I'll be the first to admit that I won't be able to.

[Michael Colaluca]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

How many of them know how to finance/build/maintain a class car after their father's or grandfather's pass away? I'll be the first to admit that I won't be able to.

I was talking about this the other day with my wife and some others.

There are hardly any more cars trailered on an open trailer and a pick up, or even a small motor home. What do we see when we go to the track? We see stacker trailers and toterhomes as the regular.

What 20-30 year old person can afford that? Surely you can do it cheaper. I go to the track in a 1986 fleetwood and an enclosed trailer. On top of that, you have the cost of the stocker. A stocker engine will easily run you 10+ depending on the combo of course. Then you add fuel and entry, it makes it quite difficult. This isnt the 1960s and 70s where they run stock and super stock at your local track every weekend. It seems that if you want to run your car on the weekends, you can go bracket racing. (Thanks, but I would rather save the engine that I saved up for.)

If you want the younger crowd to bring their own cars, if seems that a whole different eliminator will need to be created. I enjoy this class as much as anyone, and will probably race in it until I cant anymore. I just don't see a 28 yr old buying a 20-30-or 40 thousand dollar stocker, when he can get a 275 or a 10.5 car.

If I am wrong, please let me know.

[Dennis P Chapman]

Originally Posted by Michael Colaluca

I was talking about this the other day with my wife and some others.

There are hardly any more cars trailered on an open trailer and a pick up, or even a small motor home. What do we see when we go to the track? We see stacker trailers and toterhomes as the regular.

What 20-30 year old person can afford that? Surely you can do it cheaper. I go to the track in a 1986 fleetwood and an enclosed trailer. On top of that, you have the cost of the stocker. A stocker engine will easily run you 10+ depending on the combo of course. Then you add fuel and entry, it makes it quite difficult. This isnt the 1960s and 70s where they run stock and super stock at your local track every weekend. It seems that if you want to run your car on the weekends, you can go bracket racing. (Thanks, but I would rather save the engine that I saved up for.)

If you want the younger crowd to bring their own cars, if seems that a whole different eliminator will need to be created. I enjoy this class as much as anyone, and will probably race in it until I cant anymore. I just don't see a 28 yr old buying a 20-30-or 40 thousand dollar stocker, when he can get a 275 or a 10.5 car.

If I am wrong, please let me know.

You hit right on the head and not going to get better for us or younger people.

[Nathan Stinson]

Originally Posted by Michael Colaluca

If you want the younger crowd to bring their own cars, if seems that a whole different eliminator will need to be created. I enjoy this class as much as anyone, and will probably race in it until I cant anymore. I just don't see a 28 yr old buying a 20-30-or 40 thousand dollar stocker, when he can get a 275 or a 10.5 car.

If I am wrong, please let me know.

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30-40 k won't touch a competitive 275 or 10.5 car. But you are correct on one thing if I am spending that much to race it will be to run fast as possible and heads up. If I loose I work on my junk and make it better. Just like any heads up racer would do.