Stock/Super Stock At NMCA

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Charley Downing

How about just adding a STK/SS combo race class at 3-4 NMCA events to see if there's the car count to add a class for 2018.

Even with a light turnout, it would be quite a bit bigger than some of the classes they have.

Unless things have changed recently, NSS and NMC are the biggest classes ...Both breakout eliminators.

[nssracer]

Open Comp, NSS and NMC are they most populated classes in this series much like Stock and SS are in NHRA. Looking for big rule changes to bring a few more cars upsets the current racers in these classes. They have taken the the time and money to build to the class rules and expect others to do the same. Major rule changes have been tried in the past with the hope of bring in new cars with very little new racers showing up. So some NHRA cars can run these classes with little or no change to their cars. So bring them out you will have a blast. I would like to see the NMCA hold a couple Stock/SS combo races to test the waters. If that would work adding a Stock class and a SS class to their program with full NHRA rules and enforcement would be cool. With quotas lower at NHRA national events this would give NHRA Stock/SS another place to race. If 40 to 50 Stockers and 35 SS show up it would be also one of the larger NMCA classes. I have passed these ideas on to NMCA and they are interested. Lets see what happens.

Thanks, Doug Duell

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by nssracer

Open Comp, NSS and NMC are they most populated classes in this series much like Stock and SS are in NHRA. Looking for big rule changes to bring a few more cars upsets the current racers in these classes. They have taken the the time and money to build to the class rules and expect others to do the same. Major rule changes have been tried in the past with the hope of bring in new cars with very little new racers showing up. So some NHRA cars can run these classes with little or no change to their cars. So bring them out you will have a blast. I would like to see the NMCA hold a couple Stock/SS combo races to test the waters. If that would work adding a Stock class and a SS class to their program with full NHRA rules and enforcement would be cool. With quotas lower at NHRA national events this would give NHRA Stock/SS another place to race. If 40 to 50 Stockers and 35 SS show up it would be also one of the larger NMCA classes. I have passed these ideas on to NMCA and they are interested. Lets see what happens.

Thanks, Doug Duell

Good post Doug.
I have ran both NMCA and NMRA events with my Stockers and there are spectators at these events that were asking me questions about my car and the Stock Eliminator rules.

At the NMRA events, there are a lot of young 20-40 year olds that have never been around a NHRA/IHRA class car.
My guess is it is the same at NMCA events.

I believe that allowing the Class cars in their own combo class at the NMCA events would be an excellent opportunity to help the organization expand and to help showcase our type of race cars to some of the younger racers and fans.

[GUMP]

I wonder if Top Stock would work for them? Would the NHRA racers support that? (Traditional A/B/C cars)

[Larry Hill]

If topstock does make a return each racer should have a spec. sheet in there pits showing: lift, valve size, compression ratio, solid or hyd. camshaft, single or double springs, runner cc.and head cc. This will show fans how much attention to detail was taken to get the car to run that fast. Almost forgot the weight of the car.