Entry level class?

[1320racer]

The simplest class to get into is stock eliminator made even easier starting in 2009 with the availability of factory produced by the Big 3, American made, stock eliminator cars. No more need to try and find a 50+ y/o "clean" car and search for the right engine, head castings, manifold and carb. Just order a new one or buy a used one and go race! NHRA LODRS racing doesn't get any easier! The good old days of factory hot rods, muscle cars are right now, race ready from day 1!

[David Lee]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

The simplest class to get into is stock eliminator made even easier since 2012 with one of the big 3 produced factory stock eliminator cars. now more need to try and find a 50+ y/o "clean" car and search for the right engine, head castings, manifold and carb. Just order a new one or buy a used one and go race!

buy a built super street car and have the easiest class to race in

[1320racer]

stock eliminator with it's median age of 65 y/o is a far easier class to race than super street. As a class, the reaction times appear to be that of entry level rather than those that have been racing 4 decades and longer and the top end driving is largely non existent sans the drivers under 40.

[Bob Shaw]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

stock eliminator with it's median age of 65 y/o is a far easier class to race than super street. As a class, the reaction times appear to be that of entry level rather than those that have been racing 4 decades and longer and the top end driving is largely non existent sans the drivers under 40.

Bullfeathers

[Carl Juliano]

For me personally, S/St was alot easier for me to enter and learn. We were able to take our simple home built backhalved bracket car, put a mild 468 in it, add a throttle stop, weather station and I was on my way! I took my lumps big time the first couple of seasons while I learned, but it was an easy way to get into the NHRA points series.

[goinbroke2]

Personally, if I won a bajillion dollars, I'd run a stocker...it would just be nicer than anything I could build, lol. I went to the gators and spent all my time in the "back 40" in the grass with all the stockers. Met Harry Morgan, driver of the "underdog" escort and while we were talking the top fool or funny cars or something was running. Had zero interest. In fact spent all 4 days and never saw a single pass by anything other than Stock/SuperStock.

Entry level? No but to me it's the "next level" of bracket racing where I might have to run heads up. Cost is my concern, not because I don't have it, but because I'm cheap. Probably the reason I like the lower classes. Harry told me that day, "you know why I run an escort? Because I have as much in this whole car as he does (pointing at a 428CJ) and we run for the same prize money"
That stuck with me.

[Randy Wells]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

stock eliminator with it's median age of 65 y/o is a far easier class to race than super street. As a class, the reaction times appear to be that of entry level rather than those that have been racing 4 decades and longer and the top end driving is largely non existent sans the drivers under 40.

You must be delusional. LOL

Randy

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

The simplest class to get into is stock eliminator made even easier starting in 2009 with the availability of factory produced by the Big 3, American made, stock eliminator cars. No more need to try and find a 50+ y/o "clean" car and search for the right engine, head castings, manifold and carb. Just order a new one or buy a used one and go race! NHRA LODRS racing doesn't get any easier! The good old days of factory hot rods, muscle cars are right now, race ready from day 1!

Yeah, buying a new one and just going racing will get you under the index but you won't be competitive. That probably is the easiest way to punch your ticket in but quite an investment to find out if you like something or not.

[1700camaro]

I posted my opinion on the order/ranking of what I thought was entry level classes. Stock was 3rd in my ranking.

What I didn't share is Stock is my favorite class & the main reason I come to CR. I have been lucky enough to make some passes/compete in a Super Stocker during a bracket race. Anyway, hopefully someday I will have the same/similar opportunity to race a Stocker.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Signman

of course deny and deflect.

you are flat out LYING, we never had your claimed conversation!

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Yeah, buying a new one and just going racing will get you under the index but you won't be competitive. That probably is the easiest way to punch your ticket in but quite an investment to find out if you like something or not.

Disagree and apparently many stock eliminators disagree as well being that the Big 3 have sold in excess of $250,000,000 factory built stock eliminator cars to date.

Originally Posted by 1700camaro

I've done well at Spring Fling Million. Best finish, lost in the finals of Pro. I'm good with that check & the other checks. Sure, beats keyboarding about it.

As for my racing East of the Mississippi, I've been able to win at multiple different tracks & multiple different states. Not to leave out West of the Mississippi, same scenario.

I'm fine with not attending the Fling races back East, wouldn't mind but it hasn't fit in my schedule.
You stay East of the Mississippi, but you are more than welcome to come & race with me/us. Bring that Firechicken & show us how it's done. Remember, your performances last year were pathetic & that's being nice.

says a pathetic loser, a nobody who has never met me nor my son yet spends his weekends watching the live feed from my home track, waits until one of us, misses the tree or gives up the stripe so he can comment on my and/or my son's performance on DRR yet your silence is deafening when we're killing it and WINNING! Same reason you are here posting now, you're a pathetic loser!

Fact is you are more often than not a 1st round runner up at the Vegas Fling and have never competed in the Vegas Fling Million!

More facts, you don't travel outside your duck pond! Prove me wrong, AGAIN as I have done the last several years, I invite you to line up against me this year at the Galot and Bristol Flings. AGAIN, WE know you won't be there!

As to my performance last year...I just got back into the seat in 2023 of my Firebird to compete after sitting out competition for 5 years because my son wanted to compete in S/ST and top bulb with it. Further, when I stepped out it was a footbrake car and as of 2019 it's a top bulb car. Despite having never let go off the top, I was very competitive and went rounds on both entries Friday and Saturday at the Summer Fling last September AND I turned on the win light against my son who's one of the best under 30 in the country!

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