Run Stock/Super Stock like Comp??

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

Dawson, you?re the unicorn and one of the very few 20 something?s running a class whose participation is dominated by the social security and Medicare crowd. That said, if you had the disposable income for a motor home, nice enclosed trailer, a COPO, Cobra Jet or DragPak, that?s what you?d have.

Oh abso-freakin-lutely, in a heartbeat I'd have a toter and a stacker. Maybe one day after I hit the lottery.

Never thought I'd be so honored to be called a unicorn lol.

[1320racer]

You don’t need to hit the lottery, just keep working everyday while pursuing greater opportunities and the money will be there for that stacker, motor home and top shelf stocker but will the class be there? I say no. Maybe it’s combined with super stock and the name changed to “bracket stock/super stock”

[J.R. Haddad]

I hope 1320 doesn't moonlight as a counselor on the "Suicide Hot Line"

J.R.

[JGrossijr]

Stock eliminator was created in 1955, and has been supported by performance oriented racers and auto manufacturers ever since. I don't know how long bracket racing has existed, but the Christmas tree wasn't introduced until 1963.
The fact that so many racers of means and experience along with the OEM'S continue to invest so heavily in Stock eliminator is an indication of viability, not impending death. Stock & SS will continue to evolve as they always have.
It's a Class racing thing that outsiders don't understand, even if their friends do.

[1320racer]

The inevitable demise of class racing is a fact that the social security and Medicare crowd refuse to believe yet they’ve seen the rule changes over the past 50 years dilute their class from truly stock eliminator to bracket stock not to mention when they look around the lanes they see mostly gray hair guys.

That said, my advice is to enjoy what you have, while you have it and stop complaining about rule changes and every decision the NHRA makes. Stock Eliminator of the 1990s ain’t ever coming back no mind of the 1970s!

[GUMP]

All of the hard working young people will be rocking grey hair soon enough. If they too have a little disposable income in their twilight years, who's to say they don't have some aspirations to run with the COOL kids?

[1320racer]

Young people as a whole have no interest in cars much less organized drag racing with handicap starts. It is no longer COOL to do what we do and hasn’t been for decades Those few young people over the age of 21 racing today are mostly 2nd and in some cases 3rd generation racers and many of them bracket race too. Again, walk the lanes with your eyes wide open.