When was the "Golden Age" of Stock Eliminator

[Bob Don]

Some of you old guys may remember things like buying several heads at the junkyard and flowing them all to see which may have had the best casting (acid porting? Unheard of). Testing a big box full of STOCK valve springs to find some that came in the top of the pressure spec. I would like to think that the golden years were when I was running in the late 70's and early 80's. When I was torn down on a protest, Ken Barrett said he was actually surprised at how legal my car was! These were the years that stock pretty much meant stock - and it was fun!

[Troy Henderson]

Originally Posted by hadtobethere

bring back the flag man..no tree, no reaction times, time slip gives you 1/4 mile & speed.......and you run off of records......giddy up !!!

This sounds fun. Being a young guy doing anything with these cars that doesn't require dialing in sounds fun though.

With all the knowlegable guys in Stock/SS someone needs to do a new book on the class with stories, car history, innovation, etc. up to the present. I'd be first in line to buy a copy. Write it like Smokey Yunick's books and fill it with great photography.

[RJ]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Before 1985 when NHRA changed the valve spring and cam rule. After that time frame its been higher RPM's, larger heads (porting and hiding it), Shubeck type (expensive) lifters, allowed replacement parts that never came on the car...ie, intake manifolds, alum. heads, wheelie bars, fuel cells, water pump drives, and on and on.

Amen

[vic guilmino]

treessavoy
what state do you live in
i would like to see the car

[Mark Lewis]

70,'s when I started, built a record holding 61 chevy,v/sa.Had a total of 1600.00 in it and that included the paint job. Can't buy a tranny for that now.I guess adjusted for inflation that would be 30,000 now,lol.

[fredjohnston]

Originally Posted by Scatpacktom

And by that I mean as for how NHRA handled it.When was the best time to run Stock? I not asking when was the best time "for you" but when was the glory days of Stock and why?

So many times I read how the the rules are scewed and this guy gets this and that guy gets that and how NHRA does't care or whatever.If you could go back in time and race Stock what year would it be and why?

2009. The future is now, can't relieve the past. Probably go back to 2008 also.