Best Engineered

[larrylomascolo]

I need for someone to answer this as to why mostly dragsters win this category lately ,and door cars overlooked ??????????????????

[boostedf22c]

I've noticed this as well.

I think it's because it's easier to see everything on them. Door cars you typically have to open the trunk, hood, doors, climb under the car, etc. to see all the detailed work. It's much easier to see all of this on dragster just staring at it.

[Mark Markow]

here's my take on this. most of the time the award is given to a new race car. and there are a whole lot more new dragsters being built than door cars right now. how dragsters seem to win a best engineered award most often, is kind of strange to me also. they are all very similar, and I mean no offence to dragster builders , but how many different ways are there to mount a body on a rolling ladder bar. however there are a few exceptions to this . I have seen some pretty cool ideas in rear suspensions designs in the last few years. but to me with building door cars , the challenges are getting stuff to fit in places it ain't supposed to be. that in most cases I feel takes a bit more engineering. but that's just my opinion.

[tommy d]

^^^^^^You are dead on! I agree with everything you stated.

[Tom Goldman]

Dead on Mark.... Dragsters are just easy to look at.
If you have a door car with a lot of tricks and innovations you have to first get the right people to look at it ,and spend the time to impress on them why it's special and not just shiney !
I've built several cars that were considered at National events and two have won Best Engineered and it took a whole lot of "show&tell to make an impression.

[Dick Butler]

John Stock Cobra Best engineered Sportsnationals.