A new idea for the Super Stock GT Class

[art leong]

Originally Posted by John Quinn

I'll add my change. Keep the motor/body from same corporation but drop the V8 requirement. Hmmm Mustang turbo motor in a 2000 lb Pinto. I'd go for that.

Or an SRT4 motor in a RWD Neon

[Don Kennedy]

This is an idea i have been thinking about for a long time. The reason to do this are many and could just about help everyone involved in Super Stock racing as well as NHRA .

New Blood in using the new bodies .Even the ricers would like to run a rear wheel rice car in Super Stock with a real American engines of their choice

Will the American factories be around in the performance end of autos in the future is something to think about

Could the World Auto companies be used to produce more income for NHRA in even pro stock

Would this idea open up a whole new financial package for racers in building race cars, in sponsoring racers and even sponsoring events.

This idea is so simple all NHRA has to do is approve the body styles with the weights and the rest of the GT rules will apply , and are in place already such as HP on engine combinations and specs.

[SPS]

Don:
Don't know what you're smoking, but when you fell down, you hit your head!

American cars and American engines, Period.

FJ

[Ed Fernandez]

Don;
The sooner you come back to reality and face the fact that the car companies,NHRA,IHRA to a point,
spectators,some sponsors,local governments and some racers couldn't give two *hits about S/SS racing then you will realise that we are on borrowed time.In time NASCAR and other forms of motorsports will
go the way of the dodo and carrier pigeon.Something else will come along.
I didn't race much in the 60's but I saw enough to he happy I lived through times we will never see again.
Not beating on you,I enjoyed the few telephone conversations I've had with you.And I think the world of Katie.At a certain point in life we just have to chasing our past.

Ed

[Mark Markow]

Originally Posted by SPS

Don:
Don't know what you're smoking, but when you fell down, you hit your head!

American cars and American engines, Period.

FJ

x-2!!!!!!!

[GarysZ24]

Don,

I wish you well on your thoughts, but I'm still waiting for the import lovers to prove in stock eliminator that they're as good as "Car and Dipstick", plus "Consumer Retards" thinks they are. There's only one import that has chosen to run with either of our categories, and I applaud Scott for bringing his 9sec Toyota out to play with us Detroiter's...I actually found out who he is although he appeared wanting only to see who I was, and talk to the fellow racer that was hanging out with me in staging prior to a Fri. aft run at the Jegs Pacific Sportsnationals...I wanted to make his acquaintance, but did he mine??? Oh, and btw, just in case anyone may have taken humor by my cars failure to start a second time after another car caused me to have to shut mine down in the burnout box, the problem child (my starter) was the original one placed in the car when built back in '85-'86, so it was about time...I just wish it didn't have to be at that time!

I take back nothing I've said in any previous posts I made about foreign products, because I'm still waiting to see Toyota Tundras hauling inclosed trailers with race cars, etc. in them...or Toyota Tacoma's towing 2600lb race cars on a 1600lb flat-bed car hauler, like my Chevy Colorado (with an inline 5cyl engine), has done since 2005, and they have a supposedly more powerful V6 engine than my 220hp 5cyl, or the newer (2007 and up) models 242hp version!!!

I've looked in the stock car class guide to see what import makers have cars that could run in stock, and they're the '06-'07 Honda Civic's (with manual trannies), and the '91 Mitsubishi Mighty Max truck (either manual or auto). So how about it you import lovers who own those types of vehicles...where are they??? I'm calling you out...as the movie "The Warriors" said, "come out and plaaeeaaay"!!!!

Bottom line Don, I think you're dreaming...but what good is living if you don't have dreams, right???

[Toyotakid]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Don,

There's only one import that has chosen to run with either of our categories, and I applaud Scott for bringing his 9sec Toyota out to play with us Detroiter's...I actually found out who he is although he appeared wanting only to see who I was, and talk to the fellow racer that was hanging out with me in staging prior to a Fri. aft run at the Jegs Pacific Sportsnationals...I wanted to make his acquaintance, but did he mine???

Yes, I would love to have chatted more with you but you were involved in a conversation with another person and were working on your hot rod so I did not want to interrupt what you were doing.

Scott

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Toyotakid

Yes, I would love to have chatted more with you but you were involved in a conversation with another person and were working on your hot rod so I did not want to interrupt what you were doing.

Scott

Thanks Scott, hopefully I'll be able to meet you again at a race in the future, but right now thanks to this wonderful economy, I'm not completely sure where I'm going to call home post 09/25/09. Thus, I may not be at any more Div 7 area races this year...maybe Div. 6? Or back to my original home of Denver, Co., and Div. 5??? Whichever one it becomes, I'll make the effort to meet up with you even if it's in the pits between runs??? I like all racers and especially those who race out of the ordinary combos.

[Don Kennedy]

FYI

What Are the Top American-Made Cars?
Cars.com's American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the U.S. Factors include sales, where the car's parts are made and whether the car is assembled in the U.S. Models that have been discontinued are disqualified, as are those with a domestic-parts content rating below 75 percent.

Rank Make/Model U.S. Assembly Location Last Rank

1. Ford F-150* Claycomo, Mo.;Dearborn, Mich.; 1

2. Toyota Camry**,Camry Solara Georgetown, Ky.;Lafayette, Ind. 2

3. Chevrolet Silverado 1500* Fort Wayne, Ind.;Pontiac, Mich. 3

4. Chevrolet Cobalt Lordstown, Ohio 4

5. Ford Focus Wayne, Mich. — Toyota Sienna Princeton, Ind. 8

7. Chevrolet Malibu,Malibu Maxx Kansas City, Kan. 6

8. Pontiac G6 Orion, Mich. 9

9. Ford Escape** Claycomo, Mo. 10

10. Toyota Tundra Princeton, Ind.San Antonio, Texas —
*Rankings based on estimated sales breakouts and/or production data.

[Don Kennedy]

GM has high hopes for the new muscle car, which is just now reaching showrooms. The car, made in Oshawa, Ontario, is a celebratory comeback of '60s and '70s power machines from Detroit automakers,even thought the camaros weigh 3900 lbs or More > i only wish that GM would have aplan to be involved in racing