Proposed idea for the IHRA Stock GT class....just an idea to make it more interesting

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

Perhaps they do have too many classes (although I think it was overkill when NHRA dropped the fwd class count from 16 to 4, and then just boosted it back to 5), but I know you V8 rwd guys/gals don't care about us fwd racers (have you ever???), so that's why that statement was made (kind of reminds me about a certain political party who doesn't seem to care about "MADE IN THE USA", by allowing our liveable wage manufacturing jobs to go overseas!!! However, since they bent the rules over the years (from the 70's), to allow 2steps, wheelie bars (amongst other things), they could at least allow an option of converting a fuel injection system to a carbureted system (as long as the year, type, and engine said fuel system was in production would be known, so as to know it wasn't an aftermarket hop-up). I don't mind the class structure as it is (and I was ok with doing away with the fwd classes too, since my car could run V/SA), but it would be an optional improvement for fwd fuelie cars the same as wheelie bars are to you wheelstanding stockers...my .02 (doubled).

Gary.....I think the problem of teching the deal you are talking about would be overwhelming to IHRA. As far as I know the IHRA has but 2 (TWO) tech guys who really give a poop and know about stock and S/S (unless someone new has come on board in the last few months) and they are usually drafted to do all sorts of jobs during an event. It a "Man power" problem and its tough to keep up with what they have going on now. I left about 9-10 years ago and Duane Eiskant (a very good tech guy who loves stockers) left a couple of years ago (they screwed him to) so thats about it. Jim Woods works for them also and ran the Stock and Super Stock circuit in Florida but he dosent work that often with IHRA. It would take a full time tech guy to set it up and keeps tabs. There are a couple who claim to care but they really dont know (Im not knocking those guys) as they are just to young to have "been there and done that" so I dont see much changing in the near future as long as the current "Administration" is in charge.