An Idea for the Future - Page 2

Ed Wright · 09-23-2010, 10:41 PM

I don't know where you're from, but in Div 4 we always had many more Modifieds than Comp, which was mostly econo dragsters, not all that many altereds. All ran at div races, paired off qualifying just like Stock, SS and Comp right now. Could be that we never had enough Comp cars for a full field, but everybody ran. I was not a 15 year old kid watching, I was about 25 years old and running a C/SM Camaro in Modified.

Steve Williams · 09-24-2010, 09:14 AM

Ed,

Talked to a old Comp racer and he tells me that he thought that all run in Comp ended around 1979 (maybe 78) but no later than 1980. He also said that his opinion of why cars counts dropped in Comp was due to escalating expenses (cylinder heads primarily). You are correct about Div 4 having alot of Modified cars, much more than Comp. Same scenario in Div 3. I don't remember your C/SM Camaro, but they were a popular combination as I remember seeing many of them. The idea of classes for updated older vehicles is appealing I am sure to many people.

SSDiv6 · 09-24-2010, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Williams

Ed,

Talked to a old Comp racer and he tells me that he thought that all run in Comp ended around 1979 (maybe 78) but no later than 1980. He also said that his opinion of why cars counts dropped in Comp was due to escalating expenses (cylinder heads primarily). You are correct about Div 4 having alot of Modified cars, much more than Comp. Same scenario in Div 3. I don't remember your C/SM Camaro, but they were a popular combination as I remember seeing many of them. The idea of classes for updated older vehicles is appealing I am sure to many people.

Comp Eliminator evolved in the same way as Stock and Super Stock. Today's Comp cars have a lot of the Pro Stock chassis and engine technology that makes it a very expensive class to run. I still remember when Super Modified were limited to the original suspension and the trick was to use the leaf-link system. They were also limited to a 10.5" rear tire.

Ed Wright · 09-24-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Williams

Ed,

Talked to a old Comp racer and he tells me that he thought that all run in Comp ended around 1979 (maybe 78) but no later than 1980. He also said that his opinion of why cars counts dropped in Comp was due to escalating expenses (cylinder heads primarily). You are correct about Div 4 having alot of Modified cars, much more than Comp. Same scenario in Div 3. I don't remember your C/SM Camaro, but they were a popular combination as I remember seeing many of them. The idea of classes for updated older vehicles is appealing I am sure to many people.

Comp was still all run, same as Modified, when I quit at the end of 1979. The econo dragsters had the same heads and engines as super modifieds.

Todd Bailey · 09-24-2010, 11:43 AM

Not knocking Super Gas but I get tired of explaining to friends/co-workers how and why they run like they do off of the starting line. Modified WOULD put a few people back in the stands because they could identify with it much easier plus who in their right minds doesn't like to see a car wheelstand? Ed, I agree with you on the Comp Eliminator issue. While D4 had a bunch of Comp cars (Rickie Klarr, James Cox, Lindley Isonhood,etc), the Modified Elim/Gas class cars littered the place. I was discussing this same thing last year with Eddie Conrad. We can only dream that NHRA would create something close to Modified Eliminator again but it is not in their agenda since it would not make them money. Still is hard to believe that this class has been gone almost thirty years. These cars were responsible for creating this drag racing disease inside of me.

09-23-2010, 10:41 PM	#1
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: An Idea for the Future I don't know where you're from, but in Div 4 we always had many more Modifieds than Comp, which was mostly econo dragsters, not all that many altereds. All ran at div races, paired off qualifying just like Stock, SS and Comp right now. Could be that we never had enough Comp cars for a full field, but everybody ran. I was not a 15 year old kid watching, I was about 25 years old and running a C/SM Camaro in Modified. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

09-24-2010, 09:14 AM	#2
Steve Williams Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 352 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: An Idea for the Future Ed, Talked to a old Comp racer and he tells me that he thought that all run in Comp ended around 1979 (maybe 78) but no later than 1980. He also said that his opinion of why cars counts dropped in Comp was due to escalating expenses (cylinder heads primarily). You are correct about Div 4 having alot of Modified cars, much more than Comp. Same scenario in Div 3. I don't remember your C/SM Camaro, but they were a popular combination as I remember seeing many of them. The idea of classes for updated older vehicles is appealing I am sure to many people.

09-24-2010, 11:43 AM	#5
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 312 Likes: 30 Liked 32 Times in 17 Posts	Re: An Idea for the Future Not knocking Super Gas but I get tired of explaining to friends/co-workers how and why they run like they do off of the starting line. Modified WOULD put a few people back in the stands because they could identify with it much easier plus who in their right minds doesn't like to see a car wheelstand? Ed, I agree with you on the Comp Eliminator issue. While D4 had a bunch of Comp cars (Rickie Klarr, James Cox, Lindley Isonhood,etc), the Modified Elim/Gas class cars littered the place. I was discussing this same thing last year with Eddie Conrad. We can only dream that NHRA would create something close to Modified Eliminator again but it is not in their agenda since it would not make them money. Still is hard to believe that this class has been gone almost thirty years. These cars were responsible for creating this drag racing disease inside of me.