How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this year

SS Engine Guy · 12-12-2010, 05:28 PM

Jack I appreciate the reply and I agree. I have been telling my customers not to give up on their programs. So far none have, they just aren't going to spend any money on "go fast" experiments. I do about 2 to 1 SS vs. S engines. So far SS has yet to be affected as much as stock but customers are concerned that they don't want the way underfactored stuff in SS either. Not that they don't like the new cars. They just don't like the new factors and with the latest enhancement of the ahfs they aren't as concerned with going fast which equates somewhat to spending less money on technology and in testing and dyno time which effects my bottom line.

Now for the poor economy. As we know, several factors (actually hundreds) have caused a poor economic outlook. But one that sticks in my mind is bail out money. This is a two edged sword because unemployment is a viscious circle. However, the Big 3 car companies should have never been granted bail out money. I wouldn't qualify and you and most others here wouldn't have a chance at getting a Gov. bailout based solely on the fact that you offered an inferior product or service. This bailout was necessary to avoid a big spike in unemployment. But did it really do anything? The Big 3 still layed off lots of workers and most are still unemployed. That is better than all of their workers. But what about the downturn economic effect...partly caused by other auto unrelated businesses to lay off workers and therefore adding to the unemployment spike. Its a vicious circle. I'm not going in to any more economic opinions as this is not what this thread is about. However, I do think that car companies did have and are still having a negative effect on class racers.. I don't think that you can say its the economy any more than you can say it is the car companies that are partially at fault. And I'm talking dollars and jobs here. Forget the junk hp factors for now. Personally I am glad to have any major manufacturers support in drag racing or any other motorsport. However, not at the expense of other competitors. ie: underfactored experimental race only applications. This is stock class racing not "run what ya brung".

Now on in-sight into what my customers are willing to do:

-- start another santioning body
-- run heads up runs light and possibly illegal (which I certainly don't agree with)
-- run another association and to hell with the extra traveling
-- change their combos to SS/mod
-- all kinds of other goofy but not impossible stunts

You all know what kinds of ideas racers can come up with benchracing....haha

12-12-2010, 05:28 PM	#15
SS Engine Guy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: usa Posts: 256 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this Jack I appreciate the reply and I agree. I have been telling my customers not to give up on their programs. So far none have, they just aren't going to spend any money on "go fast" experiments. I do about 2 to 1 SS vs. S engines. So far SS has yet to be affected as much as stock but customers are concerned that they don't want the way underfactored stuff in SS either. Not that they don't like the new cars. They just don't like the new factors and with the latest enhancement of the ahfs they aren't as concerned with going fast which equates somewhat to spending less money on technology and in testing and dyno time which effects my bottom line. Now for the poor economy. As we know, several factors (actually hundreds) have caused a poor economic outlook. But one that sticks in my mind is bail out money. This is a two edged sword because unemployment is a viscious circle. However, the Big 3 car companies should have never been granted bail out money. I wouldn't qualify and you and most others here wouldn't have a chance at getting a Gov. bailout based solely on the fact that you offered an inferior product or service. This bailout was necessary to avoid a big spike in unemployment. But did it really do anything? The Big 3 still layed off lots of workers and most are still unemployed. That is better than all of their workers. But what about the downturn economic effect...partly caused by other auto unrelated businesses to lay off workers and therefore adding to the unemployment spike. Its a vicious circle. I'm not going in to any more economic opinions as this is not what this thread is about. However, I do think that car companies did have and are still having a negative effect on class racers.. I don't think that you can say its the economy any more than you can say it is the car companies that are partially at fault. And I'm talking dollars and jobs here. Forget the junk hp factors for now. Personally I am glad to have any major manufacturers support in drag racing or any other motorsport. However, not at the expense of other competitors. ie: underfactored experimental race only applications. This is stock class racing not "run what ya brung". Now on in-sight into what my customers are willing to do: -- start another santioning body -- run heads up runs light and possibly illegal (which I certainly don't agree with) -- run another association and to hell with the extra traveling -- change their combos to SS/mod -- all kinds of other goofy but not impossible stunts You all know what kinds of ideas racers can come up with benchracing....haha