New Ford 5.0 On The Books

Thomas · 07-03-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Drag racing is far from dead. Young people are just racing other places such as NMRA and NMCA, PSCA, etc. For the price of a Stocker, Super Stocker or Comp car, you can go heads-up racing and use easy-to-find aftermarket parts and be the show! Plus you get magazine coverage, the racing is intense, and the rules reflect what is hot today.

I am as much a purist about NHRA/IHRA Stock as anyone, but the current format has a shelf-life. Young people don't want to spend $40,000-plus to essentially bracket race and the folks building the new factory cars just want to run hard. So, where does that leave the future of Stock/Super Stock?

It needs to either evolve into more heads-up racing to attract sponsors or it will be a small side-show. Bottom line is that racers looking to go faster spend money and that supports what any advertiser wants. Racing is big business and we need the support of the aftermarket and the factories to make this machine go.

Evan you hit it on the head! I myself am a Gen-Xer and I never gave the NHRA any thought for a number of reasons. I have always raced and followed the NMRA and the old Fun Ford Weekend, not because they were all Ford but because they had heads up classes that were exciting. Bracket racing to most people just isn't exciting. The NHRA could have a whole new breed of racer in the stock classes with a little rule tweaking.

BTW great job at MM&FF! What the hell happened to Campy? Was he always a closeted Chevy guy?

blkjack · 07-03-2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas

Evan you hit it on the head! I myself am a Gen-Xer and I never gave the NHRA any thought for a number of reasons. I have always raced and followed the NMRA and the old Fun Ford Weekend,

I guess I don't get past the LODRS........NMRA?
http://www.nmra.org/
Drag racing trains?

GUMP · 07-03-2011, 02:25 PM

Evan is 100% right. There is a lot of heads-up racing going on. There are also a lot of young people competing. They just aren't that interested in Stock or Super Stock. The truth is that they can go way faster for the same money, run wide open, and get a lot of internet and print coverage.

chris ok · 07-03-2011, 02:39 PM

One thing not mentioned is, isn't the new GT 5.0 a variable valve timing engine?

Sad they don't have to include factory streeters to present their F/X style cars out now.

I do really love all these new cars, hope GM will be there next year and NHRA/IHRA re-introduce Top Stock. No break out. ego driven fun, lol.

Heads up is where its at with this new generation of motor heads.

Hitting the brakes before the finish line is not exciting to watch for most, and to hold back these new cars from wfo is a sin.

Thomas · 07-04-2011, 06:37 PM

A perfect class would be a mix of NMCA Mean Street, NMRA Pure Street chassis rules, NHRA Stock engine/driveline and EFI/Carb rules. Heads up, no index. That would give you three classes plus UMTR to run in.

07-03-2011, 02:25 PM	#3
GUMP VIP Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 1,822 Likes: 2,166 Liked 2,351 Times in 553 Posts	Re: New Ford 5.0 On The Books Evan is 100% right. There is a lot of heads-up racing going on. There are also a lot of young people competing. They just aren't that interested in Stock or Super Stock. The truth is that they can go way faster for the same money, run wide open, and get a lot of internet and print coverage.

07-03-2011, 02:39 PM	#4
chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 592 Likes: 131 Liked 46 Times in 29 Posts	Re: New Ford 5.0 On The Books One thing not mentioned is, isn't the new GT 5.0 a variable valve timing engine? Sad they don't have to include factory streeters to present their F/X style cars out now. I do really love all these new cars, hope GM will be there next year and NHRA/IHRA re-introduce Top Stock. No break out. ego driven fun, lol. Heads up is where its at with this new generation of motor heads. Hitting the brakes before the finish line is not exciting to watch for most, and to hold back these new cars from wfo is a sin.

07-04-2011, 06:37 PM	#5
Thomas Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 8 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New Ford 5.0 On The Books A perfect class would be a mix of NMCA Mean Street, NMRA Pure Street chassis rules, NHRA Stock engine/driveline and EFI/Carb rules. Heads up, no index. That would give you three classes plus UMTR to run in.