"Kepner went Kaboom"

Michael Beard · 01-26-2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

"International Pro Stock"

That idea is so 1999...

(and I may still have the proposal laying around in my files somewhere!) Ironically, some conversation on DRR recently led to revisting the concepts surrounding Spec Dragster as well... You're barely more than a decade ahead of the times.

SSGN · 01-26-2012, 11:07 AM

Is it April 1st or just winter?looked good at first.

Kevin

boster · 01-26-2012, 02:40 PM

In looking over the spec on most of these "super cars" they all have traction control . Does that mean the class will allow traction control?

Jeff Lee · 01-26-2012, 02:54 PM

I need to buy stock in whatever Italian or German transmission and rear-end manufacturer's will be supplying those replacement parts Bo is talking about. A launch with slicks to be competitive in ET will destroy these parts. And euro-trashmaster's will not install G-force transmissions and 9" Fords, even if the class rules did allow conversions.
So what you want Bo is the chance to compete with a super HP car that can MPH like the wind but is embarrassingly slow on ET compared to the MPH.
What's the point?

boster · 01-26-2012, 06:25 PM

Jeff it this simple , Let a Cajun (V10 viper) have a car with traction control listed in the guide and he will run it sooner or later . Same thing applies to me , let me run a Z06 corvette that has factory traction control and I will run it . Me and the Cajun both have cars that can run 9in slicks and g force transmissions.

Jeff as I'm sure you know their are a lot of corvette's with irs running in nhra stock eliminator and winning races .

Jeff if you allow a stock camaro to run and the copo camaro to run why would you not allow 9in conversion's for other car's . I think you have heard of purpose built race cars

P.S That Cajan is real smart and knows more about racing then anyone I know

Randall Klein · 01-26-2012, 07:56 PM

This thing is going South earlier than I had predicted. It just takes a few with deep pockets and desire to dominate to regulate the masses to spectators (or sacrificial lambs)

442OLDS · 01-26-2012, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Klein

This thing is going South earlier than I had predicted. It just takes a few with deep pockets and desire to dominate to regulate the masses to spectators (or sacrificial lambs)

I think it can be really successful,but it has to be done as entertainment.

It could be a good "show",without serious competition.lol

X-TECH MAN · 01-26-2012, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Klein

This thing is going South earlier than I had predicted. It just takes a few with deep pockets and desire to dominate to regulate the masses to spectators (or sacrificial lambs)

LOL....Welcome to all to the real world.

01-26-2012, 11:07 AM	#2
SSGN Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 644 Likes: 131 Liked 140 Times in 51 Posts	Re: "Kepner went Kaboom" Is it April 1st or just winter?looked good at first. Kevin

01-26-2012, 02:40 PM	#3
boster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: usa Posts: 958 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Kepner went Kaboom" In looking over the spec on most of these "super cars" they all have traction control . Does that mean the class will allow traction control? __________________ Bo Kenney

01-26-2012, 02:54 PM	#4
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: "Kepner went Kaboom" I need to buy stock in whatever Italian or German transmission and rear-end manufacturer's will be supplying those replacement parts Bo is talking about. A launch with slicks to be competitive in ET will destroy these parts. And euro-trashmaster's will not install G-force transmissions and 9" Fords, even if the class rules did allow conversions. So what you want Bo is the chance to compete with a super HP car that can MPH like the wind but is embarrassingly slow on ET compared to the MPH. What's the point? __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

01-26-2012, 06:25 PM	#5
boster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: usa Posts: 958 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: "Kepner went Kaboom" Jeff it this simple , Let a Cajun (V10 viper) have a car with traction control listed in the guide and he will run it sooner or later . Same thing applies to me , let me run a Z06 corvette that has factory traction control and I will run it . Me and the Cajun both have cars that can run 9in slicks and g force transmissions. Jeff as I'm sure you know their are a lot of corvette's with irs running in nhra stock eliminator and winning races . Jeff if you allow a stock camaro to run and the copo camaro to run why would you not allow 9in conversion's for other car's . I think you have heard of purpose built race cars P.S That Cajan is real smart and knows more about racing then anyone I know __________________ Bo Kenney Last edited by boster; 01-26-2012 at 11:02 PM.

01-26-2012, 07:56 PM	#6
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: "Kepner went Kaboom" This thing is going South earlier than I had predicted. It just takes a few with deep pockets and desire to dominate to regulate the masses to spectators (or sacrificial lambs)