The future of Stock & Super Stock

Bill Edgeworth · 08-02-2007, 12:40 AM

Hi Bob,

Same situation in Division Six, the last two of our national opens had no heads up, no fuel check and no scales.

Andys dad · 08-02-2007, 12:57 AM

I heard they only got in 1 round of stock at the open at Sonoma today. I was told it was a real screwed up mess. Only hear say - I was not there.

Hope they can improve on that this weekend. 1 run Friday? 2 Saturday. If it were not for Andy I would not go on Friday. Loose too much money by not working.

But we do anything for our kids.

Drag racing ia an addiciton for which there is no rehab or cure

greg fulk · 08-02-2007, 03:17 AM

"IF" this is the way thing are going to be....then they need to do like IHRA come in apart make sure everything checks...screw it togather and run! if your not fast enough for the record..to bad..if ya are then you know what the car is going to run ...all ya have to do is go with it.

Greg Hill · 08-02-2007, 10:35 AM

Bob I have a suggestion about the National opens, don't go. We even have heads up runs at the combo races in Bowling Green and at Ohio Valley. If you guys don't support them they will be forced to change. Let the track owners know how you feel. If they don't have many cars they will either cancel the race or put pressure on NHRA to change it. If they cancel it's no big deal because it's just a bracket race anyway.

Racin Mason · 08-02-2007, 01:00 PM

The no heads up deal at the open is BS.
I personally like the one run Friday and two on Saturday deal. You have to understand that in division 7 we will have 120+ s/c and 120+ s/g cars, so there just isn't time to run all of those guys and run us twice on each day. Since there is only one run on Friday, you can really skip Friday and not miss the day of work. You then show up Saturday and still have two qualifying runs to dial the car in. Two qualifying runs is all we got at the Sonoma National event and nobody is really complaining about that.
If you are setting a record (which not many people do in the middle of July anyway) set the record Saturday morning, back it up Saturday afternoon and you are good to go. This is not a bad deal if you look at the entire picture.
Division 7 is a different animal than most other divisions because of the huge amount of .90 cars. Those guys get two runs Friday, one run Saturday morning and then first round Saturday afternoon. I like our schedule better than theirs.

Oclk Dlux · 08-02-2007, 01:49 PM

Did I just read right? No heads up?

What's the point of having a S/SS car classification and engine specification then?

Sure, in a heads up race against Jim Wahl, I'd most likely lose with my old LeBaron. But it sure would be fun trying. To me, the whole point of S/SS is heads up racing. I love the engineering challenge in making the most with stock parts. Take that away and you may as well cut out the S/SS pages in the rule book and refer us to the bracket racing sections.

Maybe I should look into Comp. Steve Polhill, can you help me?

08-02-2007, 12:40 AM	#1
Bill Edgeworth Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 258 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock Hi Bob, Same situation in Division Six, the last two of our national opens had no heads up, no fuel check and no scales. __________________ Bill Edgeworth 6471 STK

08-02-2007, 12:57 AM	#2
Andys dad VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arcadia, Ca Posts: 1,571 Likes: 48 Liked 175 Times in 78 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock I heard they only got in 1 round of stock at the open at Sonoma today. I was told it was a real screwed up mess. Only hear say - I was not there. Hope they can improve on that this weekend. 1 run Friday? 2 Saturday. If it were not for Andy I would not go on Friday. Loose too much money by not working. But we do anything for our kids. Drag racing ia an addiciton for which there is no rehab or cure

08-02-2007, 03:17 AM	#3
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock "IF" this is the way thing are going to be....then they need to do like IHRA come in apart make sure everything checks...screw it togather and run! if your not fast enough for the record..to bad..if ya are then you know what the car is going to run ...all ya have to do is go with it. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

08-02-2007, 10:35 AM	#4
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 69 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock Bob I have a suggestion about the National opens, don't go. We even have heads up runs at the combo races in Bowling Green and at Ohio Valley. If you guys don't support them they will be forced to change. Let the track owners know how you feel. If they don't have many cars they will either cancel the race or put pressure on NHRA to change it. If they cancel it's no big deal because it's just a bracket race anyway.

08-02-2007, 01:00 PM	#5
Racin Mason Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 58 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock The no heads up deal at the open is BS. I personally like the one run Friday and two on Saturday deal. You have to understand that in division 7 we will have 120+ s/c and 120+ s/g cars, so there just isn't time to run all of those guys and run us twice on each day. Since there is only one run on Friday, you can really skip Friday and not miss the day of work. You then show up Saturday and still have two qualifying runs to dial the car in. Two qualifying runs is all we got at the Sonoma National event and nobody is really complaining about that. If you are setting a record (which not many people do in the middle of July anyway) set the record Saturday morning, back it up Saturday afternoon and you are good to go. This is not a bad deal if you look at the entire picture. Division 7 is a different animal than most other divisions because of the huge amount of .90 cars. Those guys get two runs Friday, one run Saturday morning and then first round Saturday afternoon. I like our schedule better than theirs.

08-02-2007, 01:49 PM	#6
Oclk Dlux Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boise, Id Posts: 56 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: The future of Stock & Super Stock Did I just read right? No heads up? What's the point of having a S/SS car classification and engine specification then? Sure, in a heads up race against Jim Wahl, I'd most likely lose with my old LeBaron. But it sure would be fun trying. To me, the whole point of S/SS is heads up racing. I love the engineering challenge in making the most with stock parts. Take that away and you may as well cut out the S/SS pages in the rule book and refer us to the bracket racing sections. Maybe I should look into Comp. Steve Polhill, can you help me? __________________ Rich Hedden 6011 BF/S