Pure Stock Thread - Foreign Makes

[treessavoy]

I sometimes take the PT cruiser to grudge race night at Gainesville, $20 to race all night. You would think that would bring in the fart can kids but it doesn't, there may be 10 cars there but that's the max.
The fact is that the last few generations are not interested in drag racing and most don't even know what it is.
Nope, just give them a computer,a $500.00 phone and a Mall and that's all they need.
Sad.

JimR

[Ed Wright]

One Friday night at Tulsa, at the test n tune deal, I was in the staging lanes next to a Honda, goofy wing on the deck lid (FWD car), clear tail lights, graphics, etc. he was showing his time slip to another kid. I heard him say "15.34? These clocks are screwed up! Everybody knows this is a nine second car!" Lmao!
Only in his wettest dreams. LOL
Not many run like Cary's.

[gumbalaya]

I grew up in Florida, and down at the Orlando Speedworld Wednesday & Friday night TnTs, all of the lanes would be full, and people would be lining up even beyond that.

I would say that about half of the cars would be imports; mostly Civics, with some Subaru STIs, Mitsubishi Evos. The other half would be mostly Mustangs, with other stuff mixed in. It seemed like there were always a half dozen guys running their Mazda rotaries with the NOS flowing!

Very few of the import guys showed up for bracket racing on Saturday night.

I guess the import guys know they can't run a consistent number. I haven't been able to come anywhere near consistent in my Honda, though it was much better last time out after installing a line-lock.

[Dan Fahey]

Ran the IHRA Richmond Race this weekend and met 2 other Pure Stockers that ran the meet.
We took our share of competitors out

There was a beautiful restored and very fast 1972 Chevelle SS running in H/PS.
The car ran almost a second under the index.
and
Gary Burr and wifes 2001 B/PS LS1 Camaro running 7.70 ET

My car managed a .7778 under in the 1/8 mile race.
Made it to Round 4 Saturday and only Round 1 Sunday.
Lost to some guy that may own a Italian Pizza place.

Sunday it started to drizzle after round one and may have been poetic because the race was cancelled and had a long drive home.

The ride was drizzly all the way back to Maryland.
AND
What shoud have taken 2.5 hours took 4 hours.
I really hate I-95 Virginia Traffic ...bumper to bumper most of the way.
At times white knuckle driving as some drivers tailgated all the way up.
Even if it was a tractor trailer rig.

It was a typical sine curve of speed up slow down with constant slow downs.
Much caused from way too much Car Porn Intercoursing going on and the Rubber Necking to view the exchange to Verbal Fluids of information on the safety lane.

Dan

[gbur]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Ran the IHRA Richmond Race this weekend and met 2 other Pure Stockers that ran the meet.
We took our share of competitors out

There was a beautiful restored and very fast 1972 Chevelle SS running in H/PS.
The car ran almost a second under the index.
and
Gary Burr and wifes 2001 B/PS LS1 Camaro running 7.70 ET

My car managed a .7778 under in the 1/8 mile race.
Made it to Round 4 Saturday and only Round 1 Sunday.
Lost to some guy that may own a Italian Pizza place.

Sunday it started to drizzle after round one and may have been poetic because the race was cancelled and had a long drive home.

The ride was drizzly all the way back to Maryland.
AND
What shoud have taken 2.5 hours took 4 hours.
I really hate I-95 Virginia Traffic ...bumper to bumper most of the way.
At times white knuckle driving as some drivers tailgated all the way up.
Even if it was a tractor trailer rig.

It was a typical sine curve of speed up slow down with constant slow downs.
Much caused from way too much Car Porn Intercoursing going on and the Rubber Necking to view the exchange to Verbal Fluids of information on the safety lane.

Dan

And its broke. Destroyed r&p. More to do

[cicero819]

Dan,
You Can Lead a Camel to Water, But You Can't Make Him Drink ! Unfortunately most are right and Iphone has won over this generation but don't stop and maybe one day someone will listen. Claude p.s. don't hold your breath.

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by cicero819

Dan,
You Can Lead a Camel to Water, But You Can't Make Him Drink ! Unfortunately most are right and Iphone has won over this generation but don't stop and maybe one day someone will listen. Claude p.s. don't hold your breath.

Cicero thanks for the good words.

I have two key skills and Engineering Degree from Maryland and been in the professional recruiting field for 40 years.

Formed a Corporate Soccer league in Florida in mid 80's
Know one key thing, It is all about one bite at a time !!

Right Now know the following cars.
H/PS 1972 Chevelle - forgot name
H/PS 1987 Malibu Dennis Roberts - Ohio
H/PS Mustang Steve Klacik - Pennsylvania or Ohio
B/PS 2001 Corvette Steve Kaufmann - Texas
B/PS 2001 Camaro Gary Burr - Virginia
G/PS 1995 ImpalaSS Wagon Corbitt Marshburn - think he sold it. - NC
G/PS 1988 Mustang Rob Butler and Record Holder NC
G/PS 1995 Impala SS my car - Maryl;and

Remembering Pure Stockers from last year
C/PS Camaro white forgot owner
H/PS 1957 Chevrolet
I/PS Mustang


FWIW Pure Stockers are essentially the Stockers of the 80's and 90's with Stock Spring Pressure.

A/PS is about the same ET as E/S and E/SA

Just a more cost effective class and should have the Indexes adjusted to allow for the new and faster cars to run.

Dan

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

I sometimes take the PT cruiser to grudge race night at Gainesville, $20 to race all night. You would think that would bring in the fart can kids but it doesn't, there may be 10 cars there but that's the max.
The fact is that the last few generations are not interested in drag racing and most don't even know what it is.
Nope, just give them a computer,a $500.00 phone and a Mall and that's all they need.
Sad.

JimR

Wish it was like that around here, gave up going weekdays some years back to "practice" in the trophy ET class there were so many street cars at Union Grove.

[Dan Fahey]

Are US Muscle Car Racers afraid of Foreign Racing Cars?

I think they are !!

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Are US Muscle Car Racers afraid of Foreign Racing Cars?

I think they are !!

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