Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

[Notch1320]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

It went fairly well, until some people who do not own, drive, or crew high HP stockers capable of big wheel stands and serious damage as a result began telling everyone who does either own, drive, or crew one of those high HP cars that they didn't know what they were doing and wheelie bars were not necessary.

Alan, I never once "began telling anyone that they didn't know what they were doing" as you stated. The debate was on Safety and Wheelie Bars! I tried to add in a different view point via another style of car beyond a Stocker stating that it "COULD" be done, and yourself and several other jumped all over me...with an attitude I might add. Things just snowballed from there. I respect anyone who own, runs, or drives a high HP Stocker......but, just because I own, run, and drive a K/S car doesn't mean I'm don't know what I'm doing, or how a Stocker works.....no matter what letter may be on the window, or what I have done in the past in other classes. I come here to learn. This forum has assisted my program tremendously over the years. That being said, in another post on this very forum they are discussing the future of class racing to include S/SS. Now, think of a brand new young kid who enters this site looking at class racing as something he wants to get into......After a few pages of this very thread, I would bet his interest might change after reading all the arguing and back and forth bitching, resulting in him or her probably being afraid to even ask his first technical question relating to class racing, or wheelie bars. Not everyone posting here cares about S/SS racing, but I do! My Stocker is being torn down and converted to a small tire Heads-Up car at the moment. One day I would like to build a A/S car or maybe a SS/GT car out of this same car. I have a combo in mind and after I have fulfilled my personal goals in the Heads-Up arena, I would like to give A/S a shot. Oh, and I plan to run it without wheelie bars in both categories.....hence the reason I entered this thread. It might work, it might not....and beyond all the bitching in this thread, I have learned what I am up against when it comes to doing this with a Stocker, vs. the Heads-Up cars I am familiar with. So to guys like Alan, Ed W. and Bruce......if you post or enter a topic on here, keep in mind that just because someone has "1320" in their screen name, doesn't mean they are an "expert", it might just mean that they are a drag racer.......just like you.

[Ed Carpenter]

I don't understand why people who don't currently race a stocker or super stocker get involved with posts on class racer in the s/ss section. It doesn't affect them directly at all. I could care less but why go get worked up about something when you don't even compete? Life's to short people.

[Bruce Noland]

Notch,
There has been little argument between class racers about the need for wheelie bars. The problems for this thread arose when others who are not affected by the new fix it letter decided we should do things their way. Those people seemed to be offended when their positions were rejected. Then they became bitter and started heckling others by calling them the experts etc. You know what I mean? Your position on wheelie bars has been soundly defeated on this forum. Deal with it.

I think all of us who are affected by this rule should sign a letter requesting the repeal of this rule. We could probably do it right here if it is OK with Ken.