Wheelie Bars are not needed for Safety on Stockers!

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

Larry,

They sent an email that said the notches must be fixed by Aug. 28, 2013. Sounds like you don't have to make the changes before the Chicago National. I know Bruce Bachelder is skipping a few of the Nationals this year but I would ask for a few minutes of his time if he is in Chicago.

During my first call to nhra, on the issue of notches, Pat said that he had participated in a conference call with the srac about this problem. Jeff Teuton should be able to share info on the conference call.

Pat said the letters for correction were a bit premature and for me to sit tight until they got things in order. I asked about posting this information and he asked me not to post until they had it straightened out. I told a friend about this conversation with Pat and he told me not to trust anything Pat said. I thought this seems simple enough to straighten out so I waited. Then the second letter arrived stating that the notches must be repaired by 8-28-13 and I called Pat again and found a much different guy on the phone this time. He was spouting off about wheelie bars and then could not offer any remedies for our concerns. I concluded that he needed to get out to the race track more often. And I now understand that there are folks who are working on getting this problem corrected. We'll wait and see.

[boostedf22c]

No wheelie bars

First hit



2nd hit - 1 flat tighter on the front, and bit less clutch (nothing else changed)




Just saying.

That said......I do think I'm going to finally put them on the car though cause I like wheelies!!!

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by boostedf22c

No wheelie bars

First hit



2nd hit - 1 flat tighter on the front, and bit less clutch (nothing else changed)





Just saying.

That said......I do think I'm going to finally put them on the car though cause I like wheelies!!!

You can also dial power in or out on the stating line (turbo). And yes, I've worked on a fast turbo car, and done just that.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by boostedf22c

You can't compare a small tire, no wheelie bar, power adder car to a Stocker or Superstocker. Two completely different cars with two completely different setups.

As you said they are two completely different setups.

[boostedf22c]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

You can also dial power in or out on the stating line (turbo). And yes, I've worked on a fast turbo car, and done just that.

Absolutely. And I have the added advantage of having and 4 cylinder motor, that makes about 100hp with no boost.....so my power is totally controllable from basically nothing to 1200hp. However, the 2 compared pictures above, power was not changed.

But I'd rather bring it all in at the hit instead of 300 feet out. So like I said, I'm probably going to be putting bars on it soon, and bigger tires.

Bruce, they are. I was just making an example as my car is a super stock car. Not by the traditional sense, but it still is.

[danny waters sr]

What's notches gonna hurt ...No worse than 9", 12bolts and powerglides. on a scale from 1 to 10 , i'd say it would be a 20..........Some of these cars will not perform to its peak without the wheels in the air.............

[Bruce Noland]

Carey,

I realize your car runs in SS and they have all sorts of wild combinations. But, I don't see any connection between your car and a Stocker.

[boostedf22c]

There isn't any connection. But there is no connection with any of the others that have posted pics of cars on their bumper in refernce to safety. You can put any car with a bit of power on the bumper if you want too. Just like you can get any car to leave without wheelie bars.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by boostedf22c

There isn't any connection. Just like there is no connection with any of the others that have posted pics of cars on their bumper in refernce to safety. You can put any car with a bit of power on the bumper if you want too. Just like you can get any car to leave without wheelie bars.

You can't have it both ways Carey. Spin as hard as you like but there is no way of spinning this story to meet your current position. Your car and Stockers have very different launch requirements to be competitive and we can argue this point forever. The simple truth is wheelie bars provide safety to racers and staff and simple little notches to the rear valance pose no threat to anyone.

[Jeff Lee]

Boosted,
when you say "one more flat on the front adjustment", are you referring to a front-end travel limiter? If so, those are illegal on a Stocker.