2012 Camaro in the NHRA Classguide

[zracer305]

Well said GUMP! And with that being said, IMO this is one of the biggest reasons Stock and Super Stock is a dying breed. Along with Super Street, Super Gas and Super Comp, all of these classes are bracket racing and not drag racing. Boring to drive and boring for fans. Whatever happened to drag racing where you try to go faster than the last pass? It's in Comp and all the Pro Categories and they seem to do well. That's real drag racing!!! If we want to save the sport IMO we need to go back to the old days allowing aftermarket parts for blocks and heads. Quit this index stuff do away with all the timers and get back to driving the cars.

Originally Posted by GUMP

First, I have to say that I love the CTS-V and would like to see it in the guide with a reasonable classification. But, reallity says that won't happen any time soon.

I have said it before on here, but the current Stock Eliminator rules have gone in a direction that is totally opposite from what the factories are producing for the street. That is why the current factory race cars came into being. Like them or not, they are built according to the current rules.

For the CTS-V to be a good combination it would need a weight break that reflects the items that can legally be removed (maybe 3500 lbs). It would also need a realistic HP number (maybe 425-450). GM could submit this, but as your e-mails point out, they won't.

To suggest that it is a good idea to build a 4250 lb CTS-V for CC/SA is crazy. Just a little research would tell you how badly it would be out gunned (as others have pointed out). Keep in mind that the LS3 based cylinder heads are pretty good, but not anything like the LS7 heads used on the blown COPO's. Add the small blower and you have a hard uphill road to climb.

Sorry for the late reply, but I was in El Salvador working when I posted my last comment and haven't had much in the way of internet time until now.