IHRA Stock GT Class Years

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by j h henderson

I think that this would be a win-win for both IHRA and it's racers. If you have a car with an overrated horsepower, you can change to another IHRA accepted horsepower/engine combination without having to change bodies. It would take pressure off IHRA Officials to adjust horsepower ratings and would require only one change in the rulebook-1980 to 1955.

Seems this would make sense. There probably aren't a dozen of these cars in the whole country anyway. I'd love to piece together a 289/271 hp engine for my Mustang II. Too expensive for a bracket engine.

Could also see this class as a way to revive the old Formula Stock rules. That ship sailed long ago. Besides the purists would squeal too loud. Like the fwd and foreign cars, don't want to open up the class for further participation.

Still working on my U/SA car.