Make the Chevrolet Win

[killintime6968]

The costs in this class have got to point that it makes running SS/AH look affordable.

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by killintime6968

The costs in this class have got to point that it makes running SS/AH look affordable.

And that is exactly what has caused the steady decline of Stock and Super Stock drag racing. People with ridiculous money see a new potential way to be cool, spend money and show-off; they set down their golf clubs, park their CVO Harley, write a few checks and are suddenly drag racers. They get the best car, engine, trans, etc. that money can possibly buy (and there are always "name" guys ready to take as much of their money as they can get), and the guy who actually races out of love for the sport is relegated to "poor sap" status. Can't help but wonder though, why the Comp guys seem so different; they appear to just show up and race, without all of the controversy and hand-wringing.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

And that is exactly what has caused the steady decline of Stock and Super Stock drag racing. People with ridiculous money see a new potential way to be cool, spend money and show-off; they set down their golf clubs, park their CVO Harley, write a few checks and are suddenly drag racers. They get the best car, engine, trans, etc. that money can possibly buy (and there are always "name" guys ready to take as much of their money as they can get), and the guy who actually races out of love for the sport is relegated to "poor sap" status.

Now THAT'S some funny stuff right there! True in SOME respects but funny.

[GUMP]

It could also be that some people who were too young or too broke to experience factory race cars the first time around don't want to sit and watch it pass by a second time. A lot of you guys have way more money in your motor home than others have in their factory cars. It's all about choices.......

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by GUMP

It could also be that some people who were too young or too broke to experience factory race cars the first time around don't want to sit and watch it pass by a second time. A lot of you guys have way more money in your motor home than others have in their factory cars. It's all about choices.......

Now, THAT'S some true stuff right there! Funny in SOME respects but true.

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by GUMP

It could also be that some people who were too young or too broke to experience factory race cars the first time around don't want to sit and watch it pass by a second time. A lot of you guys have way more money in your motor home than others have in their factory cars. It's all about choices.......

Really? So all I need to do to be competitive with Don Schumacher Racing is choose to tow my $150,000 Stocker with an old pickup truck, on an open trailer? Cool; I thought there was much more to it than that.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

Really? So all I need to do to be competitive with Don Schumacher Racing is choose to tow my $150,000 Stocker with an old pickup truck, on an open trailer? Cool; I thought there was much more to it than that.

I hope that this is a poor attempt at sarcasm otherwise it's just a foolish statement.

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

Really? So all I need to do to be competitive with Don Schumacher Racing is choose to tow my $150,000 Stocker with an old pickup truck, on an open trailer? Cool; I thought there was much more to it than that.

You need to go back and read your own post. You clearly stated that people spending money on the new cars were impacting Stock and Super Stock. I have already shown several times that you can run a new factory car in both classes for way less than a nice new motor home.

For Factory Stock it would have to be a higher end motor home!

[Paul Sarvas]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

And that is exactly what has caused the steady decline of Stock and Super Stock drag racing. People with ridiculous money see a new potential way to be cool, spend money and show-off; they set down their golf clubs, park their CVO Harley, write a few checks and are suddenly drag racers. They get the best car, engine, trans, etc. that money can possibly buy (and there are always "name" guys ready to take as much of their money as they can get), and the guy who actually races out of love for the sport is relegated to "poor sap" status. Can't help but wonder though, why the Comp guys seem so different; they appear to just show up and race, without all of the controversy and hand-wringing.

Yawn...




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