Why is there no interest in all new combos

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

Billy I suspect NHRA accountants care about the income racers bring into NHRA via Miemeberships,entry fees,money spend with NHRA advertisers and the companies brought to NHRA from racers contacts The money goes into the pot regarless of where it comes from

Don, I'm quite certain that you know all too well that when I said "nobody cares" I meant real Racers. And I shouldn't have been so inclusive when I said it (nobody cares). I would have been better off saying that most Racers care only about their own program and in this environment, that's enough to "care" about.
I "care" as much about what the NHRA accountants "care" about as they "care" what I "care" about.

[Woodfin]

This is an eye opener.

https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inf...960?amount=500

[Woodfin]

Use the inflation tool link above to put is whatever numbers. Play with things you bought in the olden days, it is surprising.

[Mike Pearson]

NHRA has all the stoc and super stock cars they want right now. Joist look at the response to the entry to the Gatornationals. It fills in minutes once opened for entry. They only want small fields of sportsman classes. In their mind there is no reason to add more cars to the guide.

[jmcarter]

Using the provided calculator (thanks BTW) I input what I paid for a new 1967 SS396(325) Chevelle just before entering college.

$2,800 in 1967 is worth $26,549.06 today

In today’s $ that doesn’t buy much of a performance car. I had saved working two jobs in high school and having a part time job in college in order to swing it. In today’s market it’s little wonder kids drive cheap beaters, with coffee can exhausts for “performance”. Just another factor in why you don’t see more young people buying their own way into racing like we did.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Using the provided calculator (thanks BTW) I input what I paid for a new 1967 SS396(325) Chevelle just before entering college.

$2,800 in 1967 is worth $26,549.06 today

In today’s $ that doesn’t buy much of a performance car. I had saved working two jobs in high school and having a part time job in college in order to swing it. In today’s market it’s little wonder kids drive cheap beaters, with coffee can exhausts for “performance”. Just another factor in why you don’t see more young people buying their own way into racing like we did.

I bought this with paper route money and paid cash, 1695.00.. on my 16th birthday of 1972. Then paid cash for a new crate motor L-72 427/425 (we stuck w/L-88 valve train in it) because that little 302 just didn't live up to expectations.
EDIT. Wont let me load pictures. Says I've already loaded them previously ? Its a 69 Silver RS Z-28

[Larry Hill]

Money. Younger people will be hesitant about dropping 100 k on a stocker. In some cases the factory support for parts is almost nonexistent. I’ve been trying for years to get a few spare blocks for the Dumbo car, I’m still wishing and hoping.