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Old 01-25-2009, 04:21 PM   #1
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Default New Car Weights

I have seen a couple of protests on here about the race weights that have been submitted for some of the late model cars and would love to hear some more opinions on the subject.

I will admit that the race weight for my LT1 Firebird is pretty light, but no lighter than a comparable small block 1969 Camaro. There is a ton of safety and convenience stuff on cars today that just wasn't available back then. None of it is required to run Stock, so why should it be included in the shipping weight?

What do you guys think?

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Old 01-25-2009, 05:24 PM   #2
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I have seen a couple of protests on here about the race weights that have been submitted for some of the late model cars and would love to hear some more opinions on the subject.

I will admit that the race weight for my LT1 Firebird is pretty light, but no lighter than a comparable small block 1969 Camaro. There is a ton of safety and convenience stuff on cars today that just wasn't available back then. None of it is required to run Stock, so why should it be included in the shipping weight?

What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Daren
Wouldn't the key word be shipping weight,as opposed to I dont need this %&it and that %&it weight?
The shipping weight on my Gremlin is 2555.Stripped down it was still a bit over what I started out with.

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Old 01-25-2009, 06:00 PM   #3
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Let's reinvent the wheel. It is what is and thats all that it is. You can complain until your blue in the face, but it is not going to change the fact that no matter how much people don't like the rules they still make them and no committee of racers can do squat to persuade the powers that be. Ask around I think one of the better Stock racers ever just resigned his post because his input didn't mean jack. Now thats my opinion. Like it or not it is out there.

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Old 01-25-2009, 06:12 PM   #4
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Let's reinvent the wheel. It is what is and thats all that it is. You can complain until your blue in the face, but it is not going to change the fact that no matter how much people don't like the rules they still make them and no committee of racers can do squat to persuade the powers that be. Ask around I think one of the better Stock racers ever just resigned his post because his input didn't mean jack. Now thats my opinion. Like it or not it is out there.

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You seem pretty upset.Is there ANOTHER new rule that I am not aware of?
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Old 01-25-2009, 06:36 PM   #5
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All you have to do is look at the MVMA (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association) specifications. This is what all the auto companies have to submit to the Federal government prior to selling a new model. All of the GM stuff for the last 10 or 15 years is way lighter in the NHRA classification guide compared to what they submitted to the MVMA and Federal Government.
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All you have to do is look at the MVMA (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association) specifications. This is what all the auto companies have to submit to the Federal government prior to selling a new model. All of the GM stuff for the last 10 or 15 years is way lighter in the NHRA classification guide compared to what they submitted to the MVMA and Federal Government.
This MVMA (Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association) specifications. This is what all the auto companies have to submit to the Federal government prior to selling a new model. Went away about 1994 or 1995 try and find these forms today for the new vehicles. Beside those weight had seval thing included that did mater. Can't remeber what all but that was why they were on the heavy side.
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Let's reinvent the wheel. It is what is and thats all that it is. You can complain until your blue in the face, but it is not going to change the fact that no matter how much people don't like the rules they still make them and no committee of racers can do squat to persuade the powers that be. Ask around I think one of the better Stock racers ever just resigned his post because his input didn't mean jack. Now thats my opinion. Like it or not it is out there.

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?????? I'm lost on this one!
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Old 01-25-2009, 10:08 PM   #8
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Gump-It does not matter what any of us think about shipping weights. Manufacturer submits the weight and NHRA goes by that weight (whether it is bogus or not). 442OLDS-No new rules I am aware of either, just the same old ones that get complained about for eternity and nothing good ever comes from that.
George Wright-You are correct in your statement about big discrepancies in the weights that manufacturers present to MVMA and NHRA. You know I am a GM guy and I know you are right. Good luck to you and Jimmy with your new car when you get to the track.

My point is that is has become fashionable to stir up **** about things that we have no input to change as evidenced by the success of the SRAC. The most respected names in Class racing put forth lots of effort to benefit the sportsman racer and even they couldn't get into the thick skulls of the NHRA. What does it all mean? In a nutshell it means that in the spirited posts we participate in on this site or any other site concerning class racing we don't mean **** in the big picture of NHRA Drag Racing. Nothing against any persons that post here but boy can we do some complaining about things we will never have any control of.

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Old 01-25-2009, 10:31 PM   #9
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I for one wasn't complaining. In another thread a poster stated that, as built, the later F-Bodies weighed 3600-3700 lbs. As the original owner of a factory AC-delete, manual window, manual lock, zero option 1995 Formula, I know for a fact that that number is very high. When I first built my car I removed very little and added a mild steel roll bar and had to add 250 lbs of ballast to make E/SA weight. I also owned a no option 2003 Mustang GT it was pretty light too. Using the loaded up weight as a bench mark for a late model race car would be unfair. I also like the new Mustang "Race Car" for what it doesn't have. I think that the motor is a little out of wack, but otherwise wish that all three manufacturers would market a stripped down, no option version of their new Pony Cars with big N/A engine combinations.
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