What has changed in Stock Eliminator since 2015?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by CMcAllister

In the 90s, a person could win close to 20K at a national, maybe more, if they had the car stickered right.

Not even close to that now, and now it costs several multiples of what it did then, just to show up and not embarrass yourself.

NHRA literally drove off the vast majority of contingency sponsors in the last 15-20 years. Their treatment of sponsors is honestly abusive. I worked for a former contingency sponsor, and know several owners of multiple former contingency sponsors. Never mind the fact that they haven't raised the purse significantly in this CENTURY.

[J.R. Haddad]

So Dean, as you can obviously see, nothing, and I mean nothing has changed since you've been gone!!

J.R.

[Pat6868]

Thanks Ken for the ignore option.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

The most significant change is that everything cost more, at least 35% more than it did 10 years ago. Combine that with higher entry fees, less contingency sponsors, the same payouts as 10 years ago and less participation and it's clear why there are fewer tracks then 10 years ago and why drag racing is on life support.

So just how close a relative of yours is "Chicken Little"?


Stan

[1320racer]

As usual, mr. desk top dyno, a nobody, a computer programmer, a clueless old man who never raced and that no one here with a clue gives him, nor his malarkey the time of day, has decided again, to reply only to comment about me.

Pathetic!

[JGrossijr]

Indexes haven't changed in 15 years so if that wasn't a problem for you before, it won't be now.
Stock is still an all run category except for Indy, so if you can get an entry, your in the eliminator.
Nationals can be difficult to get into without a good bank of grade points in Stock. Contrary to what some will tell you, there's a steady stream of newcomers and return participants in Stock eliminator.
You do not need a digital ignition or data logger to be competitive.
A weather station with good prediction software is an important tool.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by JGrossijr

You do not need a data logger to be competitive.

I disagree to some extent, as Alan stated...

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

there are some affordable data acquisition systems you can buy affordably that will help you tune your combination and see where it can improve, and often those improvements will help consistency.

ABSOLUTELY!

the 2025 season is upon us and data acquisition systems are not only being use by the Pros, racers that are smart, racers that want to improve their program, racers that want to WIN, are equipping their race car, regardless of class, with a data logger. Now if they don't have the skills to own both ends of the track, a data logger won't help them there.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

As usual, mr. desk top dyno, a nobody, a computer programmer, a clueless old man who never raced and that no one here with a clue gives him, nor his malarkey the time of day, has decided again, to reply only to comment about me.

Pathetic!

You have been on this forum more than 3 times as long as I have. During that time you have made more than 3 times as many posts as I have. Yet you have had less of your posted liked.

Now that just means the quality of your posts is just Pathetic!

Stan

[David Lee]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

You have been on this forum more than 3 times as long as I have. During that time you have made more than 3 times as many posts as I have. Yet you have had less of your posted liked.

Now that just means the quality of your posts is just Pathetic!

Stan

i see him as a troll.

[JIM MARSHALL]

AHFS punishing performance and rewarding combos that have numbers to manipulate the system!