Wanting to get into stock eliminator. MAYBE

Marco · 02-05-2013, 08:19 AM

I have a 15 year old son who has had an incredible run in Juniors and will be moving up next year. since he has been particularly good on the tree and seems to be very sharp at the finish line we thought going to stock eliminator would be the natural choice.

I have seen a couple of IHRA crate motor cars for sale that run F,G,H,I/CM my question is would this be a good place to start, are these cars much more expensive to maintain than your average hi 10 low 11 second bracket cars. It seems that IHRA crate motor may be a bit less expensive than NHRA stock eliminator but that is where we would ultimately like to end up. Is it a big jump cost and maintenance wise between the two?
Is it difficult to convert a crate motor car to stock or even at all possible?

I ask these questions because I have been a long time competitor in super comp and high dollar bracket racing and will continue to do so and I want my sons to focus more on races like these as opposed to the local bracket races which i would like to keep them away from as much as possible since they seem to be steadily falling apart. I realize that local bracket races serve a purpose I just don't want it to be the main focus.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Mark Young (no the other one in Florida)

02-05-2013, 08:19 AM	#1
Marco Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 1 Post	Wanting to get into stock eliminator. MAYBE I have a 15 year old son who has had an incredible run in Juniors and will be moving up next year. since he has been particularly good on the tree and seems to be very sharp at the finish line we thought going to stock eliminator would be the natural choice. I have seen a couple of IHRA crate motor cars for sale that run F,G,H,I/CM my question is would this be a good place to start, are these cars much more expensive to maintain than your average hi 10 low 11 second bracket cars. It seems that IHRA crate motor may be a bit less expensive than NHRA stock eliminator but that is where we would ultimately like to end up. Is it a big jump cost and maintenance wise between the two? Is it difficult to convert a crate motor car to stock or even at all possible? I ask these questions because I have been a long time competitor in super comp and high dollar bracket racing and will continue to do so and I want my sons to focus more on races like these as opposed to the local bracket races which i would like to keep them away from as much as possible since they seem to be steadily falling apart. I realize that local bracket races serve a purpose I just don't want it to be the main focus. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated Mark Young (no the other one in Florida)