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Originally Posted by Billy Nees
Ya know, I don't post much on here anymore. Mostly by choice.
The Factory Cars (and the Toyota, You asked for it, you got it) aren't the things ruining Stock. The costs of building these combos and the insultingly ridiculous purses are.
Daren, if you really love Stock Eliminator as I truly do (even for all of it's faults) would you PLEASE make your next project an inexpensive, entry-level combo which can be built by "mere mortals" without engineering degrees, a machine shop in their garage and an unlimited line-of-credit at their Bank?
As good, fun, simple to build and CHEAP as some of my latest projects are, I just don't seem to be able to convince any young people (or old poops who act young) to get involved.
Maybe it's my charismatic charm ;-).
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And new cars aren't going to bring in a bunch of new racers either. They didn't last time, and they won't now.
Stock and Super Stock are for a rare breed of people who thrive on a specific challenge to develop ET and MPH within rules and limitations, rather than with "bigger", "more", nitrous, or supercharging. You're NEVER going to bring in droves of new blood. People are not raised that way anymore. Even within drag racing, when you start talking about making something fast in Stock or Super Stock, or even Comp, 90% of all people's eyes glaze over and they get a confused look on their face.
Unfortunately, neither Stock nor Super Stock has Roger Brogdon, either, and NHRA simply doesn't care.