Coming Soon.....

goinbroke2 · 06-15-2025, 05:00 PM

The problem is, we are arguing with each other instead of all of us arguing with nhra.

It's not "we" against "him"...he's following the rules and doing what it takes to get something able to race in Stock. The issue is the rules or lack thereof.

You know what would REALLY stick the young kids in the drivers seat? Putting ALL the cars in the guide. How many of you have been asked about stock and how it works at the track by a bracket racer who is running his new (er) car and you have to tell them "sorry, your car is not in the guide"????

Heck I was even told "you should convert your foxbody to a stocker, the payout is better and for $100 (our local entry fee) you have a better chance of getting some money back (pays back farther)...can still run it as a bracket car if you want but if it's legal, you can race in this series too"

Love to be able to tell someone, "your 4 year old car? It fits (whatever)/SA, right now you are 2 seconds from the index, get gears and a converter and cam/springs to start with and see if the car is competitive" instead of "sorry, not in the guide, you need a mid 90's or older car" (and we're in the rust belt where 5 year old cars are rusty!!)

I'll accept a turd yota if it's in the guide, my issue is not that it wasn't and had to be added, it's that it should of been there in the first place and none of this arguing would of been done.
We need some people in nhra that actually cares about S/SS and wants to see if flourish. Someone who will go to the manufacturers and get the specs. Have an open line to the manufacturers, "hey, it's nhra, can you send the latest vehicle specs please"?
Did every single vehicle in the guide presently only get there because someone did the leg work for "their" car?? Don't think so, that came later when the real support dried up.

Put yota's, honda's, heck kia's in the guide and you will be flooded with fwd 16 second cars, but that is STILL an increase in purse!! With v6 mustangs, camaros, challengers in the guide, people in the rust belt can build a newer car without having to buy a cobra, copo or drag pack.

(I had to go on a bit to give my $.84Can to equal $.02 US).

06-15-2025, 05:00 PM	#11
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 892 Likes: 1,624 Liked 392 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Coming Soon..... The problem is, we are arguing with each other instead of all of us arguing with nhra. It's not "we" against "him"...he's following the rules and doing what it takes to get something able to race in Stock. The issue is the rules or lack thereof. You know what would REALLY stick the young kids in the drivers seat? Putting ALL the cars in the guide. How many of you have been asked about stock and how it works at the track by a bracket racer who is running his new (er) car and you have to tell them "sorry, your car is not in the guide"???? Heck I was even told "you should convert your foxbody to a stocker, the payout is better and for $100 (our local entry fee) you have a better chance of getting some money back (pays back farther)...can still run it as a bracket car if you want but if it's legal, you can race in this series too" Love to be able to tell someone, "your 4 year old car? It fits (whatever)/SA, right now you are 2 seconds from the index, get gears and a converter and cam/springs to start with and see if the car is competitive" instead of "sorry, not in the guide, you need a mid 90's or older car" (and we're in the rust belt where 5 year old cars are rusty!!) I'll accept a turd yota if it's in the guide, my issue is not that it wasn't and had to be added, it's that it should of been there in the first place and none of this arguing would of been done. We need some people in nhra that actually cares about S/SS and wants to see if flourish. Someone who will go to the manufacturers and get the specs. Have an open line to the manufacturers, "hey, it's nhra, can you send the latest vehicle specs please"? Did every single vehicle in the guide presently only get there because someone did the leg work for "their" car?? Don't think so, that came later when the real support dried up. Put yota's, honda's, heck kia's in the guide and you will be flooded with fwd 16 second cars, but that is STILL an increase in purse!! With v6 mustangs, camaros, challengers in the guide, people in the rust belt can build a newer car without having to buy a cobra, copo or drag pack. (I had to go on a bit to give my $.84Can to equal $.02 US). __________________ Jim Miller 103 U/SA