attention NHRA and IHRA Where have all the class racers gone

[ALMACK]

Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey

They say history repeats itself, maybe we'll get lucky LOL. I feel that getting into class racing can be done on a budget...you can do like me and shoot for the index instead of the record. My approach is to move on down the scale, and away from the busy classes. Down in SS/LA there are some really fast cars, but only a hand full in the country. I love the fast cars and it would be great to be one....on someone elses money LOL. I can only hope for success on the elininator side, which is the bigger picture for me. I look at it like this, I can spend 10K on a good engine program that will run a little under the index (11.20). Or I can spend 25K on something fast (10.60)....either way I'll be looking out the rear window with a 283. Other than class, you don't get a nickel for being fast, and MPH means nothing on the eliminator side. More money allows you to look out the front window instead of the back, it does'nt stop you from racing. Also I never was a guy that that wanted what everybody else had, or whatever was most competitive. I like something different (not crazy different...just not another Camaro). I like the really cool cars....that folks choose to race

Our scale has been leaning toward (reasons not to go) for a while now. It's up to those that love it to tip the scale back the other way.

Wade Mahaffey

Very good points Wade !

I like the "looking out the (front or back) window" deal.

I also cannot afford to shoot for the record.
Since there are very few cars that run in my class, I'm just happy to run the index and survive the bracket race from there.

I will not say my total to date investment for my Pure Stocker is "cheap" (about 4.5K ), it is a car I am comfortable with.

Gotta love shoe polish... it's the great equalizer.....LOL