Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock

SS Racer 4901 · 03-08-2016, 12:53 PM

Anyone know off hand how many heads up runs were made in eliminations in stock & super stock at 2015 nhra events...both national & divisional.

dartman · 03-08-2016, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SS Racer 4901

Anyone know off hand how many heads up runs were made in eliminations in stock & super stock at 2015 nhra events...both national & divisional.

I checked POMONA 1, Calif

stock had 4
s/s had 0

Phoenix

stock had 4
s/s had 2

GAINESVILLE, Fla

stock had 1
s/s had 1

Charlotte 1

stock had 2
s/s had 1

LAS VEGAS 1

stock had 1
s/s had 1

Houston

stock had 4
s/s had 1

Indy

stock had 5

Lenny5160 · 03-08-2016, 01:29 PM

Phoenix LODRS

Stock had 1
Super Stock had 0

Houston LODRS

Stock had 2
Super Stock had 0

Tony Janes · 03-08-2016, 01:45 PM

Proof that Stock and Super Stock are not really performance eliminators any more. I have said for several years that they are simply expensive bracket races and I have no problem with that.

Lenny5160 · 03-08-2016, 02:01 PM

Whoops! I was doing the YTD 2016 events. Need to read more closely.

Two events were more manageable than 40+.

Sean Cour · 03-08-2016, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Janes

Proof that Stock and Super Stock are not really performance eliminators any more. I have said for several years that they are simply expensive bracket races and I have no problem with that.

Only because NHRA has put too many classes into the guide. Giving the shoe polish regime a place to hide!

GTX JOHN · 03-08-2016, 02:29 PM

I had one at Pomona (O/SA) last month. Jon Jr had one (D/SA)
at Phoenix Nationals last week and just missed two more (Burton/Hatch) that would have been plenty tough. I had three in a row at Sear Pt. Natls. a few years ago.

You can adjust your class and position on ladder to either improve you chances
of a heads up or not.........OR just hope for the best.

Dick Butler · 03-08-2016, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sean cour

only because nhra has put too many classes into the guide. Giving the shoe polish regime a place to hide!

x2

Mike Keener · 03-08-2016, 04:49 PM

Right..and combining sticks and autos would be a good place to start getting rid of classes even if it required a weight break in the lower HP automatic transmission classes to make it fair. According to Nitro Joe's stats In the higher HP classes it isn't necessary.

If it's good enough to combine transmissions in the FS classes then why not here?

Just my 2 cents..

Tony Janes · 03-08-2016, 06:06 PM

Why would NHRA do that. Stock is healthy the way it is.

03-08-2016, 12:53 PM	#1
SS Racer 4901 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 9 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Anyone know off hand how many heads up runs were made in eliminations in stock & super stock at 2015 nhra events...both national & divisional.

03-08-2016, 01:29 PM	#3
Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 432 Times in 225 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Phoenix LODRS Stock had 1 Super Stock had 0 Houston LODRS Stock had 2 Super Stock had 0 __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53 Last edited by Lenny5160; 03-08-2016 at 01:33 PM.

03-08-2016, 01:45 PM	#4
Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 29 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Proof that Stock and Super Stock are not really performance eliminators any more. I have said for several years that they are simply expensive bracket races and I have no problem with that. __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS

03-08-2016, 02:01 PM	#5
Lenny5160 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 898 Likes: 604 Liked 432 Times in 225 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Whoops! I was doing the YTD 2016 events. Need to read more closely. Two events were more manageable than 40+. __________________ S/ST 51 S/C 53

03-08-2016, 02:29 PM	#7
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,545 Likes: 2,243 Liked 1,887 Times in 580 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock I had one at Pomona (O/SA) last month. Jon Jr had one (D/SA) at Phoenix Nationals last week and just missed two more (Burton/Hatch) that would have been plenty tough. I had three in a row at Sear Pt. Natls. a few years ago. You can adjust your class and position on ladder to either improve you chances of a heads up or not.........OR just hope for the best. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock Last edited by GTX JOHN; 03-08-2016 at 02:41 PM.

03-08-2016, 04:49 PM	#9
Mike Keener Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 294 Likes: 102 Liked 25 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Right..and combining sticks and autos would be a good place to start getting rid of classes even if it required a weight break in the lower HP automatic transmission classes to make it fair. According to Nitro Joe's stats In the higher HP classes it isn't necessary. If it's good enough to combine transmissions in the FS classes then why not here? Just my 2 cents.. __________________ Mike Keener A/S B/S C/SM

03-08-2016, 06:06 PM	#10
Tony Janes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Whittier, Ca Posts: 830 Likes: 29 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Heads up runs in Stock & Super Stock Why would NHRA do that. Stock is healthy the way it is. __________________ Tony Janes 7941 STK, SS