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It only took two things to get me out of racing: Supercharged cars, and the uneven application of rules in the NHRA.

David
The New Hemi Guy

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Why is that? Do you feel that certain cars have an unfair advantage in a heads up race?

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Oh the irony

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That was from a guy with a Drag Pack. LOL!

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Yeah, that's funny!

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Ryan is right on.
Why would you want to deal with all these issues to race for $1,000 plus sticker money you may or may not get.
I was at a Bracket race Saturday that paid $20,000 to win and $200 a round starting 3rd rd winner.

Another thing I see funny about these posts are the fact guys are asking for GT STOCK, Crate Motors, Pure Stock, and FWD drive classes. Last IHRA race I went to they had all those classes.

I know you guys think I'm a horses bu tt, but I do love Stock and Super Stock
Chip

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Thanks Ed! I will tell my dad you said hi when I see him. Hope you're enjoying your retirement!

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Atlanta was a 2-day race, $160 entry, and probably won $3K+ in a 5 round race. And they had a BBQ Friday night. In some aspects, some parts of NHRA are becoming what IHRA was 10 years ago.

Point of information regarding GT Stock, however. IHRA does limit it to '80 and newer cars, '79 and older engines... If it was open like Super Stock, I would've built the DragPak motor with some slight changes to be able to run both.

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X3.
Racers don't like being the underdog. When you have people by 1/2 second, it's easy to be a good sportsman.

QUOTE=Pvt Parts;333824]Yeah, that's funny![/QUOTE]

This might be a shot in the dark. Is it possible that the reason that the car counts are down, is that the economy and the country have fallen on its ***? People don't have, or want to spend extra money on racing because they need it to live. If you work for a company that is constantly downsizing
or reducing operating cost, you are not making the money your used to. Who is going to invest in racing, when you have to feed your family?
I'm not sure there is many racing venues that are truly thriving right now. Im sure the high dollar bracket races do well, but the local standard buck deal is off in attendence. If you have to make money at these races to continue to participate you should find another venue. People with every day businesses are struggling .
The reason for less participation, is people are spending less money.
10 years ago, we were thriving. Good car counts, new racers, lower fuel costs. Now that our dollar is worth less, we are feeling the pinch of real everyday life.

I'm not sure Pure Stock, No heads up, more heads up's, pump gas, rocket fuel, ect is going to help anything right now. If and when things get better financially is when people will come back...

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Ding ding ding!!!! We have a winner. I'm with Todd Hoven on this, very valid points.