Re: Entry level class?
 

The simplest class to get into is stock eliminator made even easier starting in 2009 with the availability of factory produced by the Big 3, American made, stock eliminator cars. No more need to try and find a 50+ y/o "clean" car and search for the right engine, head castings, manifold and carb. Just order a new one or buy a used one and go race! NHRA LODRS racing doesn't get any easier! The good old days of factory hot rods, muscle cars are right now, race ready from day 1!

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buy a built super street car and have the easiest class to race in

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stock eliminator with it's median age of 65 y/o is a far easier class to race than super street. As a class, the reaction times appear to be that of entry level rather than those that have been racing 4 decades and longer and the top end driving is largely non existent sans the drivers under 40.;)

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Bullfeathers

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You must be delusional. LOL

Randy

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For me personally, S/St was alot easier for me to enter and learn. We were able to take our simple home built backhalved bracket car, put a mild 468 in it, add a throttle stop, weather station and I was on my way! I took my lumps big time the first couple of seasons while I learned, but it was an easy way to get into the NHRA points series.

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Personally, if I won a bajillion dollars, I'd run a stocker...it would just be nicer than anything I could build, lol. I went to the gators and spent all my time in the "back 40" in the grass with all the stockers. Met Harry Morgan, driver of the "underdog" escort and while we were talking the top fool or funny cars or something was running. Had zero interest. In fact spent all 4 days and never saw a single pass by anything other than Stock/SuperStock.

Entry level? No but to me it's the "next level" of bracket racing where I might have to run heads up. Cost is my concern, not because I don't have it, but because I'm cheap. Probably the reason I like the lower classes. Harry told me that day, "you know why I run an escort? Because I have as much in this whole car as he does (pointing at a 428CJ) and we run for the same prize money"
That stuck with me.

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****Spoiler Alert****
If you don't want to read, non-OP material, turn around & block my name or skip reading my post.

1320,

Your feeble delusional mind trying to make yourself feel better about being a loser.

Again, I've done well at Spring Fling Million. Best finish, lost in the finals of Pro. I'm good with that check & the other checks. Sure, beats keyboarding about it.

As for my racing East of the Mississippi, I've been able to win at multiple different tracks & multiple different states. Not to leave out West of the Mississippi, same scenario.

I'm fine with not attending the Fling races back East, wouldn't mind but it hasn't fit in my schedule. Anyway, of the many tracks raced back East. There were 2 big tracks I attended; one I raced at a couple times.

Now cupcake,

You stay East of the Mississippi, but you are more than welcome to come & race with me/us. Bring that Firechicken & show us how it's done. Remember, your performances last year were pathetic & that's being nice.

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mic drop

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Yeah, buying a new one and just going racing will get you under the index but you won't be competitive. That probably is the easiest way to punch your ticket in but quite an investment to find out if you like something or not.