Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Do you know it for a fact that Ford or Chrysler paid the NHRA anything to get these cars in the guides?

As far as economic impact, all those parts have to come from someplace and somebody has to put all that stuff together. There are hundreds of suppliers that have been positively impacted by these cars in what are otherwise hard times.

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Furnishing support vehicles and sponsoring races.

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Maybe someone can tell me exactly where the money went as I have no idea or proof that it even existed ..............

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Shoot me for saying it but the new cars are the best thing to happen in a long while. Hopefully they will bring in some new blood with $$$$$$$'s to burn and it will force some to make a decision they needed to make a long time ago. This game is changing, adapt or fade away this is just a continuation of the changes requested again and again. Valve springs,any valve,fuel cells,wheelie bars you got it all now just lay down your 100K plus and go for it Bucko. Don't give a Hoot who's ball it is or where it's at for that matter just the facts Mam!

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Bang ! Bang!

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

He claimed a "heads up " lose and a "class final" lose. Whatever, this is not about Larry, never my intention. Bottom line, lots of talk about how the "new" cars have tons over the old school carbed stuff, and tons left to go. How about just race them on Sunday with your shoe polish for the BIG prize.

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Any time people like Larry or us face the new cars, it's a lot more likely to be heads up than it is to be a shoe polish race.

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

I have asked it before -

Just how many races in the entire year during the eliminator are "heads up"?

I guess I will have to figure it out myself by going through all of the DRC stuff and figuring it out the hard way - by seeing who ended up in later rounds and looking at ladders

I know I can do it but I do not think it will make any difference to those that want it to be a big percentage of the time

My guess is less than 5% of the time is that to much?

In a round of 75 - 2 would be 2.6%

If I total all of the pairs from all of the rounds and divide by the number of heads up - would that be of any interest to anyone?

I doubt it but it will keep me from being bored again for a while

Since I am a computer genius - I will try to scan and OCR the information and import it into a spreadsheet.

Otherwise I will just sit and hand enter it - may not end up being perfect but it will be very dam close


:-) peace

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Ron less than 10%. That is something I was keeping track of in 2010

Re: How are the new cars remaining in Stock classes going to affect your racing this
 

Yep, waaaaaaay less! You might see 2 in 7 rounds at a national