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Re: What's up with comp ?

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY (Post 474928)

Teddy Yacavone, so what you are saying is......the economy isn't as strong as Nobama would like us to believe ....LOL......M.J.

Mighty Quinn,
Can't comment on that here in this section..

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If your looking for comp cars they are in the Super Stock staging lanes now :)

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Div 6 at Acton Mt this weekend drew 6 in Comp

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Highly Developed and varied combinations. Great hard working racers. Super expensive form of open racing with dial in. To each his own but probably coming to an end. Amazing how NHRA has allowed many racers to branch out into various directions and classes in an attempt to satisfy many styles of challenge. I am waiting for them to see the value of spec style racing again like Mod eliminator where many challenges of many classes hit heads up. Almost every other style of racing organization has gone to this format with success and popularity.

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NHRA has been trying to sell Diversity in Comp with no heads up, class for any car. Not working real well. So that worked so well, now we have 109 classes in Super Stock and I guess they might perceive Diversity will work better in Super Stock. Like Forrest Gump said, "I'm not a smart man." and neither am I. I know there is some difference with Mod cars in SS and Comp, but nobody could ever explain it to me.

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Are the hood scoop cars running Super Stock fast enough for Comp? I always figured most were running Super Stock because they weren't really fast enough for Comp. Comp is getting very expensive.

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright (Post 474992)

Are the hood scoop cars running Super Stock fast enough for Comp? I always figured most were running Super Stock because they weren't really fast enough for Comp. Comp is getting very expensive.

No their not that's why there in SS.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton (Post 474989)

Jeff, maybe you can help me understand why so many people don't want to race heads up with the "same" combinations. I know finding the weak factor WAS the way to look good in class racing at one time but now every day there Is a new weak factor so It makes your head spin trying to figure the real good car to run. Before you can build one a Newer weak factor is there to make you look slow.
Seems giving a Mod or true heads up spec class a chance to be tried could be fun and if it doesn't work out the old dial in eliminator is still there.
Learning a combo and driving to win are two real advantages.

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Originally Posted by Stock 608 (Post 474876)

Not sure what's going on in D1, but comp is hurting everywhere. I love it, but honestly can't see it lasting much longer. I know the new fuel isn't helping car counts any...

How can you blame a car count on the fuel?

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The low car counts might be the cost factor? A small block comp motor is in excess of $80,000 for a good one. Add the car, trans, convertor a couple gear sets and spares and your $300,000. lighter, to start.